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04 Jan 2018
FinlandIceland becomes world's first nation to criminalize gender pay gap
It is now illegal in Iceland to pay men more than women for the same amount of work.
03 Jan 2018
IndiaNow, Chinese troops intrude Arunachal Pradesh with road equipment
After tensed times in 2017, India-China relations will not get a breather anytime soon.
03 Jan 2018
Global WarmingThanks to climate change, chocolate to get extinct by 2040
Imagine a world without chocolates.
03 Jan 2018
North Korea"My nuclear button is bigger!": What's Trump actually talking about?
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are at it again.
03 Jan 2018
South KoreaReport: China's new hypersonic missile can target India, Japan, US
China's new hypersonic ballistic missile can reportedly hit military targets in the US, India and Japan.
03 Jan 2018
IndiaChina's new maritime surveillance network: Should we be worried?
China has reportedly developed a new underwater surveillance network to help its submarines navigate and locate targets better.
03 Jan 2018
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT; not tax free anymore
In the new year, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have become the first nations in the Gulf region to introduce value-added tax (VAT).
02 Jan 2018
Barack ObamaThe books and songs Barack Obama most loved in 2017
Which books does Barack Obama, arguably the most loved president of the modern world, read? What kind of music he listens to? Or better, likes?
02 Jan 2018
CanadaOntario gurudwaras 'bar' Indian officials for their 'interference'
The management of over a dozen gurudwaras in Canada's Ontario is annoyed with officials representing India.
02 Jan 2018
AfghanistanUS suspends $255mn aid to Pakistan hours after Trump's tweet
President Donald Trump has followed through on his words. Hours after accusing Pakistan of giving the US "nothing but lies & deceit", America has suspended a $255mn military aid to the Asian country.
02 Jan 2018
IndiaTrump's H-1B changes may lead to deportation of 7,50,000 Indians
The Donald Trump administration is taking another step in its "Buy American, Hire American" initiative, possibly affecting 7,50,000 Indians.
02 Jan 2018
AfghanistanReports: Osama bin Laden's grandson killed in airstrike
According to some reports, al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's 12-year old grandson Osama bin Hamza bin Laden was reportedly killed in an airstrike near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border around June-July 2017.
02 Jan 2018
BeijingXi's new year message: Beijing will actively push for OBOR
Chinese President Xi Jinping laid out Beijing's priorities to realize the "Chinese dream" in his new years message.
01 Jan 2018
Iran10 people dead overnight, Iran protests getting out of hand?
The situation in Iran seems to be getting out of hand as anti-government protests are sweeping across the country.
01 Jan 2018
CaliforniaCalifornia is reinventing itself along progressive lines
Today onwards, California will start implementing hundreds of new laws of a progressive bent which will affect everything from education and health to wages to immigration to traffic.
01 Jan 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan plans to take over Hafiz Saeed's charities
Pakistan's government has planned to seize the control of charities and financial assets linked to Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed. Earlier, Washington had designated Saeed as a terrorist.
01 Jan 2018
Donald TrumpTrump: US has been foolish to give aid to Pakistan
US President Donald Trump lashed out at Pakistan on the first day of 2018.
01 Jan 2018
IndiaIndia, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear facilities for 27th time
India and Pakistan today simultaneously shared with each other lists of their nuclear installations under an agreement that prevents both from attacking the other's nuclear facilities.
01 Jan 2018
AfghanistanWhy do so many Afghans have birthdays on January 1?
What happens when generations of a country, born during a war, have no knowledge of their birth date?
01 Jan 2018
North KoreaNuclear button always on my desk: Kim Jong-un
In his New Year's Day address, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for accelerated mass-production of nuclear warheads and missiles, vowing to continue the nuclear weapons program that stoked international tensions, leading to sanctions.
01 Jan 2018
IndiaNow, China's PLA accuses Indian troops of being aggressive
India and China ended 2017 on a positive note by declaring truce along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after the special representative (SR) dialogue.
