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20 Jun 2017

India

There's no good or bad terrorist: India at BRICS meet

Clearly articulating India's stance towards terrorism at the BRICS foreign ministerial meet, Minister of state for external affairs, V K Singh noted that terrorists cannot be differentiated as good or bad, but as a menace threatening global peace and stability.

20 Jun 2017

North Korea

US student Otto Warmbier released by North Korea dies

22-year-old US college student Otto Warmbier, who was released after spending 17 months as a prisoner in North Korea, has passed away in a Cincinnati hospital.

20 Jun 2017

India

India-Afghanistan air corridor: Opening new avenues

The very first India-Afghanistan air corridor was inaugurated by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani recently, at a ceremony held at the Kabul International Airport.

20 Jun 2017

Paris

Was Trump's withdrawal from Paris Agreement a blessing in disguise?

Trump's recent withdrawal from the Paris Agreement has been met with a loud clamour on how it ends all hopes for fighting climate change.

20 Jun 2017

Data Leak

Data of 60% US citizens leaked from Republican-hired company

An analytics firm's database, which had political information of more than 20 crore US citizens, was left unguarded on a publicly-accessible Amazon server for 12 days this month. The firm was hired by Republican Party.

19 Jun 2017

Moon

China to grow potatoes and silkworms on the Moon!

China will send a mini-ecosystem comprising potato seeds and silkworm eggs to the Moon in 2018.

19 Jun 2017

Emmanuel Macron

French Parliamentary Elections: President Macron's party wins

French President Emmanuel Macron emerged strong in France's Parliamentary elections, with his Republic on the Move (LREM) securing a commanding majority in the Parliament.

19 Jun 2017

India

Indians can now apply online for visitor visas to Australia

Starting July 1, Indians will be able to apply online for a visitor visa for Australia.

19 Jun 2017

London

London: One killed, several injured as van runs into pedestrians

In the intervening night of June 18-19, a van ran into worshippers coming out of the Finsbury Park Mosque, running over several of them. At least one was killed and eight injured.

US Police arrests a Sikh-convert for carrying kirpan

A Sikh convert was arrested by the US police for carrying a kirpan at a grocery store.

18 Jun 2017

Portugal

Central Portugal: Huge forest fire claims 57 lives

At least 57 people have been killed and 59 injured in a raging forest fire in central Portugal.

18 Jun 2017

Tibet

China plans scientific expedition to Tibet after nearly 40 years

China has included the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, an area earmarked under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as part of a scientific expedition to study climatic, environmental and biodiversity changes in the region over the past few decades.

18 Jun 2017

Emmanuel Macron

France launches tech visa to become "country of unicorns"

In a bid to become "country of unicorns", France launched a new technology visa to attract foreign talent.

17 Jun 2017

UNICEF

Children in rich countries: One in five lives in poverty

One in five children lives in relative poverty even in rich countries.

17 Jun 2017

Donald Trump

Financial disclosures show Trump has liabilities worth $315 million

Donald Trump has voluntarily made financial disclosures to the US Office of Government Ethics offering the first glimpse into his business empire since becoming president.

17 Jun 2017

Japan

US Navy warship collides off Japan's coast, 7 sailors missing

At least seven US Navy personnel are missing after their ship, the destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with merchant vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan.

17 Jun 2017

Donald Trump

Trump partially rolls back Obama's reconciliation with Cuba

President Donald Trump unveiled the new US policy towards Cuba, partially rolling back his predecessor Barack Obama's "completely one-sided deal."

17 Jun 2017

Australia

US to soon decide on resettling Australia's Manus Island detainees

As the Australian government prepares to close down its detention centre in Manus Island, US is set to decide soon on whether they would take the detainees in, as per the terms of a previous agreement.

16 Jun 2017

Vladimir Putin

US Senate passes bill preventing Trump from removing Russia sanctions

The US Senate has voted 97-2 to pass legislation proposing new sanctions on Russia.

16 Jun 2017

Global Warming

Last month was the second hottest May on record

According to NASA's monthly analysis, last month was the second hottest May in 137 years of modern record-keeping of average global temperatures.

