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20 Jun 2018
IsraelIsrael responds to Gaza rocket-fire, hits 25 targets in Gaza-Strip
The Israeli Army said its fighter-jets hit 25 targets in the Gaza Strip earlier today in response to rocket-fire from Gaza.
20 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpChina rebuilt itself taking $500bn out of America every-year: Trump
US President Donald Trump today claimed that "America has rebuilt China" which has been taking out $500bn a year out of the US, a day after he threatened to impose tariffs on additional $200bn worth of Chinese goods.
20 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpUS becomes first member to withdraw from UN Human-Rights Council
The US became the first member to withdraw from the "hypocritical and self-serving" UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) yesterday, citing its 'chronic bias' against Israel and lack of reforms.
19 Jun 2018
AsiaEinstein's travel diaries reveal racist and xenophobic views
Legendary physicist Albert Einstein, so far, had been known for his humanitarianism, apart from his scientific brilliance.
19 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Girl refuses marriage proposal, man shoots her dead
A 19-year-old woman, working as a hostess in a private bus company, was shot dead in Pakistan's Punjab province allegedly by the company's security guard, Umar Daraz, after the victim Mahwish refused his marriage proposal.
12 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsChina plans to build university for nuclear power research
China is planning to build a university dedicated to nuclear power research to meet the severe shortage of qualified people at its rapidly expanding atomic energy facilities at home and abroad.
19 Jun 2018
Donald Trump'I'm all alone': Heart-wrenching cries of children intensify anti-Trump protest
Amid the ongoing controversy on the US' child-separation policy, heart-wrenching audio has surfaced from a Customs and Border Protection facility.
19 Jun 2018
North KoreaPakistan has more nuclear-warheads than India; China has double: SIPRI
Pakistan continues to be ahead of India when it comes to possessing nuclear warheads, with China having double the quantity, says a report by a leading Swedish think-tank.
19 Jun 2018
World Health OrganizationWHO declares gaming addiction to be a mental health disorder
Parents are rarely successful in getting their kids off computers, especially if their children are playing games.
19 Jun 2018
North KoreaKim Jong-un's two-day visit to China following Trump summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is on a two-day visit to China's capital Beijing, only a week after his unprecedented summit with US President Donald Trump, the Chinese state media reported today.
19 Jun 2018
SyriaGlobally, 68.5mn people forcibly displaced from their home, says UN
A record 68.5mn people have been forced to flee their homes due to war, violence, and persecution, notably in places like Myanmar and Syria, a report released by UN refugee agency in Geneva said.
19 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpTrump threatens to impose 10% tariff on additional $200bn-worth Chinese-goods
US President Donald Trump escalated a trade war with China today, asking his administration to identify a new list of $200bn worth of Chinese goods to be penalized with 10% tariff.
18 Jun 2018
Prince CharlesMeghan Markle's father cried watching daughter's wedding on television
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle's father has spoken about his grief at being unable to walk his daughter down the aisle to wed Prince Harry in Windsor Castle last month.
18 Jun 2018
Russia NewsIndian football fan cycles to Russia to watch World Cup
A die-hard soccer fan from Kerala, Clifin Francis, cycled to Russia to watch the World Cup tournament.
18 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsImran Khan's 'feminism degrades motherhood' comment receives much-deserved backlash
Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan sparked a controversy when he said the western notion of 'feminism' degraded the role of mothers.
18 Jun 2018
Russia NewsFIFA'18: How Mexicans' celebrations triggered an artificial 'earthquake'?
There are celebrations and then there are celebrations of Mexican fans, that caused an earthquake (literally).
18 Jun 2018
IndiaGreece: India working towards becoming $5-trillion-economy by 2025, says Kovind
India is striving to become a $5 trillion economy and the world's third-largest consumer market by 2025, President Ram Nath Kovind said in Greece, quoting World Bank, which stated India's growth rate is going to be high.
18 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpOn Trump's zero-tolerance immigration policy, Melania has contradictory views
Melania Trump, the wife of President of US Donald Trump and First Lady, has spoken on the zero-tolerance immigration policy and said she hated seeing kids separated from their families.
18 Jun 2018
TeslaBritish TV director's Tesla car bursts into flames in LA
After one of its autopilot-capable Model X cars was involved in a fatal car crash a couple of months back, Tesla has found itself in a sticky situation yet again.
18 Jun 2018
ParisWoman shouting "Allahu Akbar" stabs two in French supermarket
A month after a knife attack in Paris, a woman in a La Seyne-sur-Mer supermarket in southern France injured two people yesterday when she cried "Allahu Akbar" and attacked them with a boxcutter knife.
