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22 Jan 2017

Barack Obama

Trump has to surrender his beloved Android phone

According to a New York Times report, Donald Trump has been asked to hand in his beloved Android phone for a "secure, encrypted device approved by the Secret Service with a number few people possess".

21 Jan 2017

World

China records slowest growth rate in 2016

China recorded the slowest growth rate in 27 years, registering a paltry 6.7% year on year growth in 2016. China had recorded 6.9% growth in 2015.

21 Jan 2017

Washington DC

Women to sport 'pussy hats' a day after Trump's inauguration

A day after US President Trump's inauguration, 200,000 people would march in Washington DC to advocate for gender equality.

21 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

Trump highlights America's problems, offers hope in inauguration speech

President Donald Trump spoke of a bleak and broken America having abandoned factories, rampant crime and a failed education system, at his inauguration day speech.

21 Jan 2017

Pakistan News

IED blast kills 12, injures 30 in northwest Pakistan

At least 12 people were killed and 30 injured when a blast ripped through a vegetable market in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas region.

21 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

President Trump signs executive order to roll back Obamacare

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at rolling back Obamacare, hours after being sworn-in to office.

21 Jan 2017

World

Bahais in Iran must study in underground universities

The Bahais, the largest non-Muslim minority community of Iran, are not permitted to study in the universities.

21 Jan 2017

Turkey

Turkey close to constitutional amendment expanding Erdogan's powers

Sources said Turkey is moving closer toward implementing constitutional reforms that will significantly bolster President Erdogan's powers.

The 58th US Presidential Inauguration: All eyes on Trump!

Donald Trump's inauguration is almost upon us; the 45th President of the United States would assume office ten weeks after a stunning Presidential Election.

20 Jan 2017

ISIS

IS destroys part of ancient Roman amphitheatre in Palmyra

Syrian officials said IS militants have destroyed part of the ancient Roman amphitheatre located in Palmyra.

20 Jan 2017

Adama Barrow

West African armies enter Gambia

Armies of Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and Mali crossed into Gambia to pressure Yahya Jammeh to vacate the Presidential office.

20 Jan 2017

Barack Obama

Richard Verma: Have to keep working at Indo-US relations

Delivering his last address at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Delhi, outgoing US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said he was thankful for all the "tough issues" that were resolved during his tenure.

20 Jan 2017

Washington DC

Trump to be sworn in as 45th US President

Donald Trump arrived in Washington amid heavy rain to take the oath as the 45th President of the US.

20 Jan 2017

World

Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" extradited to the US

Mexico has extradited the notorious drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the US.

20 Jan 2017

Jet Airways

Korean Air uses stun guns on unruly passengers

Reports stated that Korean Air used stun guns at least 5 times on unruly passengers aboard their aircraft.

20 Jan 2017

Adama Barrow

Gambia: Barrow to be sworn-in in Senegal, Jammeh stays

The newly elected President of Gambia, Adama Barrow will take his oath as president in Senegal, as outgoing President Yahya Jammeh has refused to step down.

Official Party newspaper reveals China faked its growth figures

China is set to release its GDP growth figures for 2016 tomorrow.

19 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

Theresa May to meet Wall Street Bankers

Theresa May will meet some of Wall Street's biggest firms after banks threatened to move jobs out of UK amidst Brexit.

19 Jan 2017

Russia News

Barack Obama gives final press conference as president

Barack Obama covered a range of issues during his last press conference as president.

19 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

Nikki Haley opposes Trump's stance during Senate hearing

Donald Trump's nominee to be US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, 44, has received an overwhelmingly respectful reception from both Democratic and Republicans during her Senate confirmation hearing.

19 Jan 2017

ISIS

Istanbul club chosen at random says attacker

Abdulgadir Masharipov, suspected to have killed 39 people in the Reina night club in Istanbul stated that the club was chosen at random.

19 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

Obama commutes prison term of Chelsea Manning

In January'17, former president Barack Obama commuted Manning's 35-year sentence, a decision that can't be undone by incumbent President Donald Trump.

19 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

US journos: We decide how to serve readers, no Trump

In a strongly-worded statement, the American press corps has told Donald Trump that he wont be able to stifle or manipulate content in the media.

19 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

China against Taiwan delegation at Trump's inauguration

China urged USA to disallow a delegation from Taiwan to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump.

19 Jan 2017

Hong Kong

"No room" for Hong Kong's independence

On Wednesday, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying delivered his final policy address before stepping down from his five-year tenure.

18 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

French president slams Trump over Merkel criticism

French President Francois Hollande rebuffed US President-elect Donald Trump after the latter criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal migrant policy.

18 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

2017 World Economic Forum — Responsive and Responsible Leadership

The 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off at Davos; Chinese President Xi Jinping set the tone for the five-day annual conference with an impassioned speech.

18 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

Trump sued by woman for defamation

Summer Zervos, a one-time contestant on Donald Trump's reality show 'The Apprentice' filed a lawsuit against Trump for denying allegations of having committed sexual assault.

18 Jan 2017

World

Russia extends Snowden's residency by "couple of years"

"Snowden's residency in Russia has just been extended by another couple of years," Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson said.

18 Jan 2017

World

IT firms to hire freshers from USA

Stringent H-1B visa norms have led to Indian outsourcing giants such as Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services to hire more engineers from American campuses.

18 Jan 2017

Boko Haram

Nigerian military bombs refugees by mistake, 100 dead

A Nigerian state official revealed that an Air Force fighter jet mistakenly bombed a refugee camp resulting in the death of 100 refugees and injuring aid workers in northeast Rann, near the border with Cameroon.

18 Jan 2017

ISIS

Iraq forces take back 'Jonah's tomb' in Mosul

In January, Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State group in Mosul retook an area where the jihadist's had levelled one of the city's most well-known shrines in 2014.

18 Jan 2017

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil to build 30 prisons in 2017

In order to ease chronic overcrowding in its penitentiary system, President Michel Temer of Brazil said that his country would build 30 prisons over the next one year.

17 Jan 2017

Texas

Last man to walk on the moon dies aged 82

Former astronaut Eugene A. Cernan passed away aged 82 in Texas due to ongoing health problems.

17 Jan 2017

World

Search for MH370 ends after 3 years, plane not found

The Joint Agency Coordination Center in Australia said the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has officially been suspended.

17 Jan 2017

Indian Army

Army kills 3 Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in J&K

Days after a video surfaced of Hafiz Saeed praising terrorists for the Akhnoor attack, the army killed 3 terrorists at Awoora village in Pahalgam, Anantnag.

17 Jan 2017

Russia News

NATO alliance rattled after Trump calls it obsolete

Germany's foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said US President-elect Donald Trump's comment that NATO is "obsolete" has caused "astonishment and agitation" within the alliance.

17 Jan 2017

World

Shooter who killed 5 in Mexico music festival remains unidentified

Police haven't captured or identified the gunman who shot five people dead in Mexico last night.

17 Jan 2017

World

Orlando night club shooter's wife arrested for obstruction of justice

Noor Salman, the wife of the Orlando gay night club attacker Omar Mateen, has been arrested.

17 Jan 2017

ISIS

Suspected Istanbul nightclub attacker who massacred 38 arrested

Turkish police have arrested Abdulkadir Masharipov, the man suspected of mounting the attack on Istanbul's Reina club on New Year's Eve which left 38 people dead.