16 Jun 2017

Donald Trump

US, Qatar ink $12 billion deal on F-15 fighter jets

Against the backdrop of Qatar's isolation in the Middle East, US has inked a $12 billion deal for supply of 36 F-15 fighter jets to Qatar.

16 Jun 2017

North Korea

American student released by North Korea has severe brain injury

American college student Otto Warmbier, who was released by North Korea on June 13 after 17 months in detention, has received a severe brain injury.

16 Jun 2017

China

22-year-old gets 13kg of poop surgically removed; Shit gets serious!

If you haven't been considering constipation a real health hazard, think again!

16 Jun 2017

India

US designates Karnataka-born ISIS leader a global terrorist

30-year-old Karnataka-born Mohammed Shafi Armar, ISIS's chief recruiter in the Indian subcontinent, has been named a 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' by the US.

16 Jun 2017

India

Russia rejects Islamabad's claims of Putin's mediation in Indo-Pak ties

Russia has rejected reports quoting a senior Pakistani official that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his interest in mediating between India and Pakistan.

16 Jun 2017

Donald Trump

And the 2017 children's 'word of the year' is… Trump!

Trump pretty much rules global headlines. But it appears the US president is now taking over playgrounds as well.

15 Jun 2017

Japan

Japan passes controversial law against terror conspiracy

Despite vocal opposition and protests, lawmakers in Japan have passed a controversial bill allowing authorities to clamp down on suspected terror conspiracies.

15 Jun 2017

North Korea

How is life in a NKorean prison, former detainee recalls

In Dec'12, Korean-American Kenneth Bae was convicted by North Korea to 15-years of hard labor.

15 Jun 2017

Jerusalem

Einstein's letters to be auctioned in Jerusalem

5 letters sent by Albert Einstein to his colleague, David Bohm, will be auctioned on June 20 at an auction house in Jerusalem.

15 Jun 2017

India

Neeru Chadha first Indian woman in UN's ITLOS

International law expert Neeru Chadha has become the first Indian woman to be elected as judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for 2017-2026.

15 Jun 2017

Michael Flynn

Reports: Special counsel to investigate Trump over obstruction of justice

Special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly investigating US President Donald Trump over possible obstruction of justice, an impeachable offense.

15 Jun 2017

India

In a major goof-up, Pakistani tableau features Red Fort

The world knows that Pakistan claims Jammu and Kashmir as its territory. But Delhi's Red Fort?

15 Jun 2017

Spain

Hitler is still keeping Spain awake after all these years

The world will always remember Hitler for the rise of Nazism, the Holocaust of Jews, and being one of the reasons of Second World War. However, in Spain the trouble with Hitler is a little bit more than usual.

15 Jun 2017

Australia

Australia pays $53 million compensation for harsh asylum policy

Australian government has decided to pay $53 million in compensation to the asylum-seekers whom it kept detained at the Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) between 2012-16 under harsh conditions.

15 Jun 2017

North Korea

US blames North Korea for cyberattacks, more attacks imminent

The US government in an unprecedented move has now issued a red flag against the North Korean government blaming the country for a series of cyberattacks that go way back to 2009.

14 Jun 2017

Donald Trump

Teacher suspended for editing out Trump references from yearbook

Susan Parsons, a senior teacher at New Jersey's Wall Township High School, has reportedly been suspended after she allegedly edited out references to US President Donald Trump from the school yearbook.

14 Jun 2017

Afghanistan

US admits it isn't winning war in Afghanistan

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis admitted to Congress that the US is "not winning" the war against Taliban militants in Afghanistan.

14 Jun 2017

North Korea

NKorea releases US student, in coma since a year

North Korea has released 22-year-old American student Otto Warmbier from jail, but he is in a coma. He arrived in Ohio on June 13.

14 Jun 2017

India

Trump's 71st B'day: Haryana village to be named after him

An Open Defecation-Free (ODF) village in Haryana's Mewat will be named after US President Donald Trump, announced Sulabh International Founder and Chief Bindeshwar Pathak in Washington DC.

14 Jun 2017

India

China backs Pakistan's plans for Indus Basin dams, India opposes

Bringing in another-dimension to multiple confrontations in the sub-continent, Pakistan is looking to construct a mega-dam on the Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan region by 2018.