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UN seeks end to South Sudan violence.
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- Published on Monday, 11 July 2016 13:14
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The UN Security Council has called on warring factions in South Sudan to immediately end the recent fighting and prevent the spread of violence. In a unanimous statement, the council condemned the fighting "in the strongest terms" and expressed "particular shock and outrage" at attacks on UN sites.
It also called for additional peace keepers as a response. Hundreds are reported to have died in clashes since Friday.
The US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will travel to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka this week.
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- Published on Monday, 11 July 2016 07:02
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The US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will travel to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka this week.
The State Department says that she is accompanied by Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Manpreet Singh. She will travel to Sri Lanka after visiting Dhaka where she will meet with Bangladesh government officials to discuss issues of shared concern and offer U.S. assistance to the Bangladeshi government's efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism.
Nato to use surveillance planes against IS.
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- Published on Sunday, 10 July 2016 06:42
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The Nato military alliance has agreed to use surveillance planes in the fight against so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg says.
India to create 500 million new jobs by 2022
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- Published on Saturday, 09 July 2016 10:11
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that India is working to achieve over 8 per cent growth in the coming years.
He told the Indian diaspora in Johannesburg on Friday that India is “one of the brightest spot in the global economy” and a “land of opportunities” for those who want to invest and have trade.
NEDAC assembly will be held in Nepal
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- Published on Saturday, 09 July 2016 10:09
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The general assembly of Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific is being held from July 12 to 14 in Kathmandu. This is second time NEDAC is organising the assembly in Nepal
4 police officers killed in USA
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- Published on Friday, 08 July 2016 11:48
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At least two snipers opened fire on police officers during protests in Dallas on Thursday night, killing four officers and injuring seven others.Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the snipers fired “ambush style” upon the officers. He said police had a suspect cornered and were negotiating with him. Brown said 11 officers were shot, three of them fatally.
Indian PM to visit 4 countries
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- Published on Wednesday, 06 July 2016 10:55
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Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Africa visit, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved India signing a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Mozambique for pulses import and drug trafficking prevention, as well as with Tanzania for promotion of Indian traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy. The Cabinet also cleared an MoU with Mauritius in rural development and poverty alleviation.
Mr. Modi, during his five-day trip beginning on Thursday, will visit South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania, considered the gateway to several landlocked African countries.
Sterling falls to new low
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- Published on Wednesday, 06 July 2016 10:47
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The pound has hit a new low in Asian trading as concerns about the UK's vote to leave the European Union continue to weigh on investor confidence.
It touched $1.2798 against the dollar on Wednesday, a fresh 31-year low.
The drop came as US government bond yields fell to record lows as investors rushed for perceived safe havens.
The moves follow decisions by fund managers, including Standard Life and Aviva, to stop investors withdrawing money from their UK property funds.
They said the high levels of uncertainty caused by the referendum had led to investors rushing to pull their money out.
Suicide bombing near Saudi holy site
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 July 2016 06:31
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A suicide bomber has killed four security officers and injured five others near one of Islam's holiest sites in the Saudi city of Medina, According to the interior ministry statement the bomber detonated his explosives after being stopped outside the Prophet's Mosque,
Rights of EU citizens living in UK
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 July 2016 06:29
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MPs have criticised the government for not guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens to remain in the UK after the country leaves the European Union.Ministers say it would be "unwise" to fully "guarantee" EU citizens' rights without a deal for Britons abroad.
