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Scores killed as suicide bombers attack motor park in Nigeria: Eyewitness
Lagos, Dec 29: Many people are feared dead as two suicide bombers on Monday attacked a motor park in northeast Nigeria's Madagali city in the Adamawa State, Xinhua reported.
An eyewitness said that two female suicide bombers detonated at…
China launches HD earth observation satellite
Beijing, Dec 29: China on Tuesday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country's high-definition (HD) earth observation project, Xinhua reported.
Gaofen-4 was launched from the Xichang Satellite…
Britain congratulates Iraq on retaking IS-held city
London, Dec 29: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Monday congratulated the Iraqi government on the raising of the Iraqi flag in Ramadi, a city once held by the Islamic State (IS).
Iraqi security forces on Monday declared…
Hundreds of IS family members flee Syrian city
Damascus, Dec 29: As many as 300 family members of the Islamic State (IS) militants fled a northern Syrian city following the recent military progress made by the Syrian army and a newly-formed rebel group called Syrian Democratic Forces…
China develops special tanks to fight urban, forest fires
Beijing, Dec 28: China has developed a series of firefighting tanks that can be used in urban areas and to control forest fires, the media reported on Monday.
Made by China's largest land arms producer, China North Industries Group Corp,…
Japan apologises to South Korea for wartime sex slavery
Seoul, Dec 28: South Korea and Japan on Monday reached an agreement on Japan's wartime sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an official apology for the atrocities.
Japanese Foreign…
‘Modi’s good gesture aimed at winning UNSC membership’
Islamabad, Dec 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's good gesture towards Pakistan was a part of his efforts to get permanent membership to the UN Security Council (UNSC) for India, European parliament member Afzal Khan said.
Khan, the EU…
Modi has cemented ties with allies, says Pakistani daily
Islamabad, Dec 28: By striking breakthrough deals across Russia and Afghanistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cemented his ties with his allies, bringing Pakistan in the mix with diplomatic ingenuity, said a daily on Monday.…
President Putin gifts Modi Gandhi’s notes, Indian sword
Moscow, Dec 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin presented visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a page from the diary of Mahatma Gandhi and an 18th century Indian sword, an official statement said on Thursday.
Putin presented the…
Shanghai TV station deploys ‘robot’ weather reporter
Shanghai, Dec 24: Shanghai Dragon TV has employed an artificial intelligence (AI) robot as a weather reporter on its live breakfast show.
"I'm happy to start my new work on the winter solstice," said "XiaoIce" during her debut on Tuesday…