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25 Jun 2018
MaliMali: 32 Fulanis killed, 10 missing in traditional hunters' attack
At least 32 Fulani civilians, including children, were killed and ten are missing following an attack in central Mali, believed to have been carried out by traditional hunters, as the government said 16 bodies had been found.
24 Jun 2018
SwedenStudy: Beer was mass-produced in Sweden in the Iron Age
A new archaeological study has found evidence that malt for brewing beer was produced as early as the Iron Age in Sweden.
24 Jun 2018
LondonRamdev holds series of yoga sessions in the UK
Yoga guru Ramdev held a series of yoga sessions in UK cities to mark the fourth International Day of Yoga.
24 Jun 2018
FranceFrench-teen accidentally crosses US-Canada border while jogging, detained for 2-weeks
A casual jog on the beach quickly and unexpectedly turned into "the fright of (her) life" for a French teenager vacationing in Canada.
24 Jun 2018
IndiaBahrain: UNESCO Committee meets to examine new nominations to World-heritage-list
Inuit hunting grounds, WWI cemeteries, Art Deco heritage in Mumbai are among 30 hopefuls in the running to join UNESCO's famous list as the World Heritage Committee meets today in Bahrain.
24 Jun 2018
Russia NewsFirst Russia air strikes hit South Syria, no casualties reported
Russian air strikes are hitting rebel-held towns in Daraa (South Syria) for the first time since a ceasefire was agreed upon last year, said the Observatory for Human Rights.
24 Jun 2018
XTrump's spokeswoman booted out of eatery, restaurant explains why
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders was, on Saturday, asked to leave a Virginia restaurant because she works with Donald Trump.
24 Jun 2018
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia lifts decades-old ban on women driving
Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to allow women to drive by overturning a decades-old ban on female motorists today.
24 Jun 2018
Russia NewsWoman has 'moving blemishes', turns out they are parasitic worms
In a rather worrisome case, a 32-year-old Russian woman was shocked to see her blemishes moving. From a tiny blemish under her eye, the scars moved up her eye and then downwards, swelling her lips.
23 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistanis transferred $15 billion abroad in FY 2016-17, says report
A staggering amount of $15.253 billion was transferred abroad by Pakistani citizens through normal banking channels during the financial year 2016-17, says a media report.
23 Jun 2018
Abu DhabiUAE: Indian expatriate receives Rs. 37L as compensation following accident
An Indian expatriate, who lost both his hands and legs to an infection caused after an accident during work in the UAE, has received 202,000 Dirhams ($54,994) as compensation from his employer after the intervention of the Indian Mission in Abu Dhabi.
23 Jun 2018
South KoreaUS suspends select-exercises with S-Korea to support N-Korean diplomatic negotiations
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has announced to have "indefinitely suspended" select exercises with South Korea to support diplomatic negotiations with North Korea.
22 Jun 2018
IndiaIs it possible to operationalize the Chabahar port by 2019?
According to Union minister Nitin Gadkari, India is trying to get the strategic Chabahar port in Iran operational by 2019, despite the dire threat of fresh US sanctions against Iran looming large in the air.
22 Jun 2018
United States of AmericaWish to visit Titanic? One of the last chances coming-up
Over a century ago, a trip aboard the Titanic was reserved for the wealthiest. Cut to2018, and it still is.
22 Jun 2018
PunjabPunjabi youths chasing American dreams find themselves in US jails
Chasing the American dream, Bunty Singh (not his real name) illegally entered the US after crisscrossing several countries but landed in an immigration detention center in Otero, New Mexico, where he has been languishing for the last 16 months.
22 Jun 2018
IndiaNearly 100 Indians held at 2 detention centers in US
The Indian Mission in the US has established contact with two immigration detention centers where nearly 100 Indians, mostly from Punjab, are detained for illegally entering the country through its southern border.
22 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpWelcome-To-America: The story of crying-toddler with Trump on TIME cover
President of United States Donald Trump is quite proud of his TIME magazine covers, but the latest one is not something he would like to hang on the White House walls.
22 Jun 2018
North KoreaNorth Korea was an incredible experience; had tremendous success: Trump
US President Donald Trump today told his cabinet members that he had "tremendous success" with North Korea, more than a week after his historic meeting with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
22 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpMelania Trump wears "Don't care" coat while visiting migrant kids
United States of America's First Lady Melania Trump was caught in the eye of a storm after she chose to wear a trench coat that read "I really don't care, do you?" while paying a visit to Texas's migrant child detention centre.
22 Jun 2018
CubaCuba: President Kovind pays homage to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro
President Ram Nath Kovind has paid tribute to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in Santiago de Cuba, describing the late leader as a great friend of India who lent strength to the voice of developing countries in the international arena.
