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September 22, 2016 6:00 PM

Israel arrests 35 Palestinians in raids after violence spikes

Israeli authorities have arrested at least 35 Palestinians over the last few days in raids following a spike in violence ahead of upcoming Jewish holidays. <br/><br/>Officials said today that the arrests have occurred in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank for reasons rangi...

September 22, 2016 2:12 PM

Afghanistan set to sign peace deal with notorious warlord Hekmatyar

Afghanistan Government is to sign a draft peace agreement with notorious warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The agreement will pave the way for his political return despite a history of war crimes and after years in hiding. <br/><br/>The government said, an initial draft agreement would be sig...

September 22, 2016 2:03 PM

India, US, Afghanistan reaffirm shared interest in combating terrorism

India, US and Afghanistan have reaffirmed their shared interests in combating terrorism and advancing peace and security in the region. <br/><br/>In a trilateral statement issued after their meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan...

September 22, 2016 1:40 PM

Pakistani women protest outside UNHRC against gender-related violence

Pakistani Women's Human Rights Organisation held a silent protest outside the UNHRC in Geneva yesterday, against gender related violence and honour killing in Pakistan. The women displayed banners showing "Pakistan Free Your Daughters", "There is no Honour in Killing" and &q...

September 22, 2016 1:39 PM

Baloch, Indians protest as Sharif addresses UNGA

Several Baloch and Indian activists held large scale demonstrations outside the UN headquarters in New York today demanding Pakistan to stop exporting terror into India. The protesters gathered across the street outside the UN headquarters when PakistanI Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the UN ...

September 22, 2016 11:59 AM

Malaysian police arrests 4 terror suspects

Malaysian police have arrested four people for suspected links to terrorism including three foreigners. Malaysian police said in a press release in Kuala Lumpur that they have arrested a Bangladeshi, suspected of being involved in smuggling weapons for use by international terror groups, a Nepali, f...

September 22, 2016 7:41 AM

UN ready to resume aid convoys in Syria

The United Nations has said it is ready to resume aid convoys in Syria after halting operations in response to a deadly attack on an aid mission on Monday. <br/><br/>The UN envoy to Syria Staffan di Mistura told that the trucks will start rolling to some areas but carefully and cautiousl...

September 22, 2016 7:40 AM

Oxford tops the list as the world's leading university

In the latest Times Higher Education world rankings index, Oxford topped the list as the world's leading university, followed by the California Institute of Technology, Stanford and Cambridge. The United States had 63 institutions in the top 200, while the UK had 32 and Australia had eight. Asi...

September 22, 2016 7:00 AM

Iraqi security forces close in on ISIL-held Shirqat

In Iraq, army has closed in on the centre of Shirqat, a northern town held by IS seen as a stepping stone in a military campaign to recapture the armed group's stronghold of Mosul. The army, backed by local police and tribal fighters, took 12 nearby villages since launching the operation on Tue...

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