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October 7, 2016 12:51 PM

Plane debris found in Mauritius confirmed to be part of MH370

Malaysia today said, a piece of plane debris discovered in Mauritius was from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board.Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said in a statement that analysis by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau ha...

October 7, 2016 12:47 PM

Pak PM Nawaz Sharif warns army not to shield militants: Reports

Facing international isolation, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an unprecedented move has warned the powerful military not to shield banned militant groups. Quoting Pakistani newspaper Dawn, PTI reports, Mr Sharif also directed authorities to conclude the Pathankot terror attack probe and th...

October 7, 2016 12:05 PM

Syrian President Assad offers amnesty to rebels if they surrender Aleppo

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has offered amnesty to the rebels holed up in Aleppo and said they can leave with their families if they lay down their arms. The offer follows two weeks of the heaviest bombardment of the five-and-a-half-year civil war, which has killed hundreds of people trapped in...

October 7, 2016 11:18 AM

Will ask Pakistan to eliminate safe havens posing threat to India: US

US says, it will ask Pakistan to eliminate safe havens which poses threat to India. It also called for a meaningful dialogue between India and Pakistan to address differences including the Kashmir and to bring down the recent tensions. <br/><br/>State Department spokesperson John Kirby t...

October 7, 2016 8:23 AM

Top al-Qaeda leader killed in US airstrike in Syria, confirms Pentagon

In US, the Pentagon confirmed the death of a prominent al-Qaida leader who was targeted this week in a coalition airstrike in Syria. <br/><br/>Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said yesterday that a US strike killed Abu al-Farai al-Masri near Idlib on Monday. Cook called al-Masri'...

October 7, 2016 7:42 AM

Hurricane Matthew death toll mounts to 283 in Haiti

The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew has soared to 283, the government says. Some 50 people were reported to have died in the southern town of Roche-a-Bateau alone. The peninsula's main city, Jeremie, saw 80 per cent of its buildings levelled. In Sud province 30,000 homes we...

October 7, 2016 7:40 AM

Syrian Conflict: UN envoy warns east Aleppo facing total destruction

The UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura made an impassioned appeal to save eastern Aleppo, warning the city faced total destruction and urging hardline fighters to leave the rebel-held east so civilians can get aid. He told reporters in Geneva yesterday that maximum in a two and half months, th...

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