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30 Jun 2015

World

Egypt vows for stricter laws after prosecutor's death

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian President guranteed tougher laws against terrorists while speaking at the funeral of prosecutor Hisham Barakat, who was assassinated in a Cairo car bombing.

29 Jun 2015

World

Greek banks to remain shut for a week

Greece decided to shut down banks until 7 July and restricted cash withdrawals to 60 euros a day, to avoid collapse of its financial system.

28 Jun 2015

World

USA Supreme Court de-criminalizes gay marriages

In a landmark opinion, the USA Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide (which was legal in 37 states), establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic victory.

27 Jun 2015

World

Obamacare is here to stay

The US Supreme Court has retained a key chunk of President Barack Obama's health-care law which safeguards health insurance for millions of Americans and is popularly known as Obamacare.

26 Jun 2015

World

Pakistan's security institutions to investigate MQM's funding

Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said that if allegations of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) receiving Indian funds are authenticated, action will be taken against them.

26 Jun 2015

World

Queen Elizabeth may have to leave Buckingham Palace

Queen Elizabeth II may be forced out of the Buckingham Palace due to the much needed repairs and upgrades of the palace.

25 Jun 2015

World

Boston bomber apologises

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, prime accused in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings finally broke his silence and apologised for his actions.

25 Jun 2015

World

Iran takes a step back on nuclear talks

A week before the deadline for the final agreement between Iran and world powers on the former's nuclear program, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seems to be taking a different path.

24 Jun 2015

World

US spied on French Presidents - WikiLeaks

According to WikiLeaks' recent claims, the US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006 -12.

24 Jun 2015

World

Taliban strikes Afghanistan parliament

On 22 June, Taliban members, including a suicide bomber and 6 gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament in Kabul.

23 Jun 2015

World

China blocks India's move in UN

India's move to seek action against Pakistan in UN for the release of Lakhvi, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, has been blocked by China.

23 Jun 2015

World

Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour freed!

Al Jazeera reporter, Ahmed Mansour who was detained in Berlin has been freed by German authorities.

22 Jun 2015

World

Those in the weapons industry not Christian - Pope

Pope Francis proclaimed that the people connected to the weapons industry are not "Christians really" to thousands of young people during a rally in Turin.

22 Jun 2015

World

Obama wants US gun culture reassessed

Obama expressed anguish over repeated mass shootings in the US, saying that he was disappointed over lenient laws for gun possession in the country.

21 Jun 2015

World

Yemen peace talks inconclusive

United Nations mediator for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said no agreement was reached in the 4-day talks between the two warring sides in Yemen but that he was optimistic about securing ceasefire.

20 Jun 2015

Space News

32 years ago, Sally Ride made history!

On 18 June 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel in space.

20 Jun 2015

World

It's a win for opposition parties in Denmark

Danish opposition parties have won over the governing coalition in the closely contested general election.

19 Jun 2015

World

Charleston Church Massacre suspect arrested

Dylan Storm Roof, a 21-year old white man of Lexington was arrested by the police as a suspect in the mass killing of 9 people at the AME church, Charleston, USA.

17 Jun 2015

World

Italy threatens to hand out Schengen Visas

Europe has reached a stalemate over the migration crisis across the Mediterranian from Libya.

16 Jun 2015

World

Pro-democracy protesters of Hong Kong return to streets

Hong Kong is due to debate and vote on the proposed electoral reform in its Legislative Council.

16 Jun 2015

World

Omar al-Bashir flees South Africa ahead of arrest

The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who was in South Africa, left while the South African High Court was considering his arrest plea.

13 Jun 2015

World

Zimbabwe announces currency trade-in for US dollars

Zimbabwe's central bank announced that it will exchange US dollars for the local Zimbabwean dollars.

12 Jun 2015

World

Germanwings Crash: French prosecutors widen probe

French Prosecutor, Brice Robin has said that the magistrates heading the case of the Germanwings crash cannot simply blame co-pilot Andreas Lubitz without investigating for system failures.

12 Jun 2015

World

Falkland Islands becomes an issue of debate again

British PM David Cameron defended United Kingdom's claim to the Falkland Islands when confronted by Argentina's foreign minister at the summit in Brussels.

11 Jun 2015

World

America's new take on fighting ISIS

In its new strategy to fight the Islamic State, the US government is outlining to set up a new military base in the Anbar Province in Iraq.

10 Jun 2015

World

Turkey’s voters deliver a blow to the President

The Turkish elections delivered a blow to incumbent President - Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His Justice and Development party - AKP, lost its majority in parliament, winning only 258 of the 550 seats.

9 Jun 2015

World

EU urges Saudi Arabia to stop Badawi’s lashing

The European Union has come out in support of Saudi Arabian blogger, Raif Badawi by renewing its calls to the Saudi government to stop lashing the 31 year old blogger.

5 Jun 2015

World

Ukraine President warns of Russian invasion

Ukraine's military has been asked to be prepared for a full-scale Russian invasion.

5 Jun 2015

World

Greece delays 300 Mn euro repayment to IMF

Greece delayed a debt repayment of 300 Mn euro to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

4 Jun 2015

World

Death toll touches 65 in China Cruise capsizing

The death toll has risen to 65 in the river cruise capsizing disaster in the Yangtze River in China.

3 Jun 2015

World

War-crimes accused Bashir sworn-in as President

Omar Al-Bashir was sworn-in as President of Sudan for another five years.

1 Jun 2015

World

Rand Paul bids adieu to the Patriot Act

The Bush-era Patriot Act is on its way out, getting the biggest push from Senator Rand Paul.

30 May 2015

World

Pentagon to look into shipping of live anthrax samples

US army facility in Utah, mistakenly sent samples of suspected live anthrax to 11 states across US, 2 more than first acknowledged, in addition to labs in Australia and South Korea.

29 May 2015

World

Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari takes charge

A military dictator in the past, Buhari is known to be a disciplinarian and is incorruptible.

28 May 2015

World

Vatican disappointed by Irish gay marriage vote

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, has called the referendum in Ireland which legalized gay marriage, as a "defeat for humanity".

27 May 2015

World

EU referendum plans unveiled by Queen Elizabeth

The government's plan for the 2017 EU referendum were unveiled by Queen Elizabeth in her speech.

27 May 2015

World

China plans lighthouses in South China Sea

China announced its plans to set up two lighthouses on the reefs of the disputed South China Sea (SCS).

22 May 2015

World

Enquiry widened into fake diplomas scam in Pakistan

Axact's headquarters in Karachi and the smaller office in Islamabad were sealed following last week's raids.

19 May 2015

World

UN chief raises concern over Morsi’s sentence

The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon verbalized his concern for the ousted president Mohamed Morsi, after an Egyptian court doled out a death sentence to him.

28 Apr 2015

World

8 drug-smugglers executed in Indonesia, woman pardoned

30-year old Mary Jane Veloso was sentenced to death in 2010 after being caught smuggling 2.6kg heroin into Indonesia.