Following are the top foreign stories at 1700

The UN has approved India's proposal to ensure that applications by NGOs seeking consultative status with the world body's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) are not from individuals and entities proscribed by the UN Security Council. By Yoshita Singh

FGN20 UK-KILLINGS-INDIAN

Indian-origin man charged over street fight killings of 3 compatriots in UK London, Jan 22 (PTI) A 29-year-old Indian-origin man has been charged by Scotland Yard in connection with the killing of three compatriots originally from Punjab in a street fight in east London over the weekend. By Aditi Khanna

FGN16 LANKA-GOTABAYA-MISSING Lanka Prez Gotabaya wants civil war disappearances probed: President's office

Colombo: Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants a probe into the disappearances of over 20,000 people in the country's brutal civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels, his office has said in a clarification after the Sri Lankan President declared the missing persons "dead" in a first-ever admission to a UN official.

FGN11 CHINA-VIRUS-2NDLD TOLL

Death toll in China's coronavirus goes up to 9; total cases rise to 440 Beijing: The death toll in China's novel coronavirus virus has gone up to nine with the confirmed infection cases sharply rising to 440, the health authorities said on Wednesday, warning that the disease could spread further in the ongoing Chinese holiday season during which millions travel at home and abroad. By K J M Varma

FGN10 NEPAL-INDIANS-BODIES Bodies of eight Indian tourists under postmortem in Nepal; to be flown back on Thursday

Kathmandu: The bodies of the eight Indian tourists, including four minors, who died due to possible asphyxiation in their room at a mountainous resort in Nepal are undergoing postmortem here on Wednesday and would be flown back home on Thursday, according to a senior Indian official. PTI

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