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18 Apr 2017
IndiaNepal local elections: China beats India to delivering assistance
As Nepal is preparing to conduct its local body elections after a 10 year hiatus, China on Monday came as an early bird with poll assistance to Nepal.
18 Apr 2017
Myanmar285 deaths, 1073 injuries during Myanmar's Thingyan water festival
285 people died, while 1073 others were injured during the annual 4-day Thingyan water festival in Myanmar.
17 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpBernie: US should avoid "perpetual warfare in the Middle East"
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders said America must not get involved in "perpetual warfare in the Middle East."
17 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpPhilippines to hold military drills with the US
The Philippines military announced it will hold annual exercises with troops from its US ally.
17 Apr 2017
TurkeyTurkish Referendum: Erdogan wins amidst opposition challenge
Unofficial results declared on Sunday night indicated the passage of the Turkish Referendum, securing 1.25 million votes more than the "no" vote.
16 Apr 2017
SyriaCar bomb kills hundreds of Syrian evacuees
A car bomb detonated in the vicinity of a convoy of buses carrying evacuees from besieged rebel-held towns on the outskirts of Aleppo, killing over 100 civilians.
16 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpTrump's tax disclosure: Protesters demand release of tax returns
Latest in the series of protests against US President Donald Trump, thousands of protesters marched in over 150 locations, demanding disclosure of his tax returns.
16 Apr 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan mob-lynching: Malala Yousafzai blames Pakistan for poor global image
Pakistani Nobel Laureate and pro-education activist Malala Yousafzai condemned the recent mob lynching of Pakistani university student Mashal Khan for blasphemy.
15 Apr 2017
IndiaPakistan arrests 3 suspected R&AW spies for targeting CPEC
Pakistani police have arrested three suspected spies from India's Research and Analysis Wing intelligence agency.
15 Apr 2017
MicrosoftLeaks suggest America's NSA may have hacked global banking system
Hacking group Shadow Brokers have leaked spy tools allegedly created and used by the US National Security Agency (NSA).
15 Apr 2017
Barack Obama9/11 Lawsuits: Saudi banks, Bin Laden affiliated companies sued
A group of over two dozen US insurers affiliated with the insurance holding firm Travelers Cos has sued ten defendants including Saudi banks and companies connected to Osama bin Laden over the 9/11 terror attacks.
14 Apr 2017
World Health OrganizationFemale Genital Mutilation: Indian-origin doctor arrested in US
44-year-old Indian-origin doctor Jumana Nagarwala has been charged with performing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on minors aged 6-8, in what is probably the first such reported case in the US.
14 Apr 2017
IndiaMake in India: UK offers India defence technology for weapons
The United Kingdom has offered India cutting-edge defence technology for co-producing weapon systems to jointly become the "world beaters" in arms exports.
13 Apr 2017
BangladeshBangladesh executes three militants for 2004 grenade attack
Bangladesh on April 12 executed three militants for a 2004 grenade attack that killed three people and injured several others, including a British ambassador.
13 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpTrump backtracks on campaign rhetoric, says NATO "no longer obsolete"
US President Donald Trump said during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that NATO is "no longer obsolete."
13 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpTrump ordered Syria missile strike over dessert with Chinese President
American President Donald Trump said he ordered the missile strike on Syria "during dessert" with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
13 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpDaily Mail to pay Melania Trump damages over 'escort' allegation
British newspaper Daily Mail has agreed to pay damages and costs to US First Lady Melania Trump over an article in which it alleged that she once worked as an escort.
13 Apr 2017
LibyaSlave markets flourishing in Libya: UN Migration Agency Report
A recently released UN migration agency report revealed that increasing number of African migrants traversing through Libya are being trafficked and traded through slave markets in Libya.
13 Apr 2017
ChinaChina to spend $29bn to build roads in Tibetan-populated province
China will be spending $29 billion over the coming five years to augment road infrastructure in Qinghai province which borders Tibet.
12 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpUS warns Assad's reign in Syria "coming to an end"
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is visiting Russia where he's expected to urge Moscow to stop supporting Assad.