18 Jun 2018
South KoreaSouth Korea starts two-day war games to defend against Japan
South Korea will begin two days of war games today to practice defending the disputed Dokdo islands off its east coast, against an unlikely attack by Japan.
18 Jun 2018
JapanJapan: 3 dead, dozens injured as 6.1 quake hits Osaka
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake knocked over walls around metropolitan Osaka in western Japan today, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.
17 Jun 2018
Boko HaramNigeria: Twin bomb blasts, rocket-propelled grenade explosions kill 31
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed at least 31 people in twin suicide bomb attacks and rocket-propelled grenade explosions in Damboa of northeast Nigeria last night when people were returning from the celebrations of Eid al-Fitr, said militia leader Babakura Kolo.
17 Jun 2018
NepalCommercial mountaineering turns Mount Everest into world's highest rubbish dump
Decades of commercial mountaineering has turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump.
17 Jun 2018
IndiaSeychelles calls off key military-deal with India before president's visit
Weeks before a New Delhi visit, Seychelles President Danny Faure called off a significant defense deal that would have allowed India to expand its strategic reach in the Indian Ocean.
17 Jun 2018
IrelandPope Francis compares abortion to the Nazis' 'purity' obsession
Speaking off-the-cuff at a meeting, Pope Francis on Saturday likened abortions to the Nazi obsession with "pure race," and said children should be accepted as they are since they are God's gift.
17 Jun 2018
IndonesiaIndonesia: Giant python swallows woman, body found whole inside belly
The body of a 54-year-old woman was found inside the belly of a giant python in Indonesia's Persiapan Lawela village on the island of Muna, police said on Saturday.
17 Jun 2018
BostonStudents sue Harvard University alleging discrimination against Asian-Americans
A group called 'Students For Fair Admissions' (SFFA) has sued Harvard University for allegedly brazenly discriminating against Asian-American students during admissions.
16 Jun 2018
AfghanistanBig hugs, selfies among Taliban, Afghan forces as ceasefire holds
Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces hugged and took selfies with each other in eastern Afghanistan today, as an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country held for the second day of Eid.
16 Jun 2018
Emmanuel MacronTrump tells Abe 'he'll send 23 million Mexicans to Japan'
A new report shed light on a rather unpleasant conversation between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G7 Summit in Canada.
16 Jun 2018
United States of AmericaUS: EB-2 Indian-immigrants to wait for 151-years for Green Card
Indians with advanced degrees may have to wait for 151 years for a Green Card which authorizes them to live and work in the US permanently.
16 Jun 2018
White HouseAt least 2,000 children separated from families at US-Mexico border
At least 2,000 children have been separated from their families or guardians who illegally crossed the US-Mexico border, since a policy allowing the same came into effect.
16 Jun 2018
ScotlandFire guts Scotland's iconic 'Glasgow School of Art'
One of Scotland's most iconic buildings, Glasgow School of Art, has been gutted in a major fire, nearly four years after it was partially destroyed by a smaller blaze.
16 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsWas threatened against releasing autobiography, alleges Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham
Reham Khan, the former wife of Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, alleged she received death threats and was asked to not release her autobiography.
16 Jun 2018
United States of AmericaFormer Indian-American President of Theranos indicted for multi-million dollar scam
The Indian-American ex-President of Theranos blood-testing company along with its founder has been charged in the US for allegedly engaging in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors, doctors, and patients by making false claims about the accuracy of their much-hyped testing devices.
16 Jun 2018
North KoreaPeople of world deserve future of security and peace: Trump
Observing that the world has seen more than enough conflict, US President Donald Trump said the people of America, the Koreans, and the world deserve a future of security and peace.
16 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpTrump's former campaign manager goes to jail for witness tampering
Former campaign manager of US President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, had his interim bail revoked by a federal judge because of his alleged attempted tampering of witnesses ahead of his trial on money laundering, tax, and bank fraud charges.
16 Jun 2018
LondonBritain: Upskirting to become criminal offense after woman's relentless campaign
The lawmakers in Britain have backed a legislation to make upskirting- the act of secretly taking pictures up women's skirts, a criminal offense punishable with up to two years in prison.
15 Jun 2018
Stephen HawkingStar-among-stars: Stephen Hawking's voice to be beamed into space
Noted physicist Stephen Hawking, who spent his life teaching about stars, the origination of universe and black holes, will get a final send-off like none other.
15 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan's most wanted terrorist killed in air-strike in Afghanistan
Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in an air strike in Afghanistan, the latter confirmed today.
