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14 Nov 2015

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Terror attacks in Paris kill atleast 153

Atleast 153 people were killed in coordinated terror attacks across the French capital, Paris.

13 Nov 2015

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Modi's UK-visit to bring in $14 billion worth business

PM Modi's UK visit saw a $14 billion worth business deals.

13 Nov 2015

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Suu Kyi's NLD wins a landslide victory

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party NLD secured a clear majority in parliament in Myanmar's historic election.

12 Nov 2015

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Kurds launch battle to retake Sinjar from ISIS

Backed by US-led coalition air strikes, Iraqi Kurdish forces launched an offensive to retake Sinjar, a strategic town near the Syrian border, from ISIS.

12 Nov 2015

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Pentagon to release report to close Guantanamo Bay

Pentagon had sent experts to review US sites, which could house the most dangerous criminals if Guantanamo Bay is closed.

12 Nov 2015

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UN to send peacekeeping force to Burundi

Ahead of the UN-Security Council meet, looking at the rising violence, the UN officials are planning to send peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Burundi to keep a check the disturbance in the area.

11 Nov 2015

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Russia's strike weapons to counter US missile shield

Vladimir Putin said that Russia will counter NATO's US-led missile defense program by deploying new strike weapons capable of piercing the shield.

10 Nov 2015

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Catalonian assembly votes for secession from Spain

Regional lawmakers in Catalonia adopted a declaration to move toward autonomy from Spain within the next 18 months.

9 Nov 2015

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Genocide fear in Burundi forces UN to assemble

As thousands flee Burundi, UN leaders called a meeting fearing that a genocide would erupt in the distressed African country.

9 Nov 2015

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Amid latest scandal, Pope pledges to continue reforms

Describing the theft of documents from inside the Holy See as a crime, Pope Francis pledged to continue reform of its administration.

8 Nov 2015

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Mynamar votes in historic election

Myanmar went to polls in a historic first openly contested election in 25 years.

8 Nov 2015

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Sierra Leone free of Ebola

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared Sierra Leone free of Ebola.

5 Nov 2015

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Romanians march in protest against corruption

More than 70,000 people in Romania took to the streets in protest.

5 Nov 2015

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Canada: 3 Sikhs part of Trudeau's Cabinet

Justin Trudeau took the oath of office as Canada's 23rd PM.

5 Nov 2015

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South Sudan plane crash: Those dead didn't have travel-documents

The plane that crashed was a cargo plane and according to Kenyi Galla, assistant operations manager for Combined Air Services, it had too many people on board.

4 Nov 2015

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Protests in Taipei ahead of China-Taiwan summit

Protests broke out in the capital city of Taipei where demonstrators gathered outside the parliament against upcoming Taiwan's historic summit with China.

4 Nov 2015

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Turkey's Erdogan to revive bid for Executive President

Spokesperson of the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey may hold a referendum on constitutional changes to create an executive presidential system.

4 Nov 2015

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Hundreds of flights cancelled over volcano eruption

Indonesia's busiest international terminal, Bali airport was closed due to ash spewed by a volcano on a nearby island.

3 Nov 2015

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Pakistan bans Jamaat-ud-Dawa's media coverage

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) will no longer get media coverage according to the new law passed in Pakistan.

3 Nov 2015

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Switzerland top tax haven, US at number 3

In the financial secrecy index (FSI) 2015 unveiled by the Tax Justice Network (TJN), Switzerland retained its top spot.

2 Nov 2015

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Official who accidentally opened the Berlin Wall dies

Günter Schabowski, who accidentally announced the opening of the Berlin Wall on 9th November 1989, died in Berlin yesterday at the age of 86.

2 Nov 2015

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Japan and South Korea: Thaw in relations

At their first summit together, Japanese and South Korean leaders lifted bilateral relations out of the deep freeze, resolving to fix conflicts over "wartime history and counter North Korea's nuclear threat".

2 Nov 2015

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UN urges Bangladesh to provide security to free-thinkers

Taking into consideration the death of bloggers, publishers and freethinkers the United Nations requested the Bangladeshi government to give security to them.

1 Nov 2015

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Probe into the Russian plane crash begins

Both the black boxes of the crashed plane have been recovered and the Russian aviation regulator Rosaviatsia has begun a probe into the crash.

31 Oct 2015

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Russian airliner crashes in Egypt; IS affiliate claims responsibility

A missing Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers crashed in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula.

29 Oct 2015

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China ends one-child policy, two-children to be allowed

China has announced that it is finally ending its controversial one-child policy and all couples will be allowed to have two children.

29 Oct 2015

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Pakistan loses UNHRC re-election bid

Pakistan lost its bid to get re-elected from Asia-pacific region to the United Nations Human Rights Council where its current term ends in 2015.

28 Oct 2015

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Nepal elects its first female President

Bidhya Devi Bhandari was elected as the first female President of Nepal, defeating Nepali Congress veteran Kul Bahadur Gurung.

27 Oct 2015

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US Navy warship sails through South China Sea

US destroyer USS Lassen went within 12 nautical miles of Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea.

26 Oct 2015

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7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan at around 2.10 pm local time.

25 Oct 2015

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Maldives VP, associates arrested over assassination plan

Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was arrested in a probe over a speedboat explosion in September which targeted President Abdulla Yameen.

24 Oct 2015

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Hurricane Patricia weakens as it makes landfall

Hurricane Patricia, hailed as the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, made landfall in Mexico at 6.15 pm local time.

24 Oct 2015

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Clinton comes out stronger in the Benghazi enquiry

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential-candidate and former Secretary of State testified before the House Select Committee on Benghazi for 11 hours.

23 Oct 2015

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No nuclear deal for Pak, says US

US has "categorically ruled out" any negotiations with Pakistan on an India-type civil nuclear deal.

23 Oct 2015

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India condemns use of chemical weapons

Member of Parliament- Abhishek Banerjee condemned the use chemical weapons anywhere or by anyone.

23 Oct 2015

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Vatican refutes reports on Pope's health

The Vatican newspaper announced that the report on Pope's health was "unfounded" and "completely irresponsible."

22 Oct 2015

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Israeli PM criticized for his remarks on holocaust

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked a public uproar for saying that the Palestinian leader, the Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini persuaded the Nazis to carry out the Holocaust.

20 Oct 2015

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Pak confesses battlefield nukes ready

Ahead of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's meet with US President Barack Obama on October 21, Pakistan defended their development and deployment of tactical battlefield nuclear weapons.

20 Oct 2015

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Justin Trudeau wins by landslide victory in Canada

Canada voted for Justin Trudeau's as its next Prime Minister making his Liberal party win by a landslide majority.

19 Oct 2015

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Typhoon Koppu leaves 2 dead

Typhoon Koppu, which made landfall near Casiguran in the Philippines on Sunday, left atleast 2 people dead and several more injured in its wake.