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08 Aug 2016
Supreme Court Of IndiaIran executes nuclear scientist on the charge of treason
Government sources confirmed on Sunday that Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri was hanged for treason for providing "vital information" to the US.
08 Aug 2016
BloombergData Fusion Company IDI Has a Profile on Every American
According to a Bloomberg report, a data fusion company called Interactive Data Intelligence (IDI) has a profile of every American adult.
07 Aug 2016
WorldSevere flooding kills at least 20 in Macedonia
Freak weather caused severe flooding in Macedonia and killed at least 20 people in its capital Skopje.
07 Aug 2016
ChinaChina announces jail term for Christian church leader
In a week of activist trials and public confessions held by the Chinese courts, a prominent Christian church leader became the latest to be jailed.
06 Aug 2016
Barack Obama71 years since Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings
Today marks 71 years of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States.
06 Aug 2016
WorldThirteen killed, six injured in French city Rouen
A massive fire that broke out in Au Cuba Libre bar in the Rouen city of France claimed the lives of at least 13 and injured six in the early hours of Saturday.
06 Aug 2016
ISISIndonesia foils attack on Singapore
Six Indonesian militants were arrested for planning to attack Singapore's Marina bay with missiles.
04 Aug 2016
ISISWashington Police Officer arrested for helping ISIS
US Metro Police officer, Nicholas Young, has been charged with aiding the terrorist group ISIS.
04 Aug 2016
LondonCentral London witness knife attack with one dead, six wounded
Late Wednesday evening, Central London witnessed a mass knife attack that left many grievously wounded, and killed one woman.
03 Aug 2016
WorldState of Climate Report: 2015 warmest year on record
State of the Climate report, led by US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration documented 2015 as surpassing 2014's temperature records, and breaking records for sea levels, greenhouse gas concentrations and extreme weather events.
02 Aug 2016
Texas'Campus Carry' law passed in Texas
50 years after the infamous University of Texas shootings, the Texas State Government has ratified the 'Campus Carry' law which allows students to carry concealed licensed handguns on college campuses.
02 Aug 2016
Donald TrumpWarren Buffett takes on Donald Trump
At a rally with Hillary Clinton, Buffett launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump for his reluctance to make his tax returns public .
02 Aug 2016
Hong KongHong Kong on lockdown because of Typhoon Nida
Typhoon Nida brought fierce winds to Hong Kong in the early hours of 2nd August, 2016.
02 Aug 2016
IndiaIndia's trade deficit with China soars to $53 billion
India's trade deficit with China reached a new high with numbers nearing $53 billion during the fiscal year 2015-16.
01 Aug 2016
BeijingChina supplies nuclear reactors to Pakistan, contradicts NPT
The Arms Control Association on 15th July, 2016 released a report which assessed progress on non-proliferation.
30 Jul 2016
WorldThe UK's pilot visa scheme for international students
The United Kingdom launched a visa for overseas students applying for Masters Degrees in certain high-profile universities.
30 Jul 2016
WorldFrench PM contemplating a ban on foreign funds for mosques
France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that he was considering a temporary prohibition on foreign aid of mosques.
30 Jul 2016
World2016 Democratic National Convention: Inspiring, tough and cohesive
The Democrats gathered in Philadelphia to choose Hillary Clinton as the presidential nominee for the upcoming National Election.
30 Jul 2016
WorldIndian to handle Donald Trump's campaign in Arizona
As a part of the 2016 US Presidential elections, Avinash Iragavarapu will be incharge of the Republican Party's campaign in Arizona.
29 Jul 2016
WorldIndonesia executes 4 of the 14 drug convicts
Despite protests from International rights groups, Indonesia executed four drug convicts - three Nigerians and an Indonesian, at the Nusakambangan prison island.
28 Jul 2016
WorldNepal PM's resignation, a one up for India
The resignation of KP Oli, Nepal's Prime Minister, on 24 July, left India and China in a tussle for power.
27 Jul 2016
WorldF1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law kidnapped
Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law was kidnapped in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
26 Jul 2016
WorldPriest killed in hostage situation in France
Two men armed with knives took 4-6 people hostage, including nuns, in a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. The Catholic Priest, Jacques Hamel, was killed.
26 Jul 2016
WorldKnife attack near Tokyo leaves 19 dead, 25 injured
In one of Japan's worst mass killings, 19 people were stabbed to death while 25 were left injured in a home for the physically challenged in Sagamihara (Kanagawa prefecture) near Tokyo.
25 Jul 2016
WorldShooting at nightclub in Fort Myers
Club Blu in Fort Myers was hosting a party for teenagers aged between 12-17.
25 Jul 2016
WorldIndia expels Chinese journalists
Three Chinese journalists have been asked to leave India as they were suspected of impersonating officials to gain entry to restricted areas.
25 Jul 2016
WorldSyrian suicide bomber kills himself, injures 12 in Germany
The German town of Ansbach suffered a major blow as a 27-year old Syrian asylum seeker strapped on with explosives, blew himself up and injured 12 others in the surrounding area.
25 Jul 2016
WorldDeadly floods kill more than 150 in China
China witnessed heavy rains and landslides this week. These torrential rains led to floods in North and Central China.
24 Jul 2016
WorldEFF sues US government over copyright law
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the US government over its Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), calling Section 1201 of the copyright law "unconstitutional".
23 Jul 2016
WorldTim Kaine to be Hillary Clinton's running mate
In the upcoming Presidential Elections 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton selected centrist senator from Virgina, Tim Kaine, to be her running mate.
21 Jul 2016
WorldA look back at the lunar landings of 1969
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
21 Jul 2016
WorldHSBC Global Forex Head arrested in New York
HSBC's Global Head of Foreign Exchange, Mark Johnson, has been arrested at New York's John F Kennedy Airport for allegedly using a client's confidential information for making $8 million profit from a $3.5-billion deal.
19 Jul 2016
WorldNo Saudi involvement in the 9/11 attacks
The fact that 15 of the 19 militants who attacked on 9/11 were Saudi nationals and the '28 pages' release suggests that the Saudi Arabian government officials were involved in the attack too.
18 Jul 2016
WorldMorocco wants to join the African Union: King Mohammed VI
Moroccan King Mohammed VI had announced that his nation is willing to rejoin the African Union, the continental union comprising 54 countries.
18 Jul 2016
WorldOn Mandela day, Bill Gates pledges $5 billion
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced that 'Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation' will invest $5 billion over next five years, in Africa.
17 Jul 2016
WorldPlunge in Open Defecation practice in Bangladesh
In over a decade, there was a change in the conditions of thousands of people in Bangladesh whose homes didn't have toilets.
17 Jul 2016
WorldGerman police raid homes to curb hate speech
German police raided 60 homes in an effort to take action against people suspected of posting hate content on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
15 Jul 2016
WorldHighest number of out-of-school adolescents in India: UNESCO
A joint report by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) painted a stark picture of the current scenario education in India.
15 Jul 2016
WorldCap on EB-1 visas for highly-skilled Indians and Chinese
The US State Department has announced that an upper limit on accepting EB-1 visa applications from Indians and Chinese would be imposed soon.
14 Jul 2016
WorldBoris Johnson appointed Foreign Secretary of U.K.
Boris Johnson, former Mayor of London, was made Foreign Secretary in New Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet.
