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667d13c35235f348b690f3631922383b | Eiffel Tower to reopen for public on June 25The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited sites in Paris, will reopen to the public on June 25 more than three months after shuttering in France’s coronavirus lockdown, AFP reported its operators as saying today.The 10-tonne metal landmark will emerge from its longest closure... | Eiffel Tower to reopen for public on June 25 | The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited sites in Paris, will reopen to the public on June 25 more than three months after shuttering in France’s coronavirus lockdown. |
a3b54ddc017a599dfcf71b4e1938a2ca | 'Kill The Gays': Uganda to resurrect bill that imposes death penalty on homosexuals'Kill the Gays', a law that was nullified five years ago, a law that calls for death penalty against homosexuals, will be re-introduced in the parliament of Uganda in the coming weeks, Simon Lokodo, Ethics and Integrity Minister of Ugand... | 'Kill The Gays': Uganda to resurrect bill that imposes death penalty on homosexuals | With the re-introduction of this bill, Uganda is destined to face widespread international condemnation. When the bill was signed back in 2014, US reduced aid, imposed visa restrictions and cancelled military exercises with Uganda. Other countries who were providing aid to the African nation also stopped. |
2d67f685366d37ad02840a4b70e6e50e | US to send additional military assets to SyriaThe US would send additional military assets to eastern Syria to enforce control of the oil fields in the region, according to American media reports.Citing a defence official, CNN reported that the US "is committed to reinforcing our position, in coordination with our SDF ... | US to send additional military assets to Syria | Despite Trump's consistent call for bringing back US troops from Syria, Trump announced in his Wednesday remarks that Washington would still keep a limited military presence in parts of Syria to protect the oil fields. |
2b21b2959ee4252219f3693eb1f7a477 | Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces the "We Are Not Playing" campaign during a press conference at Soldier Field, Monday morning, April 6, 2020, in Chicago. The city is launching a health campaign focused on the city's black and brown communities, following a media report highlighting the disproportionate number of black re... | Rate of deaths, illness among black residents alarms cities | Chicago’s mayor pledged an aggressive public health campaign aimed at the city’s black and brown communities Monday amid alarm that an overwhelming number of African American residents were among the people to die of COVID-19 in early data. |
e6ba89a9bef84109595c086c1cefe694 | British lawmakers approve Brexit bill, UK on course for Jan 31 exitBritain passed a major milestone on the road to Brexit when the House of Commons on Thursday approved a bill authorizing the country's departure from the European Union at the end of the month. Lawmakers voted by 330-231 to pass the Withdrawal Agreement... | British lawmakers approve Brexit bill, UK on course for January 31 exit | Britain passed a major milestone on the road to Brexit when the House of Commons on Thursday approved a bill authorizing the country's departure from the European Union at the end of the month. |
939240f32bff32d68f1fd60c1791146f | Sri Lanka's army soldiers and police personnel stand near a vandalized building in Digana, a suburb of Kandy.Facebook staffs will now have to learn Sinhala in Sri Lanka after three-month anti-Muslim riots rocks the country. This step is to ensure to stop the spreading of inflammatory content in the country's local lang... | Facebook staff to learn Sinhala after riots in Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka’s telecommunication minister Harin Fernando has also said that Facebook needs more Sinhala speaking staff to ensure that no such incident happens in the future |
856fbbef2fc972c1f8b5273b68b338fb | An MQ-9 Reaper is armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. The US used this technology to pinpoint Soleimani convoy in Baghdad. (File Photo)The killing of General Qasem Soleimani, a top commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, happened near the busy Baghdad Inter... | MQ-9 Reaper: An inside look at the drone that US employed to kill Qasem Soleimani | MQ-9 Reaper drone has a laser range finder/designator, which precisely designates targets for employment of laser-guided munitions, such as the Guided Bomb Unit-12 Paveway II. It was this technology that the United States used to attack the convoy of Iran General Qasem Soleimani. |
2c853f0b256ab90be768ffc70ec1a6d3 | China asks world to 'respond reasonably' as coronavirus takes 722 lives in mainland; 34,500 infectedThe number of deaths reported due to coronavirus in mainland China notched up to 722 as on Saturday morning. As per latest reports, over 34,500 people have been infected across China while over 2,000 have been discharged... | China asks world to 'respond reasonably' as coronavirus takes 722 lives in mainland; 34,500 infected | The number of deaths reported due to coronavirus in mainland China notched up to 722 as on Saturday morning. As per latest reports, over 34,500 people have been infected across China while over 2,000 have been discharged from the hospital. |
283f2e0102c63a2071d8c11372ac8c6f | Representational ImageThe aggressive Chinese industrial policies has adversely impacted some of the critical American capabilities and its defense manufacturing base, the Pentagon said in a report.In its report at the direction of the President Donald Trump, the Pentagon said Friday while many companies have establishe... | Aggressive Chinese industrial policy impacting American defense industry, says Pentagon report | In its report at the direction of the President Donald Trump, the Pentagon said Friday while many companies have established their research and development wing in countries like India and China, the latter is different in its approach. |
b2fb66c9b952e679fa38c0525f9abd77 | Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits Hindukush regionAn earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Hindukush region today. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 09:50 am.There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property because of the earthquake. | Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits Hindukush region | An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Hindukush region today. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 09:50 am. |
45fc1f0c5a64ee6905ccb3a1ddf10be6 | Barry’s flood threat lingers as storm slowly sweeps inlandTropical Depression Barry dumped rain as it slowly swept inland through Gulf Coast states Sunday, sparing New Orleans from a direct hit but stoking fears elsewhere of flooding, tornadoes, and prolonged power outages.Though the system was downgraded to a tropical... | Barry’s flood threat lingers as storm slowly sweeps inland | Though the system was downgraded to a tropical depression Sunday afternoon and its winds were steadily weakening since it made landfall Saturday in Louisiana, Barry’s rain bands created a flooding and tornado threat stretching from central Louisiana to eastern Mississippi and beyond. Several Louisiana parishes were und... |
b94e17099561d8e13b2e996c99d78655 | Emergency personnel at the scene in Bow where a 20-metre crane collapsed on to a property leaving people trapped inside, in east London, Wednesday July 8, 2020. The London Fire Brigade says a 20-meter crane has collapsed onto a block of apartments under development and two houses in east London. The brigade’s Assistant... | 1 killed as crane collapses on block of apartments in London | London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Graham Ellis said search-and-rescue crews were using specialized equipment to search the properties as part of “a complex rescue operation” on Wednesday afternoon. |
