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The current electricity demand in Nepal stands at 1,400 MW and the country has about 850 MW of electricity during the peak season.

The SIT has recommended FIR on the basis of information provided by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to his Pakistani counterpart Lt General (Retired) Naseer Khan.

The seven displaced persons were living in the base in the northeast town of Malakal where violence between the ethnic Dinka and Shilluk communities broke out overnight and continued into the day, Ban said.

She acknowledged that it was impossible to negotiate with "terrorists from the Islamic State", "but if it's possible for the anti-Assad coalition and the Assad-supporters to come to an agreement, that would be helpful.

The terrorist group can "direct and inspire attacks against a wide range of targets around the world," Clapper said on Tuesday.

More than two hours after the crash, emergency services were still trying to reach people trapped in the wreckage.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein promised Tamil leaders to raise with Sri Lanka's leadership the issue of over 4,000 civilians reported missing during the brutal civil war as he travelled to war-torn Northern Province to meet th...

The incident occurred at the Makonjwaan Gold Mine in the eastern town of Barberton, Zungu said.

The network, called the International Monitoring System, aims to "make sure that no nuclear explosion goes undetected." (File Picture)

Several bodies were strewn around the area, a photographer with the AFP news agency reported from the scene. File Photograph

The video, produced by IS's Al-Hayat Media Centre, describes the nine jihadists as "lions" who "brought France to its knees".

Called 'Snowzilla', the blizzard propelled by tropical- storm-force winds that brought much of US Northeast to a standstill and left as much as three feet of snow, prompting at least 10 States to declare a state of emergency.

Obama was of the view that Sharif recognised that insecurity in Pakistan is a threat to its own stability and that of the region.

A Britain home office spokesperson said: "This was a regrettable typographical error that has now been corrected."