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October 16, 2016 2:16 PM

Nearly 200 countries agree to reduce greenhouse gases

Nearly 200 countries including India have reached a historic agreement to reduce greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air-conditioners. <br/><br/>The agreement, to reduce hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) announced yesterday at a climate meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, is considered a major ste...

October 16, 2016 8:34 AM

Around 100 said killed as Egypt strikes jihadists in Sina

In Egypt, military killed over 100 Islamic state terrorists in a three hour airstrike yesterday in retaliation for an attack at a North Sinai checkpoint that left 12 Egyptian troops dead. Cairo&apos;s Army destroyed the fundamentalists&apos; armories and outposts in the offensive as well. <br/&gt...

October 16, 2016 8:33 AM

Security of Indian Ocean linked to stability of global economy

The United States has said that security of the Indian Ocean is inextricably linked to the stability of global economy. <br/><br/>A senior US diplomat said, maritime security in the Indian Ocean will depend more and more on the ability of countries like India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to...

October 16, 2016 8:33 AM

Diplomatic talks end with no action on a Syrian peace plan

A new round of diplomatic talks on Syria has failed once again to break a tense deadlock on how to end fighting in Syria. <br/><br/>Nine-nation meeting in the Swiss city of Lausanne did not agree on any concrete action to stop the violence. With clashes still raging in Aleppo, yesterday&...

October 16, 2016 8:32 AM

Series of attacks killed at least 55 people in Iraq

A series of attacks has killed at least 55 people in Iraq, including a suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State terror group that was the deadliest to hit the capital Baghdad in months. <br/><br/>In yesterday's most violent attack, a suicide bomber targeted on Shi'ite Muslim re...

October 15, 2016 7:57 PM

Death toll mounts to 55 in attack on Shi'ite Muslim gathering in Iraq

In Iraq, at least 55 people have been killed on Saturday in attacks that targeted a Shi'ite Muslim gathering, a police check-point and the family of a Sunni paramilitary leader opposed to Islamic State. <br/><br/>The escalation comes as Iraqi forces are getting ready to launch an of...

October 15, 2016 6:49 PM

Saudis blame funeral hall bombing in Yemen based on bad information

The Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen says it attacked a funeral hall in the capital, Sanaa, based on bad information. <br/><br/>At least 140 people were killed, most of them civilians, in the attack on 8th October - one of the worst death tolls in the two-year conflict....

October 15, 2016 6:48 PM

US, Russia to discuss ceasefire in Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov are meeting in Swiss city of Lausanne today to discuss a ceasefire and peace process in Syria. <br/><br/>Turkish, Saudi, Qatari and Iranian Foreign Ministers will also participate in negotiations. <br/><b...

October 15, 2016 6:29 PM

Bangladesh formally joins China's "One-Belt One Road Initiative"

Bangladesh has formally joined China's One-Belt One Road Initiative and has elevated its bilateral relationship with China to Strategic Partnership agreeing to co-operate in all regional and international issues. <br/><br/>A joint statement by visiting Chinese President XI Jinping a...

October 15, 2016 6:18 PM

U.S. lifts limits on amount of Cuban rum & cigars travelers can bring back

The Obama administration has announced that it is eliminating a 100 US dollar limit on the value of Cuban rum and cigars that American travellers can bring back from the island. <br/><br/>The administration is also lifting limits on cargo ship travel between the US and Cuba and easing US...

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