07259dfa2afa5e1bc88f4e1051237e70 | Pakistan today claimed that India has denied visas to nearly 200 pilgrims who wanted to visit the country to participate in the death anniversary ceremony of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya.The Foreign Office said in a statement that "Pakistan regrets the last minute postponement and non-issuance of visas by India" fo... | 192 pilgrims denied visa by India for Nizamuddin's Urs: Pakistan | The Foreign Office said in a statement that "Pakistan regrets the last minute postponement and non-issuance of visas by India" for the visit of 192 devotees to participate in the Urs ceremony (death anniversary) in New Delhi from January 1-8. |
90863e0e3c4e5b8fa96fea299804592c | Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road, 23 dead. An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70, city officials said. Rescuers searched a car left dangling from the overpass for hours for... | Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road, 23 dead | Those efforts were suspended early Tuesday, however, because of safety concerns for those working near the precariously dangling car. A crane was brought in to help shore it up. |
94ec495f07553ae276aeaa157084d657 | Breaking news LIVE: Top Headlines This HourThe total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 11.5 million, including more than 536,000 fatalities. More than 6,534,000 patients are reported to have recovered while – people have lost their lives so far. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on coronavi... | Breaking news: July 6, 2020 | As it happened | The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 11.5 million, including more than 536,000 fatalities. More than 6,534,000 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this LIVE blog for latest on coronavirus and its global economic fallout. |
a0e62e51108dc71848f62a6d03b60a04 | Pakistan to invite Manmohan Singh for Kartarpur Corridor inaugurationPakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said that Islamabad would like to invite former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for the inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor."We would like to extend an invitation to former Indian PM Manmohan S... | Pakistan to invite Manmohan Singh for Kartarpur Corridor inauguration | "We would like to extend an invitation to former Indian PM Manmohan Singh for the inauguration function of Kartarpur Corridor. He also represents the Sikh community. We will also send him a formal invitation," News agency ANI quoted Mehmood Qureshi as saying. |
d2911c820ecd8147a87b1e315be3c9bc | The Pakistani Supreme Court today said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s children may face prosecution for submitting forged documents to the joint investigation team (JIT) probing Panamagate case, The Express Tribune reported.Referring to the Dubai government’s disclosure that the documents of Gulf Steel Mills provid... | Panamagate case: Nawaz Sharif’s children may face prosecution for submitting forged documents, says Pak SC | The SC judge wondered why the Sharif family was not explaining how they paid Rs 21 million liability after the selling of Al Azizia Mills in Saudi Arabia and how Rs 63 million was transferred to Hussain Nawaz’s account. |
2fb4e5cb67750a470304c6a58d30e331 | Representational imageThe Nepal government Tuesday withdrew a controversial bill that sought to nationalise private and public trusts meant for running the cultural activities and temple affairs following a week-long intense protests by the ethnic Newar community which feared that it could jeopardise Sanatan Hindu trad... | Nepal govt withdraws controversial Guthi Bill following intense protests | The bill was the final straw in the systematic erosion of indigenous Newar culture and rights by the state. Some critics have termed the bill as the Cultural Revolution of the Communist government. |
2a998c501e472812403f5c5109ea5a01 | Masood AzharThe Pakistan government in order to de-escalate the tensions with India, has decided to launch a crackdown on terror outfit Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, according to a top government source while a media report said on Sunday that Islamabad may even withdraw its opposition to the move to list ... | As pressure grows, Pakistan plans to act against dreaded terrorist Maulana Masood Azhar | The Security Council Sanctions Committee will consider within 10 days on the fresh proposal moved by the three permanent veto-wielding members of the 15-nation Security Council. |
05c0d2ade20a74e41f866b5484d5171e | Imran KhanAddressing his first press conference after his party PTI emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan general elections, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Thursday said that he is in favour of good relations with India but added that Kashmir was the core issue between the two countries which neede... | Kashmir core issue between India and Pakistan, I was saddened when Indian media portrayed me like Bollywood villain: Imran Khan | Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won 43 seats and was leading in 20 constituencies while Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by former president Asif Ali Zardari won 18 seats and its candidates were leading in 19 seats. |
50d4bb08cb0356ddc73fb4be53c4da50 | 3 pilots, 4 crew members of Nepal Airlines test positive for COVID-19Three pilots and four crew members of the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Monday. The NAC has been operating multiple numbers of international flights to bring back home Nepalis stranded in forei... | 3 pilots, 4 crew members of Nepal Airlines test positive for COVID-19 | The Nepal Airlines Corporation has been operating multiple numbers of international flights to bring back home Nepalis stranded in foreign countries. The infected pilots and crew members were part of the evacuation flights |
67df0dfc2f5fcd42385e84423fbd2fd1 | Pakistan condemns suicide attack in Kabul Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned a deadly suicide attack targeting civilians during a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan. More than 60 people were killed and scores wounded in the blast in the Afghan capital late Saturday, the deadliest attack in Kabul in recent months.In a s... | Pakistan condemns suicide attack in Kabul that left more than 60 dead | Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned a deadly suicide attack targeting civilians during a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan. More than 60 people were killed and scores wounded in the blast in the Afghan capital late Saturday, the deadliest attack in Kabul in recent months. |
98a6da376d7766111cb0aa696bddd2e4 | Vice President Kamala Harris waves after being sworn in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in WashingtonVice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath Wednesday to hold the nation’s second-hi... | Vice President Kamala Devi Harris: A new chapter opens in America's politics | Kamala Harris is the first female US vice president. She moves into the vice presidency just four years after she first came to Washington as a senator from California. |
393f460cbecd23a4800f86173a07d3bc | Authorities said at a news conference that the five people who were rescued were in stable condition in a hospital. Preliminary investigations revealed that the building housed a restaurant, a coffeeshop, a hotel, and several apartments, CCTV reported. Rescuers in central China have pulled out alive five of 23 people t... | 5 rescued from building collapse in China, dozens missing | The six-story building in the city of Changsha partially collapsed on Friday. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the collapse trapped some 23 people who were in the building. |
48f99f2bf678941c71e033687e6ac95e | A man hugs his twin boys after they fled the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania. Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a meet... | Russia-Ukraine war: Putin puts Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on alert | Putin ordered the Russian defense minister and the chief of the military's General Staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a “special regime of combat duty.” |
