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20 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpWhite House's John Kelly defends Trump in 'insensitive comments' case
White House chief of staff General John Kelly has now risen to President Donald Trump's defense, accusing "selfish" congresswoman Frederica Wilson of being "an empty barrel".
20 Oct 2017
India9mn pollution deaths worldwide in 2015, India fifth on list
That pollution in India is at alarming levels is a fact. It has now emerged that it ranks fifth in the world when it comes to deaths related to pollution.
20 Oct 2017
ItalyItaly: Stone-fragment falls on tourist, killing him in famous church
A 52-year-old tourist from Spain has been killed as a piece of ceiling fell on him in the Basilica di Santa Croce, the biggest church in Italy's Florence region.
20 Oct 2017
SpainCatalan independence: Madrid moves to suspend the region's autonomy
Catalonia declared independence from Spain in a recently held parliamentary session.
20 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump's call to the soldier's widow can cost him dearly
President Donald Trump finally decides to make condolence-calls to the families of the American soldiers killed in Niger on October 4, and how.
19 Oct 2017
Emmanuel MacronFrance might soon criminalize street harassment and catcalling
France might soon have a law to punish men on the spot for street harassment including catcalling.
19 Oct 2017
Nawaz SharifPanama Papers: Nawaz Sharif and daughter indicted by anti-corruption court
Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Sharif and her husband Muhammad Safdar have been indicted by Pakistan's anti-corruption court over references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
19 Oct 2017
AfghanistanAfghanistan: 43 soldiers killed in week's third attack on personnel
At least 43 soldiered were killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in Afghanistan's Kandahar province today.
19 Oct 2017
Ministry Of Home AffairsSushma Swaraj's Diwali gift: Medical visas to all deserving Pakistanis
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has a delightful gift for Pakistanis this Diwali: she announced India will grant medical visas to all citizens in deserving cases.
19 Oct 2017
IndiaRex Tillerson: Trump wants to "dramatically deepen" ties with India
Ahead of his visit to India next week, US secretary of state Rex Tillerson in a policy address at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies outlined how US views relations with India.
19 Oct 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaKenya: Election official resigns, says upcoming polls are "not credible"
Roselyn Akombe, a senior official of Kenya's election commission (IEBC) has resigned amid the furore surrounding the 2017 Kenyan national elections.
19 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump rejects allegations he was 'insensitive' to soldier's widow
President Donald Trump has rejected Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson's claim that he made a fallen soldier's wife cry as "totally fabricated."
18 Oct 2017
IndiaUS to release advanced EMALS tech for Indian aircraft carriers
The US has agreed to release the technology for the advanced Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for the Indian Navy's under development future aircraft carrier, INS Vishal.
18 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpDonald, Ivanka Trump celebrate first Diwali at the White House
US President Donald Trump and daughter Ivanka celebrated their first Diwali at the White House.
18 Oct 2017
Communist Party Of ChinaXi heralds "new era" for China during Communist Party congress
The Communist Party congress, China's largest political event, is underway in Beijing.
18 Oct 2017
IndiaNikki Haley: India can help US keep eye on Pakistan
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, said India can help Washington keep an eye on Pakistan even as President Donald Trump has "taken a tougher approach to Islamabad harboring terrorists."
18 Oct 2017
North KoreaUS: Court blocks Trump's expanded travel ban order
A US Court has blocked President Donald Trump's latest bid to expand his travel ban to eight countries.
18 Oct 2017
FloridaFlorida governor declares emergency ahead of far-right leader's visit
Of late, white supremacists became the subject of widespread outrage in the US after one woman was killed in a violent rally organized by right-wing supporters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
18 Oct 2017
ISISIraq's military action in Kurdistan: Where does the US stand?
Iraqi forces have reportedly seized several key installations in Kirkuk from Kurdish control.
17 Oct 2017
Afghanistan61 killed in two separate Taliban attacks in Afghanistan
At least 61 people were killed in two separate attacks by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
17 Oct 2017
South KoreaNorth-Korean envoy: 'Nuclear war may break out any moment'
Kim In-ryong, North Korea's deputy UN ambassador, has warned that the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment."
