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09 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsTreason case: Pakistan's special-court orders Musharraf's arrest, confiscation of properties
A special Pakistani tribunal has ordered the government to arrest former military ruler Pervez Musharraf and confiscate his properties as it heard the high treason case against the "proclaimed offender" for imposing emergency rule in the country in 2007.
09 Mar 2018
TalibanTaliban attack army outpost in Afghanistan, 10 policemen killed
At least 10 policemen were killed and nine injured in a deadly assault launched by the Taliban on an army outpost in a remote region of northern Takhar province of Afghanistan, said an Afghan official.
09 Mar 2018
South KoreaTrump imposes heavy tariffs on metals imports into US
US President Donald Trump has signed two proclamations that will impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% tariff on aluminum imports into the United States.
09 Mar 2018
South KoreaSanctions on North Korea to continue until complete denuclearization: Trump
A senior White House official said the Trump administration's policy of imposing sanctions on North Korea has worked.
09 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan court clears way for registration of Saeed's political party
The Islamabad High Court on Thursday set aside a decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to reject the application of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Milli Muslim League (MML) as a political party.
09 Mar 2018
Malala YousafzaiUS announces $5mn-reward for information on Pakistani Taliban Chief Fazlullah
The US has announced a $5 million award for information leading to the arrest of Afghanistan-based Maulana Fazlullah, leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outfit which carries out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.
09 Mar 2018
South KoreaTrump likely to meet North Korean leader Kim by May
Recently, no other issue has worried world politics more than the tension emanating from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's threats of releasing a nuclear mission capable of hitting the US mainland.
08 Mar 2018
AustraliaMeet the first same-sex Australian couple to get legally married
The first homosexual couple to get married in Australia after it legalized same-sex weddings last December, could stay married only for 48 days.
08 Mar 2018
Vijay MallyaMalta: Authorities seize Mallya's abandoned luxury yacht over unpaid wages
Absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya's super luxury yacht has been seized by authorities in Malta over unpaid wages amounting to $1 million to its crew, including some Indians, according to an international traders' union.
08 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaUS drone targeting Pakistani Taliban kills 21 in Afghanistan
At least 21 insurgents were killed after two missiles fired from a US drone hit a militant facility in neighboring Afghanistan.
08 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaTexas Democratic primary: Indian-American finishes first in Texas 22nd district
An Indian-American has finished first in the Democratic primary in a congressional district in the US state of Texas but will have to face a fellow party leader in the 22 May runoff to earn the right to take on the Republican candidate.
08 Mar 2018
IndiaIndian elephant, Chinese dragon must dance together: Chinese Foreign Minister
Speaking for the first time on bilateral ties this year, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi today said the Chinese dragon and Indian elephant must not fight but dance with each other.
08 Mar 2018
Russia NewsRussian spy: Nerve gas used to kill Sergei Skripal
Ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal (66) and his daughter Yulia (33) were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on Sunday.
08 Mar 2018
Emmanuel MacronFrance to raise the age of sexual consent to 15
In a landmark move, France recently announced that it will set 15 as the legal age of sexual consent. Now sex with anyone younger will be considered as rape.
07 Mar 2018
AustriaWhat, why, how and more: All about International Women's Day
As another International Women's Day comes marching, have you ever wondered when it was first observed or why it was instituted at all?
07 Mar 2018
MurderSrinivas Kuchibhotla killer pleads guilty to first-degree murder
52-year-old Adam Purinton has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder of Indian-American IT engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Kansas in February'17.
07 Mar 2018
Patty JenkinsWomen's Day: 'Inspiring Women' Barbie collection to honor female icons
Mattel's Barbie has come a long way from being the blonde babe setting unrealistic beauty standards among young girls to representing women of all sizes and colors.
07 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpThis porn star has sued President Trump over "alleged affair"
A former adult film actress has sued US President Donald Trump, claiming that his lawyer forced her to sign a statement in 2016 to stop her from going public about her alleged relationship with the then-Republican Presidential candidate, Trump.
07 Mar 2018
WorldTruck driver found guilty of killing eight Indians in UK
A truck driver was found guilty of causing the deaths of eight Indians in one of Britain's worst road accidents last year.
07 Mar 2018
VietnamFake weddings, rented grooms on the rise in Vietnam
The business of fake weddings and grooms/guests on rent has seen an unprecedented rise in Vietnam over the last decade, courtesy societal and filial pressure on youngsters to conform to traditions.