bba958aaa063cc85c2bf58c11d1ce1ee | COVID-19 situation can worsen in coming days: Imran KhanUrging people to maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that the situation in the country due to the pandemic could worsen in the days to come, it was reported on Thursday.Speaking a... | COVID-19 situation can worsen in coming days: Imran Khan | Urging people to maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that the situation in the country due to the pandemic could worsen in the days to come, it was reported on Thursday. |
8be0eb6179defb0eb48318a87c052c86 | Thousands of people from India, who arrived in the US illegally as children, are fearing deportation after President Donald Trump's decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) programme, a South Asian Advocacy group has said.The number of such people from India, could be more than 20,000, accord... | Thousands of Indian-Americans fear deportation as Donald Trump scraps DACA | Thousands of people from India, who arrived in the US illegally as children, are fearing deportation after President Donald Trump's decision to repeal the DACA |
33529cc770ad8ddf9711879b7becf39c | FILE IMAGEOlivier Dassault, deputy of the Les Republicains (LR) conservative party and son of billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, was killed in a helicopter crash, President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter."Olivier Dassault loved France. A captain of industry, lawmaker, local elected official, reserve commander i... | French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash | Olivier Dassault, deputy of the Les Republicains (LR) conservative party and son of billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, was killed in a helicopter crash, President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter. |
f75c6344986baf2be5b43bcebb37604e | Qureshi again writes to UN on Kashmir issuePakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has again written a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council to raise the Kashmir issue. In a series of letters in recent months, the Foreign Minister has consistently updated the United Nations... | Qureshi again writes to UN on Kashmir issue | Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has again written a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council to raise the Kashmir issue. In a series of letters in recent months, the Foreign Minister has consistently updated the United Nations Security Council and the UN Secretary Gene... |
736f1ff868711f58b840fc5352776352 | Mumbai attack mastermind and banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed is a terrorist leader designated by both the United Nations and the United States, the Trump administration said today, hours after a Pakistani court ordered his release from detention. The banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah head, who carries a bounty of U... | Hafiz Saeed is terrorist leader designated by UN and US: Trump administration | The banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah head, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been under detention since January this year. |
da90181db97814c5614ccf6c44547ea3 | Tensions over China's island-building in the South China Sea may have eased in the past year, but Beijing has kept busy.New satellite imagery shows China has built infrastructure covering 72 acres (28 hectares) in the Spratly and Paracel islands during 2017 to equip its larger outposts to be air and naval bases.The Was... | While focus is on North Korea, Beijing continues South China Sea buildup | New satellite imagery shows China has built infrastructure covering 72 acres (28 hectares) in the Spratly and Paracel islands during 2017 to equip its larger outposts to be air and naval bases. |
a0ff3bb991bb5898a1f0fd8b5d40148c | Increase in jobs, soaring stock market shows transition of greatness for US has begun: White HouseThe soaring stock market and addition of 2.5 million jobs last month are the evidence that the transition of greatness for the US has officially begun due to its strong policies despite the coronavirus pandemic, a senior U... | Increase in jobs, soaring stock market shows transition of greatness for US has begun: White House | The soaring stock market and addition of 2.5 million jobs last month are the evidence that the transition of greatness for the US has officially begun due to its strong policies despite the coronavirus pandemic, a senior US official has said. |
ecd944083bdacd1c49370c2b632d80e7 | Residents are wade through flooding cause by Typhoon Rai as they are evacuated to higher grounds in Cagayan de Oro City, southern PhilippinesA powerful typhoon slammed into the southeastern Philippines on Thursday and was blowing across island provinces where nearly 100,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk are... | Typhoon Rai hits Philippines, nearly 100,000 evacuated | Forecasters said Typhoon Rai, which had sustained winds of 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 230 kph (143 mph), blew from the Pacific Ocean into the Siargao Islands. |
043485daae702fa79af51d928a7788d6 | Donald Trump says he had a ‘tremendous meeting’ with Vladimir PutinAPHamburg: Fresh from his lengthy head-to-head encounter with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump on Saturday was meeting with a long list of world leaders, including British Prime Minister Theresa May and President Xi Jinping o... | Donald Trump says he had a ‘tremendous meeting’ with Vladimir Putin | Both the Russians and the Americans took pains to describe the meeting as “constructive,” cordial and wide-ranging, covering key topics including cyber security and North Korea. |
094a52677169e59815a3b47307e46689 | Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 ridesUber, as part of along anticipated safety report, revealed that more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its U.S. rides in 2018. That figure includes 229 rapes across the company’s 1.3 billion rides. The ride-hailing company noted that drivers and ri... | Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 rides | The Thursday report, which the company hailed as the first of its kind, provides a rare look into the traffic deaths, murders and reported sexual assaults that took place during billions of annual rides arranged in the U.S. using Uber’s service. It is part of the company’s effort to be more transparent after years of c... |
f70ff89973d28dd9c5c94fa1fc576fbe | Pakistan has decided to appoint its ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the next hearing in Kulbhushan Jadhav case. Jadhav, a former Indian naval officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and sabotage. According to a report in The Express Tribune, Att... | Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan to appoint ad hoc judge at ICJ for next hearing | Pakistan would appoint its ad hoc judge for the upcoming hearing in Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the ICJ and Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali would himself lead Pakistan's team at the UN court. |
4d7152d3a0ba439b7636ec57b7fc2611 | 5 shells hit Iraq military base housing US forcesA total of five shells hit a military base housing US forces in Iraq's Nineveh province, the Iraqi army said. The attack took place on Friday night when the shells landed on the al-Qayyara airbase, south of the provincial capital city of Mosul, Xinhua news agency quoted ... | 5 shells hit Iraq military base housing US forces | The attack came a week after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Baghdad upon the request of the prominent Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr, in which he called for a scheduled withdrawal of US troops from Iraq through peaceful means. |
