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October 14, 2016 7:14 AM

Nigeria's Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls after 2-1/2 years

In Nigeria, 21 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago were freed. <br/><br/>Government and military officials said in Maiduguri that, it is the first release since nearly 300 girls were taken captive in 2014 from their school. Presidential spokesman Garba Sheh...

October 14, 2016 7:14 AM

Peace is top priority for next UN chief Antonio Guterres

The next Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres has said, UN has the moral duty and the universal right to ensure peace and he will promote a new diplomacy for peace advocating dialogue to settle disputes.<br/><br/> Speaking at the UN General Assembly, he said, it is h...

October 14, 2016 7:13 AM

Syria: 20 killed in car bomb blast in Aleppo province

In Syria, at least 20 people were killed and several others injured in a car bomb attack in northern province of Aleppo. <br/><br/>The blast hit an opposition checkpoint run by a rebel group near the town of Azaz, close to the border with Turkey. According to the UK-based Syrian Observat...

October 14, 2016 7:13 AM

U.S. military strikes Yemen after missile attacks on U.S. Navy ship

US military has launched cruise missiles against three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi forces. <br/><br/>Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said, the strikes represent Washington's first direct military action against suspected Houthi-controlled ta...

October 14, 2016 7:12 AM

'Hard Brexit' or 'no Brexit' for Britain: Tusk

European Union (EU), President Donald Tusk has said, the only real alternative to a 'hard Brexit' is 'no Brexit'. Speaking in Brussels, he said EU would not compromise on its insistence that freedom of movement will be a condition for Britain's access to the single market. &...

October 13, 2016 9:31 PM

Maldives decided to leave Commonwealth

Maldives has decided to leave the Commonwealth saying it was a difficult decision but inevitable. <br/><br/>Maldives Foreign Ministry said in a statement today that Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) and the Commonwealth Secretariat have treated the Maldives unjustly and unfair...

October 13, 2016 9:05 PM

US musician and poet Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to US musician and poet Bob Dylan. At the hugely-anticipated ceremony in Stockholm today, the Swedish Academy awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature to US poet and musician Bob Dylan. <br/><br/>He won the award for creating new poet...

October 13, 2016 9:04 PM

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej passes away

Thailand's most revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away today, ending a remarkable seven-decade reign as the world's longest ruling monarch who was considered a demigod by Thai people. He was 88. The king passed away at the Siriraj hospital "peacefully", the palace said in a ...

October 13, 2016 8:43 PM

UNGA To appoint Antonio Guterres as Next Secretary General

The UN General Assembly will today formally appoint Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the next Secretary-General of the world body to replace Ban Ki-moon. <br/><br/>The 15-nation Security Council had last week in a closed door session decided by acclamation to sen...

October 13, 2016 7:44 PM

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej passes away

Thailand's most revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away today, ending a remarkable seven-decade reign as the world's longest ruling monarch who was considered a demigod by Thai people. He was 88. The king passed away at the Siriraj hospital "peacefully", the palace said in a ...

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