World News
Anything which makes news in the world, can be found here.
14 Jul 2016
WorldISIS confirms death of key leader Omar al-Shishani
ISIS-linked news agency Amaq confirmed that Omar al-Shishani, a key Islamic State leader, was dead.
13 Jul 2016
WorldFBI's stock of 434,000 iris scans is growing fast
According to the latest reports, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has stockpiled over 434,000 iris scans of arrestees over the last 3 years.
12 Jul 2016
WorldLeadsom drops out, May to become the next UK PM
One of the two Conservative Party lawmakers competing to become the successor of British Prime Minister David Cameron, Andrea Leadsom, pulled out of the race.
12 Jul 2016
WorldIndian firms lead the way in Transparency International's survey
Transparency International released a survey in which India has been named the most transparent country with respect to firms or companies while China the most opaque.
11 Jul 2016
WorldWhy do we celebrate World Population Day?
World Population Day, which is celebrated every year on July 11, was instituted by the General Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It marked the outgrowth of the Day of Five Billion, marked on July 11, 1987.
09 Jul 2016
WorldPakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi dies aged 88.
A celebrated humanitarian,Edhi passed away on Friday following renal failure after being hospitalized for several weeks.
09 Jul 2016
WorldUK military to lift ban on women in combat roles
British PM David Cameron supported women serving in close combat units in the British forces.
09 Jul 2016
WorldChina braces for impact as Nepartak lumbers towards it
As super typhoon Nepartak headed towards south eastern China to make its final landfall, 37,521 people were evacuated from the coastal city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province.
07 Jul 2016
World3 killed in Bangladesh Eid blasts
Three people including two cops, and a woman were killed and at least 12 were injured in a bomb explosion and gun battle near a mass Eid prayer gathering, in Bangladesh.
07 Jul 2016
WorldObama accuses Kim Jong Un for violating Human Rights
Top North Koreans including Kim Jong Un and 10 other government officials were on 6th July, 2016, accused of human rights abuses.
06 Jul 2016
WorldEl Al flight gets fighter jet escort after bomb alert
Two Swiss Air Force jets assembled to escort an Israeli plane flying from New York to Tel Aviv after a bomb threat.
06 Jul 2016
WorldArgentina's 'Arturo' dies at 30
Argentina's sole polar bear, Arturo, died aged 30, zoo officials said.
05 Jul 2016
WorldAfter Bangladesh, Delhi Police blames Pakistan ISI of terror links
After Bangladesh had blamed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence for the Dhaka carnage, Delhi Police Special Cell's charge sheet on al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent members revealed that AQIS was ISI's creation.
04 Jul 2016
WorldPacific Ocean radiation nearing normal 5 years after Fukushima
According to a study released, radiation levels near the Pacific Ocean have returned to normal, five years after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant discharged gases and liquids into the sea.
04 Jul 2016
WorldChina's yuan slides to a 5-1/2 year low
China's yuan touched a new low of 6.66 against the dollar, which was aided by heavy purchase of dollars.
02 Jul 2016
WorldRBS shares sinks to 7-year low post 'Brexit'
Royal Bank of Scotland shares saw their lowest point in 7 years after England decided to leave the EU on 24th June.
01 Jul 2016
WorldAustralian Election thriller: Current coalition, Labor Party neck-to-neck
Australia will vote for its Senate (the upper house) and House of Representatives (the lower house) on 2 Jun'16 in the national elections.
01 Jul 2016
WorldNobel Laureates want Greenpeace to stop campaigning against G.M.O Foods
A letter posted online, signed by 100 Nobel laureates, was officially unveiled on 30th June, 2016, at a news conference in Washington D.C.
29 Jun 2016
WorldUNICEF brings India's grim state of child healthcare to light
UNICEF's State of the World's Children report revealed that over 1.2 million children died last year in India even before turning five years.
29 Jun 2016
WorldGlobal Human Capital Index released
A worldwide Human Capital Index report was released on 28th June, 2016, by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum.