d9916bd412cacd9acdaa2cc23992ea22 | Pakistan's role in enabling Taliban is victory for hardliners: Top US senator.The role of Pakistan in enabling the Taliban is a victory for the hardliners in the country’s government, a top American lawmaker has said, asserting that the unfolding developments in Afghanistan and the role being played by Islamabad in Kab... | Pakistan's role in enabling Taliban is victory for hardliners: Top US senator Marco Rubio | US President Joe Biden would host the first in-person Quad summit on Sep 24 in Washington which will be attended by PM Modi, PM of Australia Scott Morrison and Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga. |
ef892bdf8da3d564b89214c3e9fcd652 | Nawaz Sharif and MaryamPakistan’s accountability court on Friday convicted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law safdar in Avenfield corruption case, according to local mediaWhile Nawaz Sharif was awarded 10 years in prison with £8 million fine, his daughter Maryam was sentenced t... | Avenfield corruption case: Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 yrs in jail, fined $8 mn; daughter Maryam gets 7 yrs jail | While Nawaz Sharif was awarded 10 years in prison with £8 million fine, his daughter Maryam was sentenced to seven years with a £2 million fine. Nawaz’s son-in-law Safdar got one year of imprisonment. |
7667f5ea649e2febda50debcd6dc8284 | Indian-origin woman killed in Australia, body found in suitcaseAn Indian-origin woman dentist in Australia, who went missing under mysterious circumstances, has been found dead. The body of Sydney-based dentist Preethi Reddy has been found dumped in a suitcase with multiple stab wounds in her car. She was allegedly kil... | Indian-origin woman killed in Australia, body found in suitcase | The body of Sydney-based dentist Preethi Reddy has been found dumped in a suitcase with multiple stab wounds in her car. She was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend, who later was killed in an accident, the police said. |
642355e74516b14301b80fabcb99ed27 | Modi undermined spirit of bilateralism: QureshiPakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "undermined the spirit of bilateralism" and that India's decision to revoke special status for Jammu and Kashmir was in "clear breach of the UN Security Council (UNSC) reso... | Modi undermined spirit of bilateralism: Qureshi | "Modi should tell the world whether his measures on August 5 were bilateral or unilateral. It is the Indian Prime Minister who has undermined the spirit of bilateralism," the Minister said, according to Geo News. |
22974da429e603afc6302ae98405b6f1 | ImageThe shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group's propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group's last stronghold in Syria but vowing a "long battle" ahead.The man said to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the video ... | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in video for first time in 5 years, refers Lanka bombings as 'revenge' | The man said to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the video also claimed the Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka which killed over 250 people were "part of the revenge" that awaits the West. |
4f62cfa80ce514d491fefa782a3d8c5d | donald trump accused of putting himself before countryDemocrats accused President Donald Trump of putting himself before the country as they clashed with the ruling Republican party during the impeachment proceedings in a sharply divided US Congress on Monday. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler alleged tha... | Democrats accuse Trump of putting himself before country | House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler alleged that Trump is trying to undermine the 2020 election for his own benefit and demands a speedy impeachment process. Nadler argued that President Trump put himself ahead of the interests of the country by allegedly abusing his powers and pressuring Ukraine to announc... |
7cc122e906b3d6d8d7d77f8decc79e51 | Top Indian and American officials met in Rhode Island recently and discussed steps to strengthen the maritime bilateral security cooperation.The officials reviewed the implementation of decisions taken at the first day of the scheduled two-day Maritime Security Dialogue."The two sides exchanged views on maritime develo... | US, Indian officials discuss maritime security in Asia-Pacific | Steps to strengthen the maritime bilateral security cooperation were discussed between the top Indian and American officials recently in the Rhode islands in US. |
0b6e85b8fcfe22ddbfdaf88b53b822da | The United States has warned North Korea that the prospects of a diplomatic resolution to its provocations is “quickly closing off”. The warning comes amid efforts by Trump administration to identify options for confronting Pyongyang following its unprecedented intercontinental ballistic missile launch.Trump administra... | Diplomatic window is closing off for North Korea, warns US | Trump administration is mulling the prospects of punishing countries that trade with North Korea — a threat aimed directly at China, Pyongyang’s biggest benefactor. |
26eab9f4c60f669e81dafe7dee233a94 | US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday said that India is emerging as a very important regional strategic partner for the United States that can help modernise Afghanistan both politically and economically. Tillerson’s remarks came after President Donald Trump unveiled the US strategy in Afghanistan which inclu... | India emerging as important partner for US, Pakistan could lose ‘Major Non-NATO Ally Status’: Rex Tillerson | Tillerson’s remarks came after President Donald Trump unveiled the US strategy in Afghanistan which included expanded authorities to target terrorists. |
e55a847133b0f0e86289333963a80ed0 | Raja Krishnamoorthi re-elected for second termIn the midterm elections for US Congress, four Indian-American Congressmen were re-elected to the US House of Representatives.Over a dozen other Indian-American candidates won various other races across the country in the highly polarised elections that were held on Tuesday... | US Midterm Elections 2018: 4 Indian-Americans re-elected to House of Representatives, over a dozen win other races | The emergence of a large number of young Indian-Americans candidates reflects the growing desire of this small ethnic community comprising just one per cent of the US population of 32.57 crores. |
71ef51a309301ac5c3e47c94561bc96f | After US, UK considering diplomatic boycott of 'Beijing Winter Olympics 2022': Reports.Days after US President Joe Biden's announcement on the boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he is also considering the same over the alleged human rights violations in China, acco... | After US, United Kingdom considering diplomatic boycott of 'Beijing Winter Olympics 2022': Reports | Citing Times newspaper, Sputnik reported that under one of the considered options, the UK may be represented by the ambassador but not any other official. |
7d8c23b43936b219a7afda909a3dca76 | China deliberately provoked India in fresh clash at LAC in Ladakh: US intelligenceThe United States reportedly believes that China's latest incursion into the Indian territory at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh earlier last week was a deliberate provocation. According to American intelligence assessment, Bei... | China deliberately provoked India in fresh clash at LAC in Ladakh: US intelligence | The United States reportedly believes that China's latest incursion into the Indian territory at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh earlier last week was a deliberate provocation. |
93c977309b6b0b321a55917b7c376aa7 | Spanish school teacher adopts unique way to teach studentsA teacher in Spanish school adopted a unique way to teach students about human body wearing a anatomy bodysuit with body's internal organs printed on it.The teacher surprised students in a Biology class when she entered the classroom wearing a anatomy bodysuit.V... | Viral photo: Spanish school teacher shows up wearing organ bodysuit in Biology class, leaves students stunned | A Spanish school teacher wore a anatomy bodysuit with internal human body party printed on it to teach students in a biology class about human body. |