12 Apr 2017
White HouseTrump's Press Secretary says Hitler didn't use chemical weapons, apologizes
Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, has apologized for stating that Adolf Hitler didn't use chemical weapons in World War II.
12 Apr 2017
TurkeyTurkey's fast-growing hair transplant industry is soaking up Syrian refugees
Following several terror attacks and a failed military coup, tourism in Turkey saw a sharp decline in 2016.
11 Apr 2017
Saudi ArabiaChina most likely to hand death penalties to farmers, unemployed
China Judgements Online, after scrutinizing Supreme People's Court's official court verdict database found out that farmers and unemployed people were most often doled out death sentences in China.
11 Apr 2017
WikiLeaksUS Election hacking: Alleged Russian hacker arrested in Spain
Following the issue of arrest warrant from US, Barcelona Police on Sunday arrested Russian programmer Pyotr Levashov for his alleged involvement in hacking the US Presidential elections.
11 Apr 2017
TalibanUK says there's no excuse for terrorism coming from Pakistan
Britain's defence secretary Michael Fallon said there's no excuse for terrorism that "flows across" Pakistan's borders into Afghanistan and elsewhere.
10 Apr 2017
Narendra ModiAustralian PM Malcolm Turnbull meets Modi during India visit
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a four-day visit to India, his first since assuming office in September 2015.
10 Apr 2017
Jared KushnerDeputy national security adviser KT McFarland asked to step down
US Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland has been asked to step down by the Trump administration after just three months.
09 Apr 2017
Pakistan NewsIndian, Pakistani, Chinese and Italian navy saves merchant vessel
Responding to a hijacking by pirates, the Indian, Chinese, Pakistan, and Italian navies carried out a joint operation to rescue a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia.
09 Apr 2017
United States of AmericaUS unemployment rate drops: Of hiring, firing and weather
Unemployment rate in the US has reached the decade's lowest at 4.5% since May 2007.
09 Apr 2017
GreeceGreece, eurozone reach basic agreement to unlock bailout payments
Eurozone finance ministers said they have reached an "in principle" agreement with Greece on the contents of a deal to release a delayed bailout payment.
07 Apr 2017
Russia NewsDevin Nunes steps aside from Congressional committee inquiry on Russia
Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has temporarily stepped aside from a congressional investigation into Russia's alleged election hacking.
07 Apr 2017
MoscowRussia bans "gay clown" memes of President Putin
With a recent ruling by Moscow's Justice Ministry, it is now illegal to portray President Vladimir Putin in makeup, or otherwise implying he is gay.
07 Apr 2017
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSmoking Kills: One in 10 global deaths due to smoking
Smoking caused more than one in 10 deaths globally in 2015, according to a study sponsored by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and published in 'The Lancet' medical journal.
06 Apr 2017
IndiaMuslim babies to outnumber Christian babies in 20 years
Christianity, as per 2015 data, is currently the world's largest religion with Christians making up over 31% of the world's population.
06 Apr 2017
NetherlandsDutch men walk #handinhand following attack on gay couple
Straight Dutch men are uploading images on social media of themselves holding hands to stand up against homophobia.
06 Apr 2017
Michael FlynnBannon loses seat in National Security Council, not a "demotion"
President Donald Trump has removed Steve Bannon, his controversial senior strategist, from the National Security Council (NSC).
06 Apr 2017
IndiaChina Pakistan Economic Corridor: UK wants share of the cake
Looking to be a key stakeholder in the multi billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the UK on Tuesday held a trade round table involving British and Pakistani diplomats, British companies and Chinese banks.
05 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpTrump vows to reform Obama's "horrendous" US banking regulations
President Donald Trump has vowed to reform the "horrendous" US banking regulations constituted following the financial crisis in 2008.
05 Apr 2017
Lahore6, including 4 soldiers killed in mysterious Lahore blast
Six people including four soldiers were killed in an apparent suicide blast in Lahore that was targeting a census group.
05 Apr 2017
Donald TrumpTrump-Sisi meeting: Trump aims to reboot US-Egypt ties
In a move to reboot US-Egypt relations, President Donald Trump welcomed his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to the White House.