07 Mar 2018
IsraelNetanyahu: Saudi okays Air India overflight rights for its Israel-routes
In what could be thawing of Israel and Saudi Arabia relations, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Saudi Arabia has granted Air India (AI) permission to fly over its territory on its new routes to and from Tel Aviv.
06 Mar 2018
Russia News32 dead as Russian military plane crashes in Syria
A Russian transport plane crashed on landing at Russia's Khmeimim airbase in Syria, killing all 32 on board, the defense ministry said in a statement.
06 Mar 2018
BangladeshBangladesh: Madrasa burns hundreds of phones seized from students
An Islamic seminary in Bangladesh has burned hundreds of mobile phones seized from students claiming that they were getting distracted by it, according to a media report.
06 Mar 2018
South KoreaN-Korea ready to negotiate with US on abandoning nuclear-weapons: Kim
North Korea is willing to begin negotiations with the US on abandoning its nuclear weapons, the country's leader Kim Jong-un reportedly told South Korean envoys.
06 Mar 2018
IndiaAfter Buddhist-Muslim clashes, Sri Lanka declares state of emergency
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency for 10 days to curb communal violence. This decision comes a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the island's Kandy district.
06 Mar 2018
Nobel PrizeUS: Book signed by Rabindranath Tagore up for auction
The English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's famous Bengali play "Raja" is up for auction in the US.
06 Mar 2018
Trump AdministrationNo change in Pak's behavior even after $2bn aid-suspension: US
The US has not seen "decisive and sustained" changes in Pakistan's behavior, even after Trump Administration announced a $2bn security-assistance freeze to Islamabad in January.
06 Mar 2018
LeicesterBlast in UK shop that killed family caused by petrol
An explosion in a Polish shop in Leicester that killed five people, including members of an Indian-origin family, was caused by petrol which was spread throughout the premises, a UK court was told on Monday.
06 Mar 2018
IndiaCheats use Indian embassy telephone lines to fleece US people
Fraudsters in the US have been cheating people for money by spoofing Indian embassy telephone lines.
06 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpJared Kushner-Ivanka Trump's White House presence under scrutiny, roles reduced
After being stripped of his top security clearance, Jared Kushner, and his wife Ivanka Trump, once the White House power couple, are invincible no more.
05 Mar 2018
IndiaChina ups defense spending to 8.1%, fueling global concerns
For the second year, China's economic growth forecast for 2018 (6.5%) stood at the lowest since 1992.
05 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Nine killed, many injured in bus, oil tanker collision
At least nine people were killed and around 29 were injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with an oil tanker on an inter-city highway in Pakistan, according to a media report.
05 Mar 2018
ItalyItaly elections: What does a hung parliament imply?
In Italy's parliamentary elections, voters expressed their disdain for the governing pro-Europe Centre-left Democratic Party. Lagging economy and surging migration made them unpopular, prompting voters to give a divided mandate to hard-right and populist forces.
05 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaUS: Indian-American attorney running for Judge seat in Texas
Shampa Mukerji, an Indian-American attorney, is running for a judge seat in the US state of Texas.
05 Mar 2018
US GovernmentIndian Embassy telephone lines in US spoofed by fraudsters
Indian Embassy telephone lines have been spoofed by fraudsters in the US to cheat people for money, according to an advisory issued by the mission which warned against entertaining any suspicious calls.
05 Mar 2018
South KoreaIndia is the "global capital" of mobile-apps, reveals Worldpay research
A new Research conducted by Worldpay reveals that 82% Indians prefer shopping on their smartphones through new payment technology Worldpay.
05 Mar 2018
Communist Party Of ChinaChina keeps 2018 GDP target unchanged at around 6.5%
China on Monday set its economy growth rate for 2018 at around 6.5%, which is the same as last year, as the country started its annual parliament session.
05 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpWar of words on trade between Trump and EU intensifies
US President Trump is stepping up his war of words on trade tariffs, and has threatened to "apply a tax" on car imports from the European Union.
04 Mar 2018
OxfordAthletics legend Sir Roger Bannister passes away at 88
Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, has passed away at the age of 88.
04 Mar 2018
SwitzerlandToast to the world's largest whisky bar
The idea was neat, so to speak. A young man from Switzerland was suffering from a tummy bug in Mumbai when an Indian friend told him how to deal with it.
