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October 7, 2016 7:47 PM

Bombs hit train in Pakistan, 6 killed

In Pakistan, two coordinated blasts targeting railway tracks hit near the Rawalpindi-bound Jaffar Express, killing at least six people and leaving 18 others injured.<br/><br/>Initial reports suggest that a bomb was planted along the railway track in the Ab-e-Gum area of Balochistan'...

October 7, 2016 7:44 PM

Nepal to amend its constitution to address Madhesi demands

Nepal Government is working towards amending the new Constitution to address the demands of the agitating Madhesi parties and ethnic minority groups within a couple of weeks. <br/><br/>Minister for Urban Development Arjun Narsingh KC said that the government is speeding up the process to...

October 7, 2016 7:08 PM

Finland jets monitor Russian fighters on border flights

Finland's Defence Ministry says, it has scrambled jets twice in the past 24 hours to monitor suspected airspace violations by Russian fighters. <br/><br/>A Russian Su-27 fighter was detected in the Gulf of Finland south of Porvoo late yesterday. Another Russian Su-27 was detected on...

October 7, 2016 6:43 PM

Finland jets monitor Russian fighters on border flights

Finland's Defence Ministry says, it has scrambled jets twice in the past 24 hours to monitor suspected airspace violations by Russian fighters. A Russian Su-27 fighter was detected in the Gulf of Finland south of Porvoo late yesterday.<br/><br/>Another Russian Su-27 was detected on ...

October 7, 2016 6:06 PM

Nobel Peace Prize for Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos

The UN today hailed this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, for his political courage and voiced hope the award would boost his country's troubled peace process.<br/><br/>The UN rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, would obviously hop...

October 7, 2016 5:44 PM

Bombs hit train in Pakistan, 4 killed

In Pakistan, two coordinated blasts targeting railway tracks hit near the Rawalpindi-bound Jaffar Express Friday, killing at least five people and leaving 17 others injured.<br/><br/>Initial reports suggest that a bomb was planted along the railway track in the Ab-e-Gum area of Balochist...

October 7, 2016 5:41 PM

Bombs hit train in Pakistan, 4 killed

In Pakistan, at least four people were killed and 16 others injured when two back to back blasts targeting railway tracks hit near the Rawalpindi-bound Jaffar Express today in Balochistan province. <br/><br/>According to a senior railway official, Hameed Gul, the first explosion took pla...

October 7, 2016 5:29 PM

Nobel Peace Prize for Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos

The Norwegian Nobel committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end.<br/><br/>Committee chairwoman Kaci Kullmann Five said the aim was t...

October 7, 2016 1:34 PM

UN body tells Saudi Arabia to end child stoning and executions

A U.N. human rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia to end severe discrimination against girls and to repeal laws that allow the stoning, amputation, flogging and execution of children. UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child examined the kingdom's record of compliance with a U.N. treaty...

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