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September 11, 2016 2:07 PM

First win in four decades for Seychelles opposition LDS

Seychelles Democratic Alliance, LDS, which was in opposition for last four decades in Seychelles has won parliamentary elections. Official results give the opposition coalition fifteen seats in the new National Assembly, five more than the People's Party of President James Michel. Mr Michel&#03...

September 11, 2016 1:58 PM

Airplane crash in Germany's Saxony kills two

Two people have been killed as two airplanes crashed into each other in Germany's federal state of Saxony yesterday. The accident took place during a local airport festival. One of the planes has landed in the city of Grossrueckerswalde, while the other has fallen into a field, killing two peop...

September 11, 2016 1:58 PM

Chinese navy vessel enters Japan's waters

Japan Coast Guard officials say four Chinese patrol ships temporarily entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea today morning. The officials say the Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters off Uotsurijima Island. The ships ignored warnings and stayed for ...

September 11, 2016 1:57 PM

US mulls unilateral sanctions on N Korea

The United States may launch unilateral sanctions against North Korea, a U.S. special envoy Sung Kim said today. The statement came two days after North Korean fifth and biggest nuclear test in defiance of U.N. sanctions. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo after meeting Japanese Foreign Ministry officia...

September 11, 2016 8:42 AM

21 Zika cases reported in central Bangkok's Sathorn District

In Thailand, 21 cases of Zika infection were recorded in central Bangkok's Sathorn District. Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said the 21 Zika patients' situation in the capital's central business district was under control. <br/><br/>...

September 11, 2016 8:36 AM

Syria: Airstrikes killed more than 100 in rebel-held areas

In Syria, more than 100 people have been killed in air strikes on rebel-held areas, hours after the US and Russia announced plans for a truce. An air strike on a market in Idlib killed at least 60 people while at least 45 died in airstrikes on Aleppo province.<br/><br/>A 10-day truce is ...

September 11, 2016 8:36 AM

25 killed, over 70 injured in Bangladesh factory fire

In Bangladesh, at least 25 people were killed and over 70 injured, many critically, in a huge fire triggered by a boiler explosion at a packaging factory, yesterday. Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence Deputy Assistant Director Akhtaruzzaman said the fire broke out following a boiler explosion at...

September 11, 2016 8:36 AM

Five explosions in and around Baghdad kill 12, injure 27

In Iraq, five explosions in and around Baghdad killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 others. The blast came yesterday in Arab al-Jabour, an area of date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts, when an improvised explosive device went off near a vehicle, killing four civilians. Another b...

September 11, 2016 8:35 AM

UN Security Council to work on new sanctions on North Korea after nuclear test

The UN Security Council has agreed to begin drawing up new sanctions against North Korea over its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. The decision was taken at an urgent meeting of the 15-member council. South Korea earlier accused the North's leader Kim Jong-un of maniacal recklessness....

September 11, 2016 8:34 AM

Samsung urges Galaxy Note 7 phone exchange urgently

Cell phone manufacturer Samsung has urged owners of its Galaxy Note 7 phones to stop using or exchange the devices as they risk exploding. Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones last week after reports emerged of the device exploding during or after charging. Samsung confirmed that the battery cell in ...

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