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29 Mar 2016
WorldAlaskan volcano's ash cloud grounds flights
Strong winds on Monday pushed an ash cloud from an Alaska volcano into the heart of the state, grounding flights and limiting travel to western and northern communities.
28 Mar 2016
WorldModi expresses deep condolences over Lahore blast
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and offered his "deep condolences" to the victims of the terror attack in Lahore.
27 Mar 2016
WorldBolivia to sue Chile over Silala dispute
Bolivian President Evo Morales has said his country will file a suit against Chile over a water dispute at the International Court of Justice.
25 Mar 2016
WorldTed Cruz denies connection with the Melania ad
Cruz responded on Twitter and said that the Melania ad was not from him and that if Trump went after his wife, then he was a "coward."
25 Mar 2016
World'Swedish Academy' condemns Iran's fatwa on Rushdie
The 'Swedish Academy', which selects the Nobel Prize winners in the field of literature, has condemned the death fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his 'The Satanic Verses'.
24 Mar 2016
WorldObama seeks fresh start with Argentina
President Obama declared a fresh era of partnership between the US and Argentina, saying he stood ready to support President Mauricio Macri in his bid to improve Argentina's economy.
23 Mar 2016
WorldPM Modi greets Pakistan on National Day
PM Narendra Modi greeted the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and wished the people of Pakistan on Twitter on Pakistan National Day.
19 Mar 2016
WorldUSA to have new military bases in Philippines
Amid rising tensions with China in the South China Sea, USA signed a deal with the Philippines allowing for a rotating US military force to be present in five Philippine bases.
17 Mar 2016
WorldUN report: Denmark, happiest; India at 118th place
Denmark claimed the top spot for the third time in the World Happiness Report with a happiness score of 7.526.
17 Mar 2016
North KoreaUS demands release of jailed student
The White House demanded that North Korea pardon and release Otto Warmbier, the 21-year-old American student who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
16 Mar 2016
WorldPeshawar bus explosion: 15 killed, 30 injured
15 people were killed and 30 injured when a powerful bomb exploded on a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan's Peshawar.
14 Mar 2016
WorldMerkel suffers losses in German state elections
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered heavy losses in two out of three state elections held in Germany over the weekend.
12 Mar 2016
WorldUN votes to send home peacekeepers accused of sexual abuse
The UN Security Council has approved a resolution calling for the repatriation of peacekeeping forces whose soldiers face charges of sexual abuse.
11 Mar 2016
WorldCPC project: Lanka finally grants permission to China
China finally got the green signal to build the vast Colombo Port City Project in Sri Lanka's capital city after several controversies.
10 Mar 2016
WorldLonglist for Man Booker International Prize 2016 announced
The longlist for the International Man Booker prize 2016 was announced, with 13 authors and 14 translators in the running for the coveted award.
10 Mar 2016
WorldUS cautions against 'catastrophic' Mosul dam collapse
The United States pressed governments across the globe to promptly mobilize to avert a "humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions" from the likely collapse of Iraq's Mosul dam.
9 Mar 2016
WorldNorth Korea miniaturizes thermo-nuclear warheads
Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader claimed that the scientists there have successfully miniaturized thermo-nuclear warheads to mount onto a ballistic missile.
9 Mar 2016
WorldUS airstrike degrades al-Shabaab's ability to attack
The Pentagon stated that the air-strike-operation carried out by the US on the al-Shabaab terrorist group's training camp had reduced the group's ability to attack UN approved African Union Missions to Somalia.
8 Mar 2016
WorldGoogle doodle celebrates International Women's Day
Google commemorated the International Women's Day with a special doodle.
7 Mar 2016
WorldAustralia turns back on gay vote
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backed away from a pledge that the government would hold a public vote on same-sex marriage later this year if it is reelected.
7 Mar 2016
WorldFormer US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94
Nancy Reagan, former First Lady (wife of Ronald Reagan) died today at the age of 94.
6 Mar 2016
WorldSlovakian elections draw mixed results
Slovakia's leftist-nationalist Prime Minister Robert Fico has won the general election but lost his parliamentary majority.
4 Mar 2016
WorldMusharraf to testify in Bhutto case
Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf may testify in the coming weeks in the case relating to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's murder.
3 Mar 2016
WorldQuake-hit Sumatra lifts tsunami alert
The tsunami warning in Western Indonesia, triggered by the 7.8 magnitude undersea earthquake that struck Sumatra, was lifted after Indonesia's quake monitoring agency BMKG stated that the main tsunami waves had passed the island.
2 Mar 2016
WorldOsama’s letters and documents decoded
The recovered documents show what Osama bin Laden's concerns were.
2 Mar 2016
WorldWinners from the ‘Super Tuesday’ 2016
In the Super-Tuesday verdict, Republican Trump with 285 delegates stepped closer to the party nomination.
29 Feb 2016
WorldBaghdad triple suicide attack kills dozens
Baghdad was under partial emergency lockdown after ISIS militants killed at least 44 people in a series of coordinated car bombs and gun attacks.
28 Feb 2016
WorldSaudi Arabia: 10 years, 2000 lashes for atheist
A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing atheist ideology on social media.
26 Feb 2016
WorldJapan's latest census confirms population decline
According to Japan's latest census, the country's population has declined by 947,0000 (0.7%) in the last five years, confirming fears of a shrinking population in the world's tenth most populous nation.
26 Feb 2016
World7 Indian companies in ISIS bomb supply chain
The ISIS used components produced or sold by 51 companies in 20 countries, including India, Turkey and the United States to manufacture improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
26 Feb 2016
WorldKansas gunman killed in police firing
A gunman armed with what police called an assault-style weapon killed three people and injured 14 others in Kansas.
24 Feb 2016
WorldBolivia: Evo Morales loses bid for fourth presidential term
Bolivian President Evo Morales lost his bid for a fourth presidential term after his bid to amend the constitution was rejected in a referendum.
23 Feb 2016
WorldMacedonia suspends Afghan migrant crossings
Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers were left stranded on Greece's northern border after Macedonia stopped allowing Afghans in.
22 Feb 2016
WorldIndia may beat China to seal Bangladesh power project
India's state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is likely to win a contract to build a $1.6 billion power plant in Bangladesh.
21 Feb 2016
WorldShooting spree in Michigan leaves 8 dead
At least seven people were killed during a shooting spree in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, authorities said.
21 Feb 2016
WorldChristine Lagarde reappointed as IMF’s MD
Christine Lagarde has been reappointed as the Managing Director of the IMF for the second consecutive term which would start on 5 July 2016.
18 Feb 2016
WorldRadioactive isotopes stolen from Iraq
Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year, according to an environment ministry document procured by Reuters.
18 Feb 2016
WorldCar bomb kills 28, injures 61 in Ankara
28 people were killed and dozens wounded in Turkey's capital Ankara on Wednesday when a car laden with explosives detonated near the armed forces' headquarters and Turkish Parliament.
17 Feb 2016
WorldFormer UN chief- Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies at 93
Former UN Secretary General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali breathed his last on 16 December, at the age of 93.
15 Feb 2016
WorldEU Summit to kick off amid multiple crises
The EU Summit or the meeting of the European Council is scheduled to begin on 18 February.
