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September 14, 2016 7:22 AM

US agrees to supply largest military aid to Israel for next 10 years

United States has agreed to supply Israel with military aid for the next 10 years in a record 38 billion dollars deal - the largest in US history. The pact will elevate US aid to Israel from 3.1 billion dollars a year currently to 3.8 billion dollars, officials say, but the Israelis had to make conc...

September 14, 2016 7:09 AM

Ashraf Ghani to arrive in New Delhi today for two-day visit

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is arriving in New Delhi today on a two-day visit. The visiting dignitary will hold discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will also host a lunch in the honour Mr Ghani. AIR correspondent reports that the discussions between both the leaders will cover ...

September 13, 2016 9:25 PM

Somalia hosts heads of state summit for 1st time in 30 years

Somalia hosted regional African heads of state today for a summit that was the first of its kind in the Somali capital since the Horn of Africa nation plunged into conflict in 1991. Streets were shut down to traffic in Mogadishu, which regularly faces attacks from the Islamist al Shabaab militants, ...

September 13, 2016 9:07 PM

Zimbabwe police announces fresh ban on protests in Harare

Zimbabwean police have announced a fresh ban on protests in the capital Harare, state media said today.This is being seen as another attempt to end demonstrations against veteran ruler President Robert Mugabe.<br/><br/>The order came hours after a coalition of opposition parties said the...

September 13, 2016 9:02 PM

Syria ceasefire holds well on 2nd day; no report of any casualty

The cessation of hostilities in Syria that came into effect at sunset yesterday is holding well at the start of its second day today. UK-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had recorded no civilian deaths in the first 15 hours of the truce. Residents in the embattl...

September 13, 2016 8:45 PM

Syria ceasefire holds well on 2nd day; no report of any casualty

In Syria, a nationwide ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia began at sundown on yesterday, coinciding with the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, but there are concerns about whether it will hold. Several hours into the ceasefire, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said major co...

September 13, 2016 8:30 PM

China, Vietnam to 'properly manage' differences over South China Sea

China and Vietnam have agreed to properly manage their ifferences over territorial disputes in the South China Sea and safeguard stability. This followed as an international tribunal rejected the Chinese claims over the region on a petition brought before it by the Phillipines.The decision came afte...

September 13, 2016 8:27 PM

Honduras mayor arrested on suspicion of directing group of assassins

The Mayor of a small town in Honduras has been arrested on suspicion of directing a group of assassins. The authorities said he is one of at least 35 Mayors or Deputy Mayors investigated for links with organised crime in since 2015. Delvin Salgado, the Mayor of El Negrito in the north of the country...

September 13, 2016 8:27 PM

Brazil Congress expels ex-speaker Eduardo Cunha

The powerful former speaker of the lower house of the Brazilian Congress, Eduardo Cunha, has lost his seat after an overwhelming vote by fellow members of Congress to eject him.<br/><br/>Mr Cunha had denied having millions of dollars hidden in Swiss bank accounts - said to be the proceed...

September 13, 2016 7:30 PM

Exclude Hungary from EU, says Luxembourg FM

Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its massive violation of EU fundamental values. He cited the Budapest government's treatment of refugees, independence of the judiciary and freedom of the press....

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