21 Jun 2018
Sri LankaJustice for victims of Lanka civil war remains elusive: US-lawmaker
Justice for most of the victims of brutal civil war in Sri Lanka remains elusive, said US lawmaker Chris Smith.
21 Jun 2018
IndiaIndia hits back at US, hikes customs-duty for 29 items
India has increased customs duty on 29 products, including pulses and iron and steel products, imported from the US as a retaliatory action against the tariff hike by Washington.
21 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsSC's arrest order made me reconsider return to Pakistan: Musharraf
Pakistan's former military-ruler Pervez Musharraf today said that he was ready to return to Pakistan but the Supreme Court order for his arrest forced him to change his mind.
21 Jun 2018
HuaweiMalaysian CEO killed as his smartphone explodes during charging
Smartphone explosions have become quite common, but deaths due to it aren't. The CEO of a Malaysian company became a rare victim.
21 Jun 2018
JapanJapan: Worker's pay cut for taking lunch-break 3 minutes early
The Japanese take their work ethics way too seriously, and you would sometimes not want to be a part of this culture.
21 Jun 2018
New ZealandIt's a girl! New Zealand PM blessed with first child
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl in an Auckland hospital today, becoming the second world leader to do so while in office.
21 Jun 2018
International Yoga DayWhat makes June 21 special? Much more than #InternationalYogaDay
The United Nations started observing June 21 as International Yoga Day in 2015 and it has since been used to promote a healthy lifestyle.
21 Jun 2018
GreeceParamaribo: President Kovind will perform yoga with Suriname counterpart Bouterse
President Ram Nath Kovind will perform yoga asanas along with his Suriname counterpart Desire Delano Bouterse in Paramaribo today to observe the International Day of Yoga in this Latin American country.
21 Jun 2018
Russia News'Get-pregnant-by-World-Players' campaign of Burger King Russia pulled down after criticism
The Russian leg of global food chain Burger King has apologized for its offensive advertisement where it claimed women who got pregnant with football players would get free whoppers for life and a chance to win $47,000.
21 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsSuspend all American aid to Pakistan, they harbor terrorists: US-lawmaker
The US has not seen Pakistan taking sustained and decisive actions required to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, a top Trump administration official told lawmakers who demanded suspension of all American aid to Pakistan.
21 Jun 2018
South AfricaSouth Sudan's warring leaders meet for first time since 2016
South Sudan President Salva Kirr met opposition leader Riek Machar on Thursday in Addis Ababa for the first time in almost two years amid efforts to end a five-year civil war.
21 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpTrump stops policy which separated kids from parents at US-border
Under immense pressure from the Opposition and even right-wing voices, United States President Donald Trump ended the policy that separated minors from their families at the border.
20 Jun 2018
North KoreaKim Jong-un wraps up China visit; hails 'unity' with Beijing
Kim Jong-un wrapped up today his third visit to China this year, declaring North Korea's unstinting "friendship" with Beijing a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump.
20 Jun 2018
NepalChina, Nepal sign 8 pacts for major-infrastructure projects; deepen bilateral-ties
China and Nepal today signed eight agreements for developing major infrastructure projects in the land-locked Himalayan nation to further deepen bilateral ties.
20 Jun 2018
IndiaHow is Nirav Modi traveling with revoked Indian passport?
It's been months since Nirav Modi started playing cat-and-mouse with Indian authorities. Recently, after reports emerged he was in the UK, he left for Brussels within two days.
20 Jun 2018
IndiaBorder management policy's prime objective is checking illicit trade: India
While speaking at a UN conference on small arms, Ambassador Amandeep Singh Gill, Permanent Representative of India to Conference on Disarmament, said a principal objective of India's border management policy is to secure its borders against illicit trade.
20 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpAt least 52 Indians jailed under US' new 'zero-tolerance' policy
The US has jailed over 1,600 illegal immigrants under its 'zero-tolerance' policy. Of those, 52 detainees in an Oregon federal prison have declared themselves Indian.
20 Jun 2018
India7,400 Indians filed asylum applications in US in 2017: UN
7,400 people from India filed applications for asylum in the US last year, according to UN Refugee Agency's annual Global Trends report.
20 Jun 2018
CanadaYou can now smoke pot legally in Canada
Canada's Parliament has now passed a law legalizing recreational use of marijuana across the nation.
20 Jun 2018
Donald TrumpTrump defends 'zero-tolerance-policy' towards immigration, urges Congress to change laws
US President Donald Trump defended his administration's "zero-tolerance" policy towards immigration, blaming the opposition Democrats for the current mess.
