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US VP candidates launched bitter attacks in debate on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
Oct 5, 2016News Hour: The two candidates for US vice president launched bitter attacks on the reputations and policies of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Tuesday during a fiery debate five weeks from Election Day. Democrat Tim... -
Colombian President opens new national dialogue to seek peace with FARC rebels
Oct 4, 2016News Hour: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos opened a new national dialogue on Monday to seek peace with FARC rebels as both sides scrambled to revive a peace deal to end the half-century conflict, reports BSS.... -
Former Al-Qaeda leader killed in airstrike in Syria
Oct 4, 2016News Hour: A jihadist group that was formerly Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria on Monday confirmed that an air strike killed a senior leader after the Pentagon said it had targeted him. Ahmed Salama Mabrouk, an Egyptian... -
Afghan forces were conducting clearing operations in Kunduz
Oct 4, 2016News Hour: Afghan forces were conducting clearing operations in Kunduz on early Tuesday, warning that Taliban militants were hiding in civilian homes after an hours-long assault on the city repelled with the help of NATO air... -
Syrian rebels are closing in on the IS-held village of Dabiq
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and a U.S.-led coalition are closing in on the Islamic State-held village of Dabiq, the site of an apocalyptic prophesy central to the militant group’s ideology. Free Syrian Army... -
Protests broke out in Ethiopia after people killed in a stampede
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Protests broke out in some areas of Ethiopia’s Oromiya region on Monday, a day after dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a religious festival sparked by a bid by police to... -
Vladimir Putin suspended agreement with the US for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended an agreement with the United States for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium because of “unfriendly” acts by Washington, the Kremlin said. A Kremlin spokesman said Putin had signed... -
Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel medicine prize for work on ‘self-eating’ cells
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Japan’s scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for his discovery of how cells break down and recycle their content, which could lead to a better understanding of diseases like... -
Fatal police shooting of black man in Los Angeles draws protest
Oct 2, 2016News Hour: A fatal police shooting of a black man in Los Angeles is under investigation, police said on Sunday, a day after the deadly use of force drew protesters to the scene. The shooting occurred... -
Tigers celebrate 100th ODI win
Oct 1, 2016News Hour: Bangladesh have finally got their previous rhythm back as the Tigers registered their 100th ODI win in style riding on Tamim Iqbal’s seventh ODI hundred to beat Afghanistan by a convincing 141 runs to...