28 Jun 2016
WorldTurkey and Israel normalize diplomatic relations
In a bid to restore their diplomatic relations, Israel and Turkey would soon sign a deal.
28 Jun 2016
WorldUS Senator Grassley seeks to discontinue issuing visas to India
A senior American Republican Senator from Iowa, Chuck Grassley, asked the Obama-led Administration to refrain from issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas to India and 22 other nations.
28 Jun 2016
WorldA slave contributed to creating Jack Daniel's whiskey
A slave by the name of Nearis Green is said to have been responsible for the creation of America's favourite whiskey, Jack Daniel's.
28 Jun 2016
WorldCity of Fallujah successfully liberated by Iraq
After claims from the army that the last IS stronghold in Fallujah has been seized, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi urged Iraqi citizens to rejoice.
27 Jun 2016
WorldIndia ranks third on global fraud prevalence list, says report
The ninth edition of the Global Fraud Report for 2015-16 showed that India stood at the third place concerning fraud prevalence among all regions and countries across six continents, surveyed by Kroll Inc.
27 Jun 2016
WorldIndian market a transit point for drugs
The World Drug Report, which was released on 23rd June, affirmed that India is a transit point for heroine due to it's low market value.
26 Jun 2016
WorldImposing quantity of uranium recovered in Moldova
Security forces in the Eastern Europe nation, Moldova, have recovered uranium in an 'imposing' quantity from a smuggling gang that is involved in an underground trade of radioactive substances.
24 Jun 2016
WorldPowerful tornado hits China
A tornado hailstorm hit China's eastern Jiangsu Province which led to the destruction of buildings, causing 98 deaths.
23 Jun 2016
WorldObama overhauls toxic chemical rules after 40 years
On 22nd June, 2016, President Obama signed the 1st overhaul of toxic chemicals in 40 years.
22 Jun 2016
WorldPakistan trained over 4,500 Kashmiri militants: J&K Govt
The JK government stated that over 4,500 Kashmiri militants were trained in terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistan in the last 26 years.
22 Jun 2016
WorldForced conversion is un-Islamic: Pakistan Senate
The Pakistani Senate urged the government to adopt laws to protect the rights of women of religious minorities.
21 Jun 2016
WorldDemocrats lead in campaign holdings against Republicans
According to the reports of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Hillary Clinton's campaign cash reserve of $42.5m is 32 times larger than that of Trump's $1.3m.
20 Jun 2016
WorldIndonesia fires Chinese vessels in South China Sea
Tension flared up over the South China Sea as an Indonesian navy vessel fired at Chinese fishing boats for fishing illegally in its claimed exclusive economic zone.
17 Jun 2016
WorldHundred's killed in Oromo Protests
A report published by the Human Right's watch states that more than 400 people have been killed in the Oramia region of Ethiopia by security forces.
15 Jun 2016
WorldChinese spy ship shadows US, Japanese, Indian naval drill
A Chinese observation ship followed the U.S. aircraft carrier, John C. Stennis, amid the Malabar naval drill.
14 Jun 2016
WorldMalnutrition plagues the world, says Global Nutrition Report
The Global Nutrition Report, 2016, that launched today affirmed that one in every three people is affected by malnutrition.
13 Jun 2016
WorldDutch woman allegedly raped and arrested in Qatar
A Qatar court has convicted a Dutch woman, who had been allegedly raped, of having sex outside of marriage.
11 Jun 2016
WorldSaudi Arabia's proposal to impose taxes on foreigners
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering imposing taxes on its foreign residents as it wants to reduce its dependency on oil revenue after the oil price downturn.
9 Jun 2016
WorldThe World became less peaceful in 2016
The Global Peace Index 2016 was released by international think-tank, Institute of Economics and Peace.
8 Jun 2016
WorldAsia-Pacific countries most vulnerable to Malware
A study by Microsoft discovered that 4 out of every 10 computers in Asia-Pacific countries are presumably infected with malware.