7187ccd8ae3a9fd1f120c19821cb8f48 | Representative ImageA British Airways flight landed back in Pakistan on Monday, over a decade after the airline suspended operations in September 2008 in the wake of the deadly Mariott Hotel bombing in Islamabad.A Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying from Heathrow, London, with 240 passengers landed at Islamabad International ... | British Airways resumes Pakistan flights after a decade | A British Airways flight landed back in Pakistan on Monday, over a decade after the airline suspended operations in September 2008 in the wake of the deadly Mariott Hotel bombing in Islamabad. |
4596f539cba22a85b2cb8c875d69227d | France's coronavirus fatalities up by 531 to nearly 21,000France, which plans to unwind some restriction measures from May 11, registered 531 more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday as hospitalisation-related figures pursue a slow decline. Hospitals and nursing homes numbers showed that combined deaths caused by the COVID-19 r... | France's coronavirus fatalities up by 531 to nearly 21,000 | France, which plans to unwind some restriction measures from May 11, registered 531 more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday as hospitalisation-related figures pursue a slow decline. |
654841c7f8e0df9f71662ddb640623b9 | Trump signs executive order prioritising COVID-19 vaccine for AmericansPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prioritises Americans' access to COVID-19 vaccines before the US potentially begins helping other nations. If necessary, Trump said, he is ready to invoke the Defence Production Act to ensure... | Trump signs executive order prioritising COVID-19 vaccine for Americans | President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prioritises Americans' access to COVID-19 vaccines before the US potentially begins helping other nations. If necessary, Trump said, he is ready to invoke the Defence Production Act to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines first get to the Americans. |
a18a81ecef10e243f9262cdfe90ac3dc | At least 50 people, including three Iranian pilgrims, have lost their lives in twin car bomb and gun attacks striking the country’s southern province of Dhi Qar. Jasim al-Khalidi, a senior health official, said more than 87 people had sustained injuries in the attacks, one of which occurred close to a restaurant near t... | 50 killed in suicide attacks in southern Iraqi province of Dhi Qar, ISIS claims responsibility | There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the deadly attacks, but such assaults bear the hallmarks of those carried out by the Islamic State. |
add339ca29f14b35f35600304831a7ad | Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensionsCommercial airlines on Wednesday rerouted flights crossing the Middle East to avoid possible danger amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. The flight restrictions reflected fears that the conflict between the longtime foes could ratchet up f... | Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions | The flight restrictions reflected fears that the conflict between the longtime foes could ratchet up following Iranian ballistic missile strikes Tuesday on two Iraqi bases that house U.S. troops. |
027e0dc8d602dda0e6ad3a48195f01d4 | Breaking News October 20The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 40 million, including more than 1,12,953 fatalities. More than 30,352,696 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on the coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health... | Breaking News: October 20, 2020 | Highlights | Get all the latest news on coronavirus cases, news on the vaccine, monsoon rains, business, politics, science, education and much more in India and worldwide. |
4f9a3d1643d6e3b91fdfc95985193dc1 | Russia Ukraine War: Chernobyl, site of world's worst nuclear disaster, captured by Russian forcesThe Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces. Ukraine officials said they had lost control of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, according... | Russia Ukraine War: Chernobyl, site of world's worst nuclear disaster, captured by Russian forces | Russian forces took control of the site after a fierce battle with the Ukrainian national guards protecting the decommissioned plant, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said. |
a1c66e4abf3aaa870ba9f0183945132f | Donald Trump with Xi JinpingTop American senators and commanders on Tuesday told a Senate panel that China poses the most significant, long-term strategic threat to the United States. Testifying before the Senate's Armed Services Committee during a Congressional hearing, US Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm Philips Davids... | Pentagon, US senators call China most significant ‘strategic threat’ to United States | US Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm Philips Davidson said that China represented the greatest “long-term strategic threat to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific and to the United States”. |
91e250ca85e657838a4d50a3b330ebbe | Trump bans American investments in Chinese companies that would aid PLAUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning Americans from investing in 31 Chinese firms that the administration says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. The Executive Order, which was signed by Trump on Thursday, pr... | Trump bans American investments in Chinese companies that would aid PLA | US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning Americans from investing in 31 Chinese firms that the administration says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. |
b315201caa2cf0620bb2ecf6977232ca | Pak's 1st ever metro train service begins commercial operation Pakistan's first ever metro train service, the Orange Line, has started its commercial operation in Lahore. As an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Orange Line was constructed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. and Ch... | Pakistan's first ever metro train service begins commercial operation | Pakistan's first ever metro train service, the Orange Line, has started its commercial operation in Lahore. As an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Orange Line was constructed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. |
8162d66c30cacba5ae52194a7109ffb9 | Several coronavirus vaccines in phase-3 of clinical trials, no silver bullet: WHOThe World Health Organisation Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has said that a number of anti-coronavirus vaccine candidates across the world are now in phase-3 of clinical trials and that he is hoping that we will soon have a numbe... | Several coronavirus vaccines in phase-3 of clinical trials, no silver bullet: WHO | The World Health Organisation Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has said that a number of anti-coronavirus vaccine candidates across the world are now in phase-3 of clinical trials and that he is hoping that we will soon have a number of effective vaccines the deadly novel coronavirus which has infected over 18 m... |
2e864578b8f8af0ffa84b0bb89eef3f2 | A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic in Santa AnaNew U.S. studies released Friday show the COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept the country.One study tracked over 600,000 COVID-19 cases ... | CDC finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID | It isn’t clear if the changes seen over time are because immunity is waning in people first vaccinated many months ago, that the vaccine isn’t quite as strong against delta -- or that much of the country abandoned masks and other precautions just as delta started spreading. |
