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At least 10 people killed after al-Shabab carried out suicide attack in Afgoye in Somalia
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: At least 10 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed after armed group al-Shabab carried out a suicide attack at a police station in the city of Afgoye. Captain Abdullahi Ali, a senior... -
Russian and Syrian air forces stopped bombing Aleppo ahead of a brief truce
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: Moscow announced on Tuesday that Russian and Syrian air forces have stopped bombing Aleppo ahead of a brief truce, a move the Kremlin said showed “goodwill” as it faces mounting criticism for backing a... -
Barack Obama congratulated the next UN chief Antonio Guterres on his recent election
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, congratulated the next UN chief Antonio Guterres on his recent election, pledging that the US would continue to work closely with the world body, reports BSS. In the... -
Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces made gains from the IS group in Mosul
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces were making gains from the Islamic State group in Mosul Tuesday in an offensive US President Barack Obama warned would be a “difficult fight”. With the crucial battle... -
2 Chinese astronauts entered the new orbiting space laboratory for the first time
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: Two Chinese astronauts entered the country’s new orbiting space laboratory for the first time on Wednesday, state media reported, as Beijing works towards having its own space station. Mission commander Jing Haipeng was first... -
Gorilla briefly escapes its London Zoo enclosure
Oct 18, 2016News Hour: A gorilla escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo on Thursday and some visitors had to be locked inside a cafe for their own safety before it was recaptured, British media reported. The creature... -
Japanese cafe flips burgers in contest inspired by U.S. election
Oct 18, 2016News Hour: A Tokyo burger joint is getting its customers in on the U.S. election action by asking them to choose the better burger from two representing U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hilary , reports... -
Bomb threats in Denmark forced the evacuation of two provincial airports and shopping malls
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: A spate of bomb threats in Denmark forced the evacuation of two provincial airports and two shopping malls on Monday and briefly closed a university campus in Copenhagen, police said. It was unclear who... -
14 members of the same family killed in air strike in Aleppo, Syria
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Fourteen members of the same family were killed in an air strike in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Monday, emergency service workers said, as the Syrian government pursued its Russian-backed campaign to capture opposition-held areas... -
At least 24 killed in bus collision in central Pakistan
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: At least 24 people have been killed and more than 70 injured after two passenger buses collided in central Pakistan, police say. The two buses, carrying around 100 passengers, collided on Monday in the town...
