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21 Apr 2019
Narendra ModiEighth blast reported in Sri Lanka, toll reaches 160
Hours after near-simultaneous explosions devastated three churches and three high-end hotels in Sri Lanka, two other blasts were reported in the country.
21 Apr 2019
FacebookTeen cracks egg on mom for Facebook challenge, gets arrested
In a major case of Facebook challenge gone wrong, an 18-year-old high school student has been arrested.
21 Apr 2019
TexasTexas: Infant born without skin struggling for life
The day which was supposed to bring joy to 25-year-old Priscilla Maldonado left her terrified.
21 Apr 2019
Sri LankaMultiple blasts hit Sri Lankan churches, hotels; 156 dead
At least 156 people, including nine foreigners, died and nearly 400 were injured after three churches and three hotels were hit by explosions in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
20 Apr 2019
JapanWorld's smallest baby boy now ready for the outside world
World's smallest baby boy, Ryusuke Sekino, is expected to leave the hospital and go home today after he gained weight, from 258gms (same as of an apple) at birth to more than 3kgs.
20 Apr 2019
Sushma SwarajSushma Swaraj appeals Indians to evacuate Libyan capital, Tripoli, immediately
Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, yesterday urged Indians living in the capital city of Libya, Tripoli, to evacuate the country immediately.
20 Apr 2019
BoeingPanel to review approval of Boeing 737 Max flight controls
A global team of experts will begin reviewing next week how the Boeing 737 Max's flight control system was approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
20 Apr 2019
Donald TrumpTrump, Libyan-warlord Haftar talk on phone, "discuss ongoing counter-terrorism efforts"
US President Donald Trump spoke this week with Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan warlord fighting to capture the capital Tripoli, the White House said yesterday.
20 Apr 2019
eBay68-million-year-old baby T-rex listed on eBay, scientists infuriated
Fossils are the gift of nature, an opportunity to imagine living creatures as they were before the evolution of the human kind.
19 Apr 2019
Donald TrumpI'm f****d: Trump after Mueller was appointed for Russian probe
US President Donald Trump's first reaction to Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel was "this is the end of my Presidency" and the President was so furious that he reacted with an expletive, according to the counsel's report.
19 Apr 2019
MaliMali's PM Maiga, his cabinet resign over Ogossagou massacre
Mali's prime minister resigned along with his entire government yesterday following criticism over their handling of an upsurge of violence in the center of the country and the massacre last month that left 160 people dead in the village of Ogossagou near the border with Burkina Faso.
18 Apr 2019
XIf Twitter is universe, CEO Jack Dorsey thinks he's God
It is tough being God. You can't say to your followers that they need to see another God, you can't wonder what you are doing with your life, and you can't catch a break.
18 Apr 2019
Donald TrumpIsraeli President formally appoints Benjamin Netanyahu as the prime minister
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin formally handed Benjamin Netanyahu his letter of appointment yesterday to start building a coalition government following last week's general election.
18 Apr 2019
WorldPakistan: Unidentified gunmen attack passenger bus; 14 people killed
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a passenger bus in Southwest Pakistan, killing at least 14 people.
17 Apr 2019
DubaiGirl wins $1million in lottery; she won a car earlier
A nine-year-old Indian girl, Eliza M., a Dubai resident has won a jackpot worth Rs. 6.9 crore in the Dubai Duty Free's Millennium Millionaire promotion at the Dubai International Airport yesterday.
16 Apr 2019
ParisParis stunned as 850-year-old Notre-Dame cathedral goes up in smoke
A colossal fire swept through the 850-year-old UNESCO world heritage landmark, Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris yesterday, causing the Gothic spire to collapse and threatening to destroy the entire masterpiece and its precious artworks.
16 Apr 2019
ParisNotre-Dame fire: Design of 850-year-old cathedral made firefighters' job difficult
On Monday, Parisians watched one of their city's iconic cathedral go up in flames and the rest of the world mourned the loss of history too.
14 Apr 2019
AustraliaTwo critical in Australia shooting outside nightclub
Two people are fighting for their lives after a shooting outside a Melbourne nightclub, police said Sunday, amid a spate of gun violence in Australia's second-largest city.
13 Apr 2019
LondonMan masturbates in front of British lawmaker, police launch probe
In a shocking incident, British parliamentarian Naz Shah was assaulted in broad daylight on a London bus last week.
13 Apr 2019
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)No evidence of Pakistan dismantling terror infrastructure, says ex-envoy Haqqani
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent statement promising an end of support to terror groups does not reflect a change of policy and is motivated by the fear of getting blacklisted by the global terror-financing watchdog FATF, the country's former envoy to the US, Husain Haqqani, has said.
