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Syrian army accused of ‘slaughter’ of civilians in Aleppo
Dec 13, 2016News Hour: The United Nations said on Tuesday it had reports that Syrian government troops and an allied Iraqi militia had deliberately shot dead scores of men, women and children in eastern Aleppo, and warned the... -
South Korea lawmakers to quiz doctors
Dec 13, 2016News Hour: Seven hours may have sealed the fate of South Korea’s beleaguered President Park Geun-hye. That was the time between the first news reports that the Sewol ferry carrying hundreds of children was sinking off... -
Iraqi Shi’ite forces aim to clear border strip with Syria
Dec 13, 2016News Hour: Iraqi Shi’ite forces fighting Islamic State west of Mosul aim to clear a large strip of land on the border with Syria to prevent the militants melting into the remote desert region and using... -
Top U.S. spy agency has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking
Dec 13, 2016News Hour: The overseers of the U.S. intelligence community have not embraced a CIA assessment that Russian cyber attacks were aimed at helping Republican President-elect Donald Trump win the 2016 election, three American officials said on... -
SWIFT confirms new cyber thefts
Dec 13, 2016News Hour: Cyber attacks targeting the global bank transfer system have succeeded in stealing funds since February’s heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank as hackers have become more sophisticated in their tactics, according... -
Bombing at largest Coptic cathedral in Cairo killed at least 25 people
Dec 12, 2016News Hour: A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people and wounded 49, many of them women and children attending Sunday mass, in the deadliest attack on Egypt’s Christian minority in years.... -
Australia approves second international airport for Sydney
Dec 12, 2016News Hour: The Australian government approved a second international airport for Sydney on Monday, opening the way for construction to begin in Australia’s largest city on a project mired in political squabbling for 70 years. Sydney... -
First national convention for septic tank and pit emptiers in Bangladesh
Dec 12, 2016News Hour: The FSM Network in Bangladesh has organized the first national convention for septic tank and pit emptiers, as this population group often faces social stigmatization even while risking their own health doing work for... -
Indian man’s story about cycling across eight countries for four months to reach his Swedish wife is going viral
Dec 11, 2016News Hour: The year was 1975. At that time, 19-year old Swedish resident Charlotte Von Sledvin was studying in London. While, Dr Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia from India had just started making a name for himself as a... -
Gambia’s president-elect says loser Jammeh cannot reject polls
Dec 11, 2016News Hour: Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow said on Saturday the country’s outgoing leader Yahya Jammeh had no authority to reject the results of Dec.1. polls, while the United Nations and African Union piled pressure on Jammeh...
