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Turkey issued arrest warrants for 47 former staffs of the Zaman newspaper
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Turkey issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for 47 former staff of the Zaman newspaper, an official said, in a growing crackdown on people suspected of links to alleged coup mastermind Fethullah Gulen, reports BSS.... -
Offices of British Council Bangladesh closed temporarily to review security procedures
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Offices of British Council in Bangladesh have been closed temporarily to review their security procedures. The British Council Bangladesh has announced it today in it’s Facebook page. According to the post by British Council... -
Presidential election 2017 in Iran to be held on May 19
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Iran’s Guardian Council announced on Wednesday that next year’s presidential election will take place on May 19 with embattled incumbent Hassan Rouhani expected to run for a second term, reports BSS. Rouhani, a moderate who... -
Terrorism fear intestified in Europe after church attack in France
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Two knife-wielding attackers, several hostages, and an elderly priest cut throat — that’s a few keywords of the latest terror attack that has rattled the nerves of millions in Europe and beyond, reinforcing the... -
Knife attacker in Japan grinned to news cameras
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: A Japanese man who admitted to murdering 19 people at a centre for the mentally disabled grinned to news cameras on Wednesday before being questioned over the country’s worst killing spree in decades, reports... -
Bill Clinton urged Americans to elect the “real” Hillary Clinton
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Former president Bill Clinton on Tuesday urged Americans to dismiss decades of political attacks and elect the “real” Hillary Clinton this November, in a deeply personal testimonial to his wife’s character and grit, reports... -
Special forces of Mali arrested a senior figure from the Ansar Dine jihadist group
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Malian special forces arrested a senior figure from the Ansar Dine jihadist group on Tuesday close to a central military base where he is accused of planning an attack that killed 17 soldiers, reports... -
Hillary Clinton made history by becoming the first woman to win the presidential nomination
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Hillary Clinton made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major US political party, securing the backing of Democrats at a rowdy convention in Philadelphia, reports... -
Belgian scientists make novel water-from-urine machine
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: A team of scientists at a Belgian university say they have created a machine that turns urine into drinkable water and fertilizer using solar energy, a technique which could be applied in rural areas... -
Powerball jackpot grows to $422 million, eighth largest ever
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: The U.S. Powerball jackpot grew to $422 million ahead of an 11 p.m. EDT drawing on Wednesday, making it the eighth largest in the game’s history and the 11th-biggest lottery prize ever in the...
