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Fake bombs at Paris airport create panic amidst terror emergency

FedEx workers found a pressure cooker with nuts and bolts and other objects resembling explosive devices at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport on Thursday.

Jan 28, 2016

Australia Anzac Day terror plot: Teenager discussed using kangaroo painted with ISIS symbol as a bomber

Sevdet Ramadan Besim, 19, was arrested last April for plotting an Anzac Day terror attack.

Jan 28, 2016

PM Modi: Dismiss officials who fail to perform

PM Modi also asked the Central departments to begin a grievance monitoring process.

Jan 28, 2016

North Korea 'may be readying' to launch ballistic missile in a week: Report

US spy satellites have also reportedly captured increased movement of personnel inside the Tongchang-ri site.

Jan 28, 2016

Oregon occupation leader Bundy urges remaining protesters to go home

Ammon Bundy, who was taken into custody, urged federal authorities to let his comrades leave the compound without being prosecuted.

Jan 28, 2016

Jharkhand: Landmine blast by Maoists kill 7 policemen in Palamu

A combing operation has been launched in the area after the blast, which also injured six police personnel.

Jan 28, 2016

Sweden to expel up to 80,000 migrants: Report

The government will use chartered aircraft to deport them over several years, AFP reported.

Jan 28, 2016

Egypt: Creator of viral 25 January condom balloon video defends right to satirise the police

The condom video, created by Shady Abu Zaid, has received over 1.8 million views on Facebook.

Jan 27, 2016

EU referendum: Unions ready to join fight to stay in Europe

Britains trade unions are close to joining the push to keep the country in the European Union, bringing grass-roots muscle to a fight that has so far been dominated by big business and bankers, the head of the countrys largest union group said. Unions will fight to stay in, emphasising jobs and workers rights, Frances OGrady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said in an interview. Voters were not yet listening to the arguments because the campaign to date has had little to do with their everyday lives, she said.

Jan 27, 2016

David Cameron sparks anger after calling Calais refugees a bunch of migrants at PMQs

Labour and the SNP have blasted David Cameron after he described refugees in Calais as a bunch of migrants during an exchange at Prime Ministers Questions (PMQs). The Conservative leader made the remarks after Jeremy Corbyn visited the