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Afghan military operation leaves three militants dead

Afghan military operation leaves three militants dead

-- 2018-03-03 13:33:48

At least three armed insurgents were killed and four others wounded during military operations in Kunduz province of Afghanistan, a local official said Saturday. A police spokesman said, "Security fo...

China sentences 13 to prison over telecom fraud

China sentences 13 to prison over telecom fraud

-- 2018-03-03 13:14:44

A district court in central China has sentenced thirteen people to prison terms over their involvement in a telecom fraud case, said local authorities. The 13 people will receive prison terms ranging...

Environmental activist murder: Honduras arrests ‘mastermind’

Environmental activist murder: Honduras arrests ‘mastermind’

-- 2018-03-03 12:46:43

A top-ranked executive of a hydroelectric company was arrested Friday on charges of helping plan the murder of Honduran indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres two years ago, said Honduran aut...

Five die as storm lashes northeast US

Five die as storm lashes northeast US

-- 2018-03-03 12:35:25

A powerful storm lashing the northeastern United States on Friday killed at least five people as winds topping 80 miles per hour (129 km per hour) helped flood streets in Boston, ground flights and ha...

US investment giant pressures gun firms

US investment giant pressures gun firms

-- 2018-03-03 12:11:14

The world's biggest investment management firm, BlackRock Inc, is leaning on companies that make and sell guns in response to the Florida school shooting. It is considering excluding them from some o...

Italy polls: Parties hold final rallies

Italy polls: Parties hold final rallies

-- 2018-03-03 11:59:37

Italy's main political parties have wrapped up campaigning ahead of Sunday's general election - each declaring that they expect to win. Final rallies were held by the ruling Democratic Party, the ant...

May gets down to business on Brexit

May gets down to business on Brexit

-- 2018-03-03 11:16:57

Theresa May's speech was another key milestone in the Brexit process and for once business leaders did not leave totally disappointed. What business will most appreciate is that this was not a compla...

Rockmelon listeria outbreak claims three lives in Australia

Rockmelon listeria outbreak claims three lives in Australia

-- 2018-03-03 10:57:00

Three people have died and 12 others have fallen ill in a national listeria outbreak linked to contaminated rockmelons, and more cases are expected, Australian health authorities said. The outbreak i...

Ethnic clashes kill dozens in DR Congo

Ethnic clashes kill dozens in DR Congo

-- 2018-03-03 10:32:28

A fresh outbreak of ethnic violence has killed more than 33 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said. Clashes erupted between the Hema and Lendu communities in the north-eastern p...

Merkel, Trump call for Syrian ceasefire

Merkel, Trump call for Syrian ceasefire

-- 2018-03-03 00:15:42

US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a telephone call on Thursday that a UN Security Council resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria must be implemented i...

Gunman kills two at Central Michigan University

Gunman kills two at Central Michigan University

-- 2018-03-02 22:18:42

At least two people have been killed after shots were fired at Central Michigan University, according to Michigan State Police. Local authorities said the suspect is still at large and have urged eve...

Blizzard claims 55 lives in Europe

Blizzard claims 55 lives in Europe

-- 2018-03-02 20:24:34

Severe weather continues to bring chaos to large parts of Europe, where at least 55 people have died amid sub-zero temperatures. Most transport and flights have been suspended in Ireland where strong...

Israeli police grill Benjamin Netanyahu in telecoms corruption case

Israeli police grill Benjamin Netanyahu in telecoms corruption case

-- 2018-03-02 19:48:20

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for the first time in a corruption case that involves the country's largest telecommunications company Bezeq, Israel Radio said....

Obstructive migration laws mount to torture: UN

Obstructive migration laws mount to torture: UN

-- 2018-03-02 18:37:49

Increasingly obstructive laws, policies and practices have pushed migrants towards irregular pathways and methods and victims torture and ill-treatment, said a top UN official. The United Nations Spe...

26 die in Azerbaijan rehab centre fire

26 die in Azerbaijan rehab centre fire

Agencies 2018-03-02 15:21:15

At least 26 people have been killed after a fire ripped through a drug rehabilitation centre in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, local media reported on Friday.. Television pictures showed flames leaping t...

