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Iran determined to boost defense capabilities: Rouhani

Monday, 28 March 2016 7:03 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 28 March 2016 7:01 AM ]

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani delivering Nowruz message. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will pursue all necessary measures to boost its defense capabilities. Rouhani said increasing the country’s strength to defend itself is Iran’s strategy. He noted that his government throws its weight behind all measures aimed at achieving that capability.
The UN Secretary General has condemned Sunday's bomb attack in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore. Ban Ki-moon called the bombing an appalling act of terrorism and demanded that the perpetrators be swiftly brought to justice. Pro-Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed nearly 70 people and left hundreds injured.
The U-N chief says he is encouraged that Syrian troops liberated the ancient city of Palmyra from Daesh terrorists. Ban Ki-moon said Daesh terrorists have brutally killed people and destroyed human civilization’s heritage. Iran and Russia also congratulated Syria on liberating Palmyra.
A UK-based opposition source says the civilian death toll in Syria has sharply dropped over the past month. As reported by the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 363 people have been killed since a US-Russian brokered truce took effect on February 27. A month earlier, over 11-hundred people were killed.
Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia to condemn the government's agreement to expand ties with NATO. The protesters demanded a nationwide referendum on Belgrade’s cooperation with the Western military alliance. The agreement gives NATO troops freedom of movement in non-member Serbia and grants them diplomatic immunity.
People have marched in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona, demanding independence for the autonomous Basque region from the central government. Around eleven-thousand pro-independence protesters took to the streets to mobilize support for their cause. The Spanish Constitutional Court has ruled against holding a referendum on Basque’s self-determination.
U-S presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says his overwhelming victory in the Saturday caucuses can help him win the support of senior Democratic Party officials. Sanders says the victory can persuade senior party members, or so-called super delegates, to back his campaign against Hillary Clinton in the fight for the Democratic nomination.

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