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October 5, 2016 7:02 AM

Caribbean badly hit by Hurricane Matthew

A powerful Caribbean hurricane, Hurricane Matthew has hit Haiti, bringing 230 kilometers per hour winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surges. Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, was battered by the storm yesterday - the strongest it has seen since Hurricane Inez in 1966. <br/&...

October 4, 2016 8:54 PM

European Parliament ratifies Paris climate deal

The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed the ratification of the Paris climate deal, in a vote attended by UN Cief Ban Ki-moon. It paves the way for the landmark pact to come into force globally. The vote of 610 for, 38 against and 31 abstentions puts the European Union on track to h...

October 4, 2016 7:37 PM

Iran's space agency 'interested' in cooperating with NASA

The head of Iran's space agency said today that his country is interested in cooperating with NASA. Speaking to reporters at the start of World Space Week, Mohsen Bahrami said that many in the world look at NASA's programs. It is the first time Iran had expressed such interest since signin...

October 4, 2016 7:24 PM

Syria army advances in Aleppo after US abandons talks with Russia

Syrian regime forces advanced against rebels during intense street battles in the heart of Aleppo today, after the United States abandoned talks with Russia aimed at reviving a ceasefire deal. The UN rights chief appealed for action to halt the ghastly avalanche of violence unfolding in Syria's...

October 4, 2016 7:24 PM

Hurricane Matthew lashes Haiti's southwestern coast

Hurricane Matthew lashed Haiti's southwestern coast today with raging winds and storm surge. It threatened to devastate the impoverished Caribbean nation's towns and villages. The region's strongest storm in almost a decade made landfall on Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula as a Category...

October 4, 2016 6:02 PM

EU Parliament backs ratification of Paris climate deal

The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed the ratification of the Paris climate deal, in a vote attended by UN Cief Ban Ki-moon. It paves the way for the landmark pact to come into force globally. The vote of 610 for, 38 against and 31 abstentions puts the European Union on track to h...

October 4, 2016 5:17 PM

Colombian President tries to save peace deal

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has appointed a team of senior government officials to launch talks with the opposition on changes to a peace deal with the Farc rebel group. Mr Santos made the announcement after meeting with political party leaders.The peace deal was rejected by a narrow marg...

October 4, 2016 5:16 PM

At least 30 killed in suicide bomb attack at Kurdish wedding in Syria

In Syria, at least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a Kurdish wedding. The bomber blew himself up yesterday night at a hall in Tal Tawil, outside Hassakeh city when the bride and groom were exchanging vows. So-called Islamic State said one of its militants had attacked a large ...

October 4, 2016 5:16 PM

British trio win Nobel Prize in Physics

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics are shared by British trio of physicists working in US universities. This was announced by the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Tuesday. The prize goes to David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz. <br/><br/>They all work in the field ...

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