13 Apr 2019
North KoreaKim says he's open to another summit with Donald Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he's open to having the third summit with President Donald Trump if the United States could offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement by the end of the year.
13 Apr 2019
Donald Trump350 migrants 'break violently' into Mexico as new caravan arrives
A group of around 350 Central American migrants "broke violently" into Mexico yesterday, the country's immigration authorities said, as a new caravan of around 2,500 people arrived from Guatemala.
13 Apr 2019
H-1B VisaUSCIS denied 32% of new H-1B applications in first quarter
The National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), a non-partisan think-tank, analyzed the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) database of the H-1B visas denied in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.
12 Apr 2019
Narendra ModiPM Modi receives highest civilian award by the Russian government
On Friday, the Russian government awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi with their highest civilian award, 'Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle'.
12 Apr 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Explosion in Quetta kills 16, including two children
16 people, including two children, were killed in a bombing in Pakistan's Quetta region on Friday, local media reports said. The bomb exploded at a fruit and vegetable market near Quetta's Hazarganji.
12 Apr 2019
Pakistan NewsIslamabad-Court returns Hindu-girls to husbands saying they weren't converted forcibly
The Islamabad High Court on Thursday said that Hindu sisters Raveena and Reena didn't embrace Islam under duress while allowing them to live with their husbands.
11 Apr 2019
Emmanuel MacronTrick or treat? Brexit delayed until Halloween, October 31
European Union leaders and Britain today agreed to a Brexit extension that will allow the UK to delay its EU departure date until Halloween.
11 Apr 2019
RobotsIndian student in Abu-Dhabi invents robots for cleaner, greener environment
An Indian student, studying in Grade-5 in Abu Dhabi, has developed robots to protect marine life and also minimize human labor on farms, an innovation he hopes would be implemented on a bigger scale in the UAE, according to a report.
11 Apr 2019
EcuadorWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested after Ecuador withdrew asylum status
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested on Thursday by British police after Ecuador denied to provide him asylum indefinitely. Assange, who has grown a beard, was forcefully taken into a police vehicle.
11 Apr 2019
IndiaIndia's population grew at 1.2% average annual-rate between 2010-2019: Report
India's population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2% between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion, more than double the annual growth rate of China, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund.
11 Apr 2019
India43 days after airstrikes, Pakistan takes media to Balakot
On Wednesday, Pakistan took a bunch of international media personnel and foreign diplomats to a seminary in Balakot, which was attacked by Indian Air Force jets on February 26.
11 Apr 2019
TaiwanDoctors discover four live bees inside Taiwanese woman's eye
Dubbed as the "world's first" such incident, doctors at the Fooyin University Hospital in Taiwan were horrified when they found four live bees inside a 29-year-old woman's eyes.
09 Apr 2019
LibyaUN chief Guterres calls for immediate halt to Libya fighting
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday strongly condemned the military escalation near Tripoli, the capital city of Libya, and called for an immediate halt to the fighting in the country.
09 Apr 2019
Donald TrumpSecret Service chief Alles is stepping down: White House
The head of the US Secret Service, which guards President Donald Trump and visiting heads of state, is stepping down, the White House said yesterday.
09 Apr 2019
IndiaF-16 kill: IAF presents radar images, but Pakistan denies claims
On Monday, the Pakistani Army continued to remain in a state of denial as it reiterated that Indian Air Force (IAF) didn't shoot down an F-16 jet in the February 27 dogfight.
08 Apr 2019
Donald TrumpCriticized over its trade-practices, China lowers tariffs on consumer goods
China today announced it will lower tariffs on some consumer goods ranging from computers to furniture and bicycles as Beijing faces worldwide scrutiny over its trade practices.
08 Apr 2019
IrelandNew Zealand family discovers camera at Airbnb listing, host removed
In a horrifying incident, a family from New Zealand found a hidden camera at their Airbnb in Ireland.
08 Apr 2019
Vijay MallyaUK court rejects Vijay Mallya's plea against extradition
Embattled businessman Vijay Mallya's plea against his extradition order was rejected by a UK court on Monday. He will now appear for an oral hearing on his appeal.
07 Apr 2019
MaldivesExiled former Maldives President makes dramatic comeback with landslide win
The exiled former leader of the Maldives has led his party to a landslide victory only five months after returning to the country, preliminary results showed on Sunday.
06 Apr 2019
H-1B VisaUSCIS has received 'sufficient number of applications' for H-1B visa
The USCIS, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, yesterday released a notification that it has reached the authority mandated 65,000 cap of H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2020.
