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10 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Oct 9: At least 10 Taliban militants were killed when they attacked police checkpoints in Afghanistan's Herat province on Friday, police said. "Over 80 militants attacked police checkpoints in Pashtun Zarghon district on Friday. At…
China to build charging stations to power electric cars
Beijing, Oct 9: China will build enough charging stations by 2020 to satisfy power demand for five million electric vehicles. To accelerate construction, the government will encourage the use of private capital, allow charger-makers to…
Russia is testing modern weapons in Syria: NATO
Brussels, Oct 9: NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg warned that Russia is testing "some of their most modern weapons" in Syria, while carrying out a great military deployment.
"What is going on in Syria of course is of importance…
UN official calls Refugee Crisis ‘Crisis of Values’
Geneva, Oct 9: A top international protection expert for the UN refugee agency UNHCR on Thursday warned of growing risks of the lack of commitment from governments worldwide to the core human rights and rule of law principles and called…
Belarus’ Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Stockholm, Oct 9: Belarusian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich was on Thursday named the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature. Announcing the prize, Swedish Academy's permanent secretary Sara Danius, called her writing "a…
Illinois approves Medical Marijuana for 8 Health Conditions
An Advisory Board in Illinois, has voted to add eight health conditions to the list of diseases or illness that can be treated by medical marijuana. The eight health conditions included chronic pain syndrome, autism, osteoarthritis,…
Russian Missile strikes destroy several Islamic State Positions in Syria
Damascus, Oct 8: Russian nighttime cruise missile strikes targeted and destroyed several positions of the Islamic State (IS) militants in three Syrian provinces, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported on Wednesday, citing a military…
Obama says sorry to Doctors Without Borders for US airstrike
Washington, Oct 8:US President Barack Obama has called Doctors Without Borders to apologize to it for the US mistaken bombing of the organisation-run hospital in Afghanistan, White House said on Wednesday.
Obama's apology came four days…
Three Scientists share 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Stockholm, Oct 7: Three scientists will share the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. The prize was awarded jointly to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar "for mechanistic…
19 Islamic State Terrorists killed in Russian airstrikes in Syria
Beirut, Oct 7: At least 19 Islamic State terrorists were killed in Syria in airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force, according to a rights group. At least 15 people were killed in al-Karma and its surroundings in eastern areas of…