8b823dc16fd2cc8640824dece6fad845 | This is PM K.P. Oli's first official visit to China after returning to power in February.Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli discussed about various, including cross-border rail connectivity on Wednesday and said that Beijing is ready to cooperate with Kathmandu under the framework of t... | Rail connectivity between Nepal, China features in Xi Jinping-KP Oli meeting | Xi and Oli discussed ways and means to further expanding bilateral cooperation in various fields including through cross border railway connectivity. |
7509ebe83299b0a18ad3b494568ea03f | Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry admits slapping TV anchor Pakistan Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry got himself surrounded in a controversy after reports of him slapping a TV anchor surfaced. The minister has now admitted to slapping the anchor at a wedding, after the anchor linked Chaudhry with TikT... | Pak Minister Fawad Chaudhry slaps TV host; Twitter bursts with hilarious memes | This is not the first time that Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry has settled a score with a TV anchor in such a manner. Even earlier, Fawad Chaudhry has been trolled numerous times on Twitter for his statements. |
6fd39f98170e1e5119b9dd8dbec29679 | Pakistan's UN envoy call British PM Boris Johnson 'Foreign Minister'In yet another embarrassment for Pakistan, its permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi goofed up as she called British Prime Minister Boris Johnson "Foreign Minister" on Twitter. On Monday, Lodhi posted a picture of Pakistan Prime Minister Imr... | Now, Pakistan's UN envoy trolled for referring British PM Boris Johnson as 'Foreign Minister' | Even in 2017, Lodhi had held up a photograph of a scarred girl at the United Nations, she said she was offering proof of "brutality" in Kashmir. But the photo turned out to be that of a 17-year-old Palestinian girl, taken in Gaza in 2014 by award-winning photographer Heidi Levine. |
206b4a2edb0ca55ce9c4069a26288157 | Sharath KoppuA 26-year-old student from Telangana was shot dead at a restaurant at Kansas city in USA, during a suspected robbery attempt. The man was identified by Indian authorities as Sharath Koppu, who was shot by unidenitified persons at J’s Fish and Chicken Market on Prospect Avenue on Friday evening.“We immedia... | Indian student from Telangana killed in shooting at Kansas City restaurant in US; family urges Sushma Swaraj to ensure action | The man was identified by Indian authorities as Sharath Koppu, who was shot by unidenitified persons at J’s Fish and Chicken Market on Prospect Avenue on Friday evening. |
edade2c87157a8b80be4416e79506dd4 | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister's Questions, in London, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. The UK government on Tuesday imposed tough sanctions against five Russian banks and three super-rich oligarchs from the country over President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive action on the Ukrai... | UK sanctions 5 Russian banks, 3 oligarchs over Ukraine issue | The sanctions target Rossiya, IS Bank, General Bank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea Bank, as well as billionaires Gennady Timchenko, Boris Rotenberg and Igor Rotenberg as three 'very high net worth individuals'. |
fb4a7378594863851e0e27b1e37ffa5f | The Pentagon said there was one Islamic State suicide bomber, who struck at the Abbey Gate, where desperate Afghans were crowding to try and enter Kabul airport grounds and where U.S. troops were conducting security checks.The Pentagon says it has determined that the attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday involved onl... | Pentagon says Kabul attack involved 1 site, no second explosion | The Pentagon said there was one Islamic State suicide bomber, who struck at the Abbey Gate, where desperate Afghans were crowding to try and enter Kabul airport grounds and where U.S. troops were conducting security checks. |
679cef317e8276b4e953829dae3a4f81 | General Qamar Javed Bajwa to continue as Pakistan Army chief, says Pak PM Imran KhanA much-relieved Prime Minister Imran on Thursday lauded the Supreme Court for allowing General Qamar Javed Bajwa to continue as Pakistan Army chief for another six months even as he took a jibe at the country's "external enemies" and th... | General Qamar Javed Bajwa to continue as Pakistan Army chief, says PM Imran Khan | "Today must be a great disappointment to those who expected the country to be destabilised by a clash of institutions," Khan said in a series of tweets soon after the Supreme Court announced its short verdict. "That this did not happen must be of special disappointment to our external enemies & mafias within," Khan sai... |
d2533e48439419dbfb1be5d5801965cd | The United States and Russia are nearing an agreement on Syria for how they hope to resolve the Arab country’s civil war once the Islamic State group is defeated, officials said Thursday.If clinched, the deal was expected to be announced by President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vietnam on Frida... | US, Russia nearing agreement on resolving Syrian civil war | The United States has been reluctant to schedule a formal meeting for the leaders unless they have a substantive agreement to announce. |
0e1a4c0208c39a2d6b2a28ab5a7ee0c3 | Woman who gave birth on flight didn't know she was pregnantLavinia “Lavi” Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labour on a flight from her home in Utah to Honolulu last week. “I just didn't know I was pregnant, and then this guy just came out of nowhere,” Mounga said during a video interview with Haw... | Woman who gave birth on flight didn't know she was pregnant | The baby boy, Raymond Mounga, arrived early at just 29 weeks while mom was traveling to Hawaii for vacation with her family. |
9f58556ab2cfa5b53eaf7ea3ae702d3d | Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz vice president Maryam Nawaz was questioned by the country's anti-corruption agency officials in connection with the alleged money laundering and income beyond means charges against her and her family, a media report said on Thursday. | Panama Papers: Maryam Nawaz questioned by anti-corruption watchdog in money-laundering case | The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) questioned 45-year-old Maryam on Wednesday about her "dubious" transactions in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM), where she is a major stakeholder, the Dawn newspaper reported. |
de638592a8a6024f56293532be4a6206 | Trump's trip demonstrates value US places on ties with India: Pompeo President Donald Trump's just-concluded India trip demonstrated the value the United Stated placed on its ties with New Delhi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday.Trump's "first official trip to India this week demonstrates the value the U... | Trump's trip demonstrates value US places on ties with India: Pompeo | President Donald Trump's just-concluded India trip demonstrated the value the United Stated placed on its ties with New Delhi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. |
bae8e430ef789c7ab87af52b0897fa3d | Magnitude 6.8 earthquake jolts Dushanbe in Tajikistan, strong tremors felt in Kashmir Valley (Representational image)An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit 341km ESE (east-southeast) of Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Tuesday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake struck at 7 a... | Magnitude 6.8 earthquake jolts Dushanbe in Tajikistan, strong tremors felt in Kashmir Valley | An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit 341km ESE (east-southeast) of Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Tuesday. |
7c3d8b41116b0ca713c4561ca2ced963 | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a Politburo meeting in Pyongyang. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered officials to wage a tougher epidemic prevention campaign in “our style” after he turned down some foreign COVID-19 vaccines offered via the UN- backed immunization program.During a Politbu... | Kim Jong Un orders tougher virus steps after North Korea shuns vaccines | While stressing the need for material, technical means of virus prevention and increasing health workers’ qualifications, Kim also called for “further rounding off our style epidemic prevention system,” KCNA said. |