01 Jan 2018
IranIran bans Instagram, Telegram amid protests
Iran has moved to ban Instagram and Telegram following four days of anti-establishment protests which were reportedly organized through social media.
01 Jan 2018
Plane CrashAll 12 on-board Costa Rica plane killed in crash
All 10 American travellers on-board a flight as well as two local pilots died when it crashed into a mountain in Costa Rica.
01 Jan 2018
IndiaPakistan aims to build $1.51bn dam in PoK by 2022
According to a media report, Pakistan is planning on setting up a 700 MW hydro power project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by 2022.
01 Jan 2018
MalaysiaLGBT communities alarmed over Malaysia's conversion program for trans-women
Malaysia is reportedly planning on introducing a controversial conversion therapy targeting transgender women.
31 Dec 2017
AstronautsThese astronauts will celebrate New Year 16 times in space!
Six astronauts will get to celebrate the New Year's Day 16 times aboard the International Space Station (ISS), at 402.3km above Earth, encircling our planet every 90 minutes, according to NASA.
30 Dec 2017
IndiaIndian-origin scientist Pratibha Gai awarded Britain's royal damehood
Indian-origin scientist Pratibha Gai has been appointed a Dame (female equivalent for a knight) for her services to chemical sciences and technology, as per the Queen's New Year's Honours List 2018, that was released on Saturday.
30 Dec 2017
Donald TrumpGaza strip: Angry at Trump, hundreds of Palestinians protest
The situation in the Gaza strip has been tense since US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
30 Dec 2017
Germany96-year-old 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz' imprisoned over mass murders
Germany's constitutional court has ruled that 96-year-old Oskar Groening must be jailed over his role in the mass murders caused in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War-II.
30 Dec 2017
IranUS: "World is watching" as anti-government protests spread across Iran
Anti-government protests have spread to several major cities across Iran, including Rasht and Kermanshah.
30 Dec 2017
TurkeyTurkey signs $2.5bn deal with Russia for missiles, NATO concerned
Turkey and Russia have reportedly signed a $2.5 billion deal for Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Ankara.
30 Dec 2017
IndiaPalestine's Pak envoy photographed with 26/11-mastermind Hafiz Saeed, India fumes
India has slammed Palestine after its ambassador to Pakistan was photographed alongside 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed at a political rally in Rawalpindi.
30 Dec 2017
Donald TrumpDonald Trump: No border wall means no Dreamers immigration program
US President Donald Trump has made the future of the Dreamers program conditional on the funding for the US-Mexico border wall.
30 Dec 2017
Russia NewsBitcoin exchange manager Pavel Lerner kidnapped in Kiev
40-year-old Pavel Lerner, a prominent Russian blockchain expert and manager of the Exmo Bitcoin exchange, has been kidnapped in Kiev, Ukraine.
29 Dec 2017
IndiaPakistan rejects India's claims of cross-border raid killing 3 troops
The Pakistan Army has rejected claims that Indian forces crossed the Line of Control and killed three Pakistani troops in a revenge operation.
29 Dec 2017
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian war: Sarajevo prosecutor charges 14 former-army personnel with war-crimes
Prosecutors in Sarajevo have indicted 14 former Bosnian-Muslim army personnel for committing war crimes against Bosnian-Serbs during the country's ethnic war in the 1990s.
29 Dec 2017
XAs America freezes, Trump suggests using bit of global warming
Donald Trump mocked climate change on Friday, displaying once again how little he thinks of the modern world's most imminent threat.
29 Dec 2017
North KoreaTrump accuses China of allowing oil transfers to North Korea
US President Donald Trump has tweeted that he's "very disappointed" with China following reports that it has allowed oil shipments to North Korea.
29 Dec 2017
New York CityDeadliest fire in New York in 25 years kills 12
At least 12 people were killed in a blaze that erupted in a century-old building in the Bronx in New York yesterday night.
29 Dec 2017
TurkeyUS, Turkey to resume full diplomatic services after row
The US has agreed to resume diplomatic services in Istanbul after the Turkish government provided security assurances to American consular staff.
