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Supporters of ex-al Shabaab leader clash with police in Somalia's Baidoa city, 11 dead
Published On: December 14, 2018 03:18 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOGADISHU, Dec 14 : At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s city of Baidoa in clashes between security forces and supporters of a former al Shabaab leader who is seeking election as a regional president, a military officer and an elder said on Friday.
China warns Tibetans not to be taken in ahead of Dalai Lama anniversary
Published On: December 14, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Dec 14: The people of Tibet should not be taken in by the Dalai Lama’s lies and clearly understand the importance of Communist Party rule in the region, the Chinese government said ahead of March’s sensitive 60th anniversary of him fleeing into exile.
Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest
Published On: December 14, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Dec 14: Japan’s central government started main reclamation work Friday at a disputed U.S. military base relocation site on the southern island of Okinawa despite fierce local opposition.
Yemen's warring parties agree ceasefire for key port at UN talks
Published On: December 14, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
YEMEN, Dec 14: Yemen's warring parties on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire on a vital port in a series of breakthroughs in UN-brokered peace talks that could mark a major turning point after four years of devastating conflict.
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
Published On: December 14, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
PAKISTAN, Dec 14: At the Tanjai Cheena school in northwest Pakistan students squeeze into makeshift classrooms where plastic tarps serve as walls and electricity is sparse, as a surging population overstretches the country's fragile education system.
EU gives May assurances on Brexit, but cold comfort
Published On: December 14, 2018 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS, Dec 14: European Union leaders assured Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that the Brexit treaty she agreed last month but is struggling to get through UK parliament should not bind Britain forever to EU rules.
‘Bolton is preparing plan for my assassination, with help from Bogota’ – Venezuela’s Maduro
Published On: December 13, 2018 05:39 PM NPT By: Agencies
CARACAS, Dec 13: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused US National Security Advisor John Bolton of preparing a plot to murder him, and also has called out Colombian leader Ivan Duque as Bolton’s accomplice.
Barack Obama receives RFK Human Rights award at NYC gala
Published On: December 13, 2018 04:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec 13: Former President Barack Obama was honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a gala in midtown Manhattan Wednesday evening.
Turkey train crash leaves 9 dead, dozens injured
Published On: December 13, 2018 04:07 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ANKARA, Dec 13: A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring 47 others, officials said.
European Parliament calls on EU to close access to EU ports for Russian ships from Azov
Published On: December 13, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
The European Parliament has called on the European Union to close access to EU ports for Russian ships coming from the Sea of Azov.
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