a0db7627dc39ced641347059cfa7ce5e | The team will carry out on-site inspections in order to see the systems and mechanisms put in place while its three members will stay for longer period to review progress on the 10-point action plan agreed with Pakistan.A nine member delegation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), including the group's Asia Pacif... | FATF team in Pakistan to discuss measures taken by the 'grey-listed' country on money laundering, terror financing | The team will hold talks with top officials to discuss measures taken by the country to counter money laundering and terror financing after it was added in the 'grey list' for providing financial assistance to terrorists. |
d9e15ab531be73f731e05d6e121b2b9c | Dubai bus accident survivor: Blood, body parts were scattered all aroundThe survivors of the Dubai road accident that killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, said the co-passengers screamed and wailed as they tried to help each other in the blood-splattered bus that rammed into a low-clearance sign.The bus, coming from... | Blood, flesh all over seats; people seated on left died on the spot: Dubai bus accident survivor recounts horror | Dubai bus accident, 17 killed Dubai bus accident, 12 Indians died, bus accident, passengers from the left side of bus killed, Dubai bus accident survivors |
b4dfc69ba92448ecf4b83ca194f74b84 | The airliner carrying the 221 Afghans in the special visa program, including 57 children and 15 babies touched down at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC.The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, ... | Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to US | A senior deputy homeland security adviser said that the evacuation flight represents the fulfillment of the U.S. commitment and honors the Afghans' brave service in helping support the U.S.' mission in Afghanistan and in turn, helping to keep the country safe. |
30b44e28fd80c8a879f5725cfa1778dd | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conferred the Padma Shri, the country's fourth largest civilian honour to former Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh in Singapore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conferred the Padma Shri, the country's fourth largest civilian honour to former Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh in S... | PM Modi confers Padma Shri to veteran Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh | Koh, 80, has served as Singapore's ambassador to the US and the UN, and as president of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea in 1981 and 1982. |
79c3b96c399555e359aa88534ad0239c | Representational image Three suicide bombers attacked a police training centre in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed a security personnel and the attackers, police said.Four police personnel were injured in the attack that took place when the policemen w... | Policeman, 3 assailants killed in suicide attack on police training centre in Pakistan | Three suicide bombers attacked a police training centre in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed a security personnel and the attackers. |
76c01a7669bd121d0c1a855aac7b8f7d | Coronavirus: Australia unveils $11.4bn economic stimulus packageThe Australian government on Thursday unveiled an economic stimulus package of AU$17.6 billion ($11.4 billion) to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 amid fears of a recession.In a statement, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the move was "to ensure that... | Coronavirus: Australia unveils $11.4bn economic stimulus package | The Australian government on Thursday unveiled an economic stimulus package of AU$17.6 billion ($11.4 billion) to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 amid fears of a recession. |
3122647a20b22f82182844151649d4a0 | Doklam stand-offJust days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal summit with President Xi Jinping, China on Tuesday said that the Doklam standoff happened due to "lack of mutual trust" between both the nations. Indian and Chinese troops had been locked in a stand-off for over two months last year in the Doklam ... | Ahead of PM Modi's visit, China says 'Doklam standoff happened due to lack of mutual trust' | Indian and Chinese troops had been locked in a stand-off for over two months last year in the Doklam area near Sikkim before "disengaging" on August 28. The area of the standoff is also claimed by Bhutan. |
ce2075818e5617084f1acc82b5241e60 | Mexican firefighters known as "Topos" work in the early morning hours in a search and rescue mission, amid the rubble from last week's 7.2 magnitude earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti.Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the toll from this month’s magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people st... | Haiti raises earthquake death toll, passes 2,200 | The new toll comes at a time when relief operations are expanding — the U.S.-based aid agency Samaritan’s Purse opened a field hospital Saturday — but authorities are struggling with security at distribution points. Gangs have hijacked aid trucks and desperate crowds have scuffled over bags of food. |
6fc1f187ff19523ca80167022acd04f7 | At least 20 people were killed in the hours-long siege of a Shiite Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul today. Mohammad Salim Rasouli, chief of Kabul’s hospitals, said at least 50 more were wounded, many of them children.The mosque was packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers. Friday is the Muslim sabba... | At least 20 dead in Shiite mosque attack in Kabul, ISIS claims responsibility | The Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for attack. The IS-linked Aamaq news agency carried the claim on its website. |
b10d328216aadde25cb133414e466e3d | The CBI is questioning Vipul Ambani, the Chief Financial Officer of diamantaire Nirav Modi's Fire Star diamond company, officials said here today.They said Vipul Ambani was holding the position for last three to four years. He is understood to be a relative of late Dhirubhai Ambani.Related Stories PNB fraud: Income-Tax... | PNB fraud: CBI quizzes chief financial officer of Nirav Modi's company | The CBI yesterday started an intensive search operation at the Brady road branch of PNB in Mumbai, which is at the centre of a colossal banking fraud involving billionaire jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. |
ed5e468dd32a555ffd5d2a9e562e006f | Malala Yousafzai announces marriage with AsserNobel Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage on Twitter. The 24-year-old Pakistani human rights campaigner who was shot by the Taliban for daring to want an education posted images on Twitter of her celebration on Tuesday with Asse... | Malala Yousafzai announces marriage with Asser; posts nikah pictures on Twitter | Yousafzai was targeted by the Taliban for her relentless objections to the group's regressive interpretation of Islam that limits girls' access to education. |
ca806969c02d1009a827e41daad72482 | Top cigarette maker claims development of coronavirus vaccine, says it's ready for human trials (Representative Image)London-based British American Tobacco (BAT), which is the world's second-largest manufacturer of cigarettes, has claimed that it has developed a vaccine for the novel coronavirus and that the vaccine is... | Top cigarette maker claims to have developed coronavirus vaccine, says it's ready for human trials | London-based British American Tobacco (BAT), which is the world's second largest manufacturer of cigarettes, has claimed that it has developed a vaccine for the novel coronavirus and that the vaccine is all set to be tried on humans. The company said on Friday that the experimental vaccine that it has come up with has ... |
