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17 Apr 2017

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan granted sweeping powers after referendum win

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a referendum which expands his presidential powers and could allow him to stay in office until 2029.

17 Apr 2017

Pakistan News

China hikes CPEC investment to $62 billion

China has hiked its investments in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor to $62 billion from earlier estimates of up to $55 billion.

16 Apr 2017

Pakistan News

Fear of fake FB accounts in Pakistan after blasphemy lynching

Social media users in Pakistan are afraid that fake Facebook profiles could be used to target them as blasphemers after the mob lynching of a social media user over alleged blasphemy.

16 Apr 2017

Forbes

Zara founder Ortega reclaims second spot in billionaire race

Zara founder Amancio Ortega reclaimed his spot as the world's second richest billionaire after Inditex SA rose 1.27%, lifting his net worth to $76.7 billion. Simultaneously, Amazon shares had plunged, reducing Jeff Bezos's net worth to $76.4 billion.

16 Apr 2017

Syria

Car 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 Trump

Trump'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

North Korea

North Korea's missile launch fails

North Korea's latest missile launch off its eastern coast failed according to US and South Korean intelligence sources. They said that the missile exploded just seconds after being launched.

16 Apr 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan 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

North Korea

North Korea threatens nuclear retaliation on founding father's birth anniversary

North Korea has warned the US against taking provocative action in the region and threatened nuclear retaliation.

15 Apr 2017

Football

Borussia Dortmund blasts: 'Significant doubt' about involvement of Islamic militants

There is "significant doubt" about the involvement of Islamic militants in the Borussia Dortmund explosions, officials said; letters found at the scene declaring "in the name of Allah" are believed to be an attempt to manipulate investigation.

15 Apr 2017

India

Pakistan 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

Afghanistan

90 IS rebels killed by US' "Mother of All Bombs"

The number of IS rebels killed in Afghanistan by US' "Mother of All Bombs" has tripled to at least 90 within hours.

15 Apr 2017

United Airlines

New controversy for United: Passenger stung by scorpion on flight

Trouble continued for United Airlines after a passenger was allegedly stung by a scorpion which fell from an overhead cabin during a flight and stung him.

15 Apr 2017

Microsoft

Leaks 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

India

India should bomb Pak to rescue Kulbhushan Jadhav: Pravin Togadia

Saying New Delhi should take inspiration from US President Donald Trump who bombed IS hideouts in Afghanistan, VHP leader Pravin Togadia maintained India too should bomb Pakistan to rescue Kulbhushan Jadhav.

15 Apr 2017

Barack Obama

9/11 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

India

Kulbhushan Jadhav death sentence: India demands legal documents from Pakistan

Events took a new turn in the ongoing Indo-Pak diplomatic standoff over a Pakistan military court's award of death sentence to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. India has sought to access legal documents including Jadhav's charge sheet and death sentence.

14 Apr 2017

Pakistan News

Journalism student tortured to death over 'blasphemy'

In a horrific incident, a mob in Pakistan brutally beat up a 23-year-old journalism student of Abdul Wali Khan University, then shot him dead and continued assaulting the body with sticks.

14 Apr 2017

United Airlines

United passenger says flight ordeal worse than Vietnam War experience

Attorneys for Dr. David Dao, the man dragged off a United Airlines Flight, said his treatment was "more horrifying" than what he experienced in the Vietnam War.

First black woman judge in NY's highest court found dead

The body of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first black woman to serve on New York State's highest court, was recovered from the Hudson river in Manhattan.

Female 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

India

Make 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

Afghanistan

US drops "biggest" non-nuclear bomb on ISIS tunnels in Afghanistan

According to an exclusive report by CNN, the US military has dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan today at 7:32 PM local time.

13 Apr 2017

Bangladesh

Bangladesh 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

South Korea

NKorea reportedly prepping for sixth nuclear test

NKorea is reportedly preparing for a nuclear test at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, which is "primed and ready".

13 Apr 2017

United Airlines

United Airlines to compensate every passenger on controversial flight

United Airlines announced that it will compensate every passenger on Flight 3411, from which a flyer was dragged off, for their tickets.

13 Apr 2017

Donald Trump

Trump 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 Trump

Trump 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

World

Malala Yousafzai becomes youngest person to receive honorary Canadian citizenship

19-year-old Malala Yousafzai became an honorary Canadian citizen on April 12, the sixth and youngest person to have received the honour.

13 Apr 2017

Donald Trump

Daily 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

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama's Reincarnation: China claims it will choose the successor

China said it will traditionally select the next Dalai Lama by drawing lots from a sacred urn at Lhasa's Dachau Temple.

13 Apr 2017

Libya

Slave 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

China

China 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.

13 Apr 2017

India

Madhesi protests: Nepal tables constitution amendment bill

Ahead of elections next month, the Nepal government has proposed a federal commission to study and recommend changes to number of provinces and their boundaries, in an attempt to appease the protesting Madhesi community.

12 Apr 2017

Donald Trump

US 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 House

Trump'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

Turkey

Turkey'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

Football

Borussia Dortmund's football team bus hit by 3 explosions

The team bus of German Football club Borussia Dortmund was hit by 3 explosions on their way home to the Champion's League quarter-final match against Monaco.

11 Apr 2017

South Korea

North Korea lashes out against America's air craft carrier deployment

North Korea has responded to the US' decision to deploy a naval aircraft carrier strike group to the Korean peninsula by saying it would defend itself "by powerful force of arms."

11 Apr 2017

Saudi Arabia

China 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.