17 Oct 2017
ISISReports: US-backed forces recapture ISIS' de-facto capital of Raqqa
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claim they now control Raqqa, the one-time capital of ISIS.
17 Oct 2017
Panama PapersPanama Papers journalist Daphne Caruana killed in car bomb explosion
Prominent investigative journalist-blogger of Europe's Malta, Daphne Caruana Galizia, who accused the nation's government of corruption and fearlessly led Panama Papers investigation, has been killed in a car bomb attack near her Bidnija residence.
17 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump nominated drug czar accused of relaxing opioid restrictions
Tom Marino, the Pennsylvania Congressman nominated by President Donald Trump as the drug czar, has been accused of helping relax enforcement on pharmaceutical firms, indirectly aggravating the opioid crisis.
17 Oct 2017
AfghanistanUS Army sergeant once held captive by Taliban admits desertion
31-year-old Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier once held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
17 Oct 2017
IrelandHurricane Ophelia: Ireland battered by storm; proceeds to England/Scotland
Remnants of the powerful Hurricane Ophelia battered Ireland and parts of Wales as it made landfall yesterday.
17 Oct 2017
Russia NewsHillary Clinton: WikiLeaks is a subsidiary of the Russian intelligence
Hillary Clinton still seems bitter about her loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential elections.
16 Oct 2017
Communist Party Of ChinaPeople's Daily launches English news app to spread Chinese influence
The influential mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party, The Peoples' Daily, has launched an English-language mobile app.
16 Oct 2017
IndiaDelhi, Sao Paulo most dangerous cities for women: Poll
In some disturbing news, Delhi has fared as the worst city in the world when it comes to sexual violence against women.
16 Oct 2017
ISISIraq: Security forces advance into Kurdish-held territories following referendum
According to news reports, Iraqi forces are advancing into Kurdish-held territories in the Kirkuk province.
16 Oct 2017
Emmanuel MacronAustria: Sebastian Kurz set to become the world's youngest leader
Projections ahead of Austria's national election results indicate that the conservative People's Party led by 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz may win.
16 Oct 2017
IndiaHow does India view Donald Trump's Pakistan policy?
US President Donald Trump has, on numerous occasions, told Pakistan to get its act together, especially on home-grown terrorism.
15 Oct 2017
IndiaPakistan drops charges against 26/11 Mumbai attacks' mastermind Hafiz Saeed
Pakistani authorities dropped terrorism charges against 26/11 Mumbai attacks' mastermind, Hafiz Saeed, and his outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa.
15 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpPorn publisher offers $10mn-reward for information that could impeach Trump
Porn magazine Hustler's founder and publisher, Larry Flynt, is offering a reward of $10mn to anyone who comes forward with "dirt" that could lead to impeachment of President Donald Trump.
15 Oct 2017
VirginiaVirginia State University shooting: Campus on lockdown; one injured
Virginia State University is on lockdown following a shooting on the campus at 8:25pm (local time).
15 Oct 2017
al QaedaSomalia twin bomb blasts: Death toll rises to 189
The death toll from the powerful twin bomb blasts that struck Somalia's capital Mogadishu has climbed to 189 with over 200 injured; the numbers are expected to rise.
15 Oct 2017
IndiaBhutan discusses PLA activity near Doklam with Beijing
Despite ending the Doklam standoff, China has reportedly increased its troop presence close to the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction.
15 Oct 2017
Washington DCKiran Patel: The Indian-American who donated $200 million to Florida
Dr. Kiran Patel, the person who donated $200 million to a Florida university has set a new high-water mark for philanthropists among the Indian-American community in the US.
14 Oct 2017
AfricaPlane crashes into sea off Ivory Coast amid heavy storm
A plane has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast in West Africa moments after taking off from the Abidjan airport.
14 Oct 2017
IranIran nuclear deal: Trump threatens withdrawal, leaves matters with Congress
US President Donald Trump is not a big fan of the Iran nuclear deal, as he has expressed multiple times in the past.