82542e9b7d0bf39b70359f9579fb8a0f | 21 Chinese coal miners trapped by underground floodRescuers on Sunday were trying to reach 21 coal miners who were trapped by an underground flood in China's northwest, a state news agency reported.The mine in Hutubi County in the Xinjiang region flooded at about 6:10 pm on Saturday, the Xinhua News Agency said. It sai... | 21 Chinese coal miners trapped by underground flood | The mine in Hutubi County in the Xinjiang region flooded at about 6:10 pm on Saturday, the Xinhua News Agency said. It said eight people were rescued. |
96e693afdcfdb46ab128b13766260bcb | Taliban fighters display their flag on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan | File PhotoThe Taliban have reportedly manhandled some Indians in Afghanistan. The incident has been reported from near the Taliban airport. According to various reports, the Taliban indulged in a scuffle with several Indians, mainly Hindus and Sikhs,... | Taliban manhandle Indian Hindus, Sikhs on ISI's directions near Kabul airport: Reports | Meanwhile, an Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft on Saturday departed from the Kabul airport with some eminent Afghan leaders, including public representatives from the Hindu and Sikh communities, as well as 85 Indians on board. |
aa4750cf2ee89d268df20a93dff803a5 | Bangladesh origin tech CEO found dismembered in New York Bangladesh origin tech entrepreneur and CEO has been murdered and his body dismembered in a luxury flat in New York city, according to media reports.Fahim Saleh’s sister found the body on Tuesday afternoon when she went to his $2.5 million-flat to check in on him... | Bangladesh origin tech CEO found dismembered in New York | Fahim Saleh’s sister found the body on Tuesday afternoon when she went to his $2.5 million-flat to check in on him, CBS, local New York TV channel, reported on Wednesday. |
a7829e262f91cd328d01bbb75e38626a | Chinese policemen stand guard at a road barricade in front of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.The arrival of a special train in Beijing and unusually heavy security at a guesthouse where prominent North Koreans have stayed in the past have raised speculation that Kim Jong Un is making his first visit to China... | China's VIP security raises speculation of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un visit | A vehicle convoy entered the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Monday evening and a military honor guard and heavy security were seen later. |
d0905d25048f3784ba923ec8352b4373 | Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a remote video press conference held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in BeijingChina’s Foreign Minister on Monday called Russia Beijing’s “most important strategic partner,” amid its continued refusal to condemn the invasi... | Russia Ukraine War: China maintains Russia its 'most important strategic partner' despite invasion | Much attention has been paid to a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Feb. 4, after which the sides issued a joint statement affirming “their strong mutual support for the protection of their core interests.” |
7c62e3f66e7e8ebd6865864debba9535 | An attack by ethnic Rohingya militants in western Myanmar left 12 security personnel and 77 Rohingya Muslims dead in a dramatic escalation of communal violence that has plagued the region, as the United States urged authorities to avoid a response that would inflame the tensions.The office of the country’s leader, Aung... | US urges Myanmar to avoid reprisals after attacks kill 89 | The office of the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said Friday that military and border police responded to the attacks by launching “clearance operations.” |
c360cd24570e7691bccbc04cf9d026e6 | Allegations of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia have been “invented” by his political foes to undermine his legitimacy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, adding that the reports have undermined the U.S. political system.Speaking at his annual marathon news conference, Putin reaffir... | Vladimir Putin reaffirms denial of meddling in 2016 US presidential election | Putin said he and Trump had spoken on a first-name basis during their encounters on the sidelines of two international summits this year and voiced hope that Trump eventually would be able to fulfill his campaign promises to improve ties with Russia. |
5db946735415f447d22aa7981b9be1ec | China on Friday said it will keep building infrastructure in Doklam and India has no business to comment on construction activity on Chinese territory.Some satellite images purportedly show massive infrastructure build-up in Doklam, as close as 81 meters to the point of face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the... | Will keep building infrastructure in Doklam, India should not comment, says China | "I don't know who offers such kind of photos. I don't know the detailed information," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said when asked about the satellite images. |
6a7db86fb792ac63e43a57b5d84d8b35 | Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 quake jolts west of Port Hardy, CanadaAn earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 183km west of Port Hardy, Canada on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.The epicentre, with a depth of 1.0 km, was initially determined to be at 50.573 degrees north latitude and 130.001 degrees west long... | Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 quake jolts west of Port Hardy, Canada | An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 183km west of Port Hardy, Canada on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 1.0 km, was initially determined to be at 50.573 degrees north latitude and 130.001 degrees west longitude. |
73e1ae5935b91dc2babe3a6446cee214 | An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Hindu Kush, AfghanistanAn earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicentre of the earthquake could not be known.There were no immediate reports of a... | Magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region | An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Hindu Kush, Afghanistan at 6:09 am today: National Center for Seismology |
1b331f7161e6b9dfdeeed287ab35574b | Rescuers conduct a search operation at the site of a mudslide at Izusan in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of TokyoA gush of mud that swept away homes and cars in a resort town southwest of Tokyo left at least two people dead and about 20 missing, officials said Sunday.Ten people were rescued and as many as 80 ho... | 2 dead, 20 missing after mudslide rips through Japan town | A gush of mud that swept away homes and cars in a resort town southwest of Tokyo left at least two people dead and about 20 missing, officials said Sunday. |
6b78728bbc13da6297e1bdc505d21ad4 | UAE releases 400 Pakistani prisoners in view of coronavirus outbreakAround 400 Pakistani prisoners have been released from jails across the United Arab Emirates in view of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed 28 lives and infected over 4,900 people in the Gulf kingdom so far. The released Pakistanis were jailed ... | UAE releases 400 Pakistani prisoners in view of coronavirus outbreak | Around 400 Pakistani prisoners have been released from jails across the United Arab Emirates in view of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed 28 lives and infected over 4,900 people in the Gulf kingdom so far. |
0c6cd861030a11539aa8b251ebfa1edb | Breaking news The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 3.5 million, including more than 248,000 fatalities. More than 1,135,000 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and sc... | Coronavirus Updates: April 4, 2020 | As it happened | The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 3.5 million, including more than 248,000 fatalities. More than 1,135,000 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this LIVE blog for latest on coronavirus and its global economic fallout. |
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