Britain calls in army to battle snow storms

Britain calls in army to battle snow storms

-- 2018-03-02 15:17:25

Snow storms shut most of Ireland on Friday and forced Britain to call in the army to battle some of the worst weather seen in nearly 30 years. After a blast of Siberian weather dubbed “the beas...

US ambassador to Mexico to resign

US ambassador to Mexico to resign

-- 2018-03-02 11:43:10

US Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson will step down from the job in May, she said on Thursday, joining a growing list of senior State Department officials to resign from the agency during the pres...

China warns Taiwan over US bill

China warns Taiwan over US bill

-- 2018-03-02 10:31:54

China warned Taiwan on Friday it would only get burnt if it sought to rely on foreigners, adding to warnings from state media the country could go to war over Taiwan if the United States passes into l...

Iran detains 35 women for attending football match

Iran detains 35 women for attending football match

-- 2018-03-02 10:17:04

Iran has detained 35 women for trying to attend a football match. They tried to go to a game between Tehran teams Esteqlal and Persepolis on Thursday. Iran said they were temporarily held and would b...

Russia has invincible missile, says Putin

Russia has invincible missile, says Putin

-- 2018-03-01 18:42:08

Russia has developed a new cruise missile that is invincible, according to President Vladimir Putin. Mr Putin made the revelation as he laid out his key policies for a fourth presidential term, ahead...

Indian soldiers kill two Pakistani troopers in Kashmir

Indian soldiers kill two Pakistani troopers in Kashmir

-- 2018-03-01 15:04:34

Indian soldiers have killed two Pakistani troopers in the latest ‘unprovoked’ fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, says Pakistan's military. The gunfire from Indian troops o...

NZ teenager 'tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth'

NZ teenager 'tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth'

-- 2018-03-01 13:03:14

New Zealand’s intelligence agency on Thursday confirmed for the first time that a teenager tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the southern city of Dunedin in 1981, sparkin...

Irish border being exploited to stop Brexit: Boris

Irish border being exploited to stop Brexit: Boris

-- 2018-03-01 12:40:37

Boris Johnson has said the row over the border in Northern Ireland is being used to frustrate Brexit. The foreign secretary insisted there were "very good solutions" to avoid the need for a hard bord...

Rwanda shuts down over 700 churches

Rwanda shuts down over 700 churches

-- 2018-03-01 12:03:54

Rwandan government has closed down more than 700 churches for causing noise pollution and failing to meet the requirements of the building regulations. Most of them are small Pentecostal churches. On...

Top US retailers restrict gun sales

Top US retailers restrict gun sales

-- 2018-03-01 11:40:19

Two major US retailers have announced new restrictions on gun sales following the shooting at a Florida school where 17 people died. Dick’s Sporting Goods, which has more than 600 shops, said i...

Moon slams Japan for using ‘comfort women’ during war

Moon slams Japan for using ‘comfort women’ during war

-- 2018-03-01 10:48:59

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has lashed out at Japan, describing its use of ‘comfort women’ during wartime as a ‘crime against humanity’. This is one of his strongest co...

Germany launches probe into ‘Russian’ cyber attack

Germany launches probe into ‘Russian’ cyber attack

-- 2018-03-01 10:18:20

Germany is investigating a security breach to its defence and interior ministries' private networks, a government spokesman has confirmed. A notorious Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear, or AP...

Trump's close aide resigns

Trump's close aide resigns

-- 2018-03-01 10:00:03

Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump's longest-serving advisers, is to step down, the administration says. The 29-year-old former model and ex-Trump Organiza...

Nigeria orders to defend ‘all schools’ in Boko Haram

Nigeria orders to defend ‘all schools’ in Boko Haram

-- 2018-02-28 23:03:37

Nigeria's security forces have been ordered to defend all schools in "liberated areas" of the country's northeast to avoid further mass abductions from schools by Boko Haram extremists, the president'...

Egypt train collision leaves 15 dead

Egypt train collision leaves 15 dead

-- 2018-02-28 20:48:01

At least 15 people died in a train collision in northern Egypt on Wednesday. Another 40 people were hurt in the collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Beheira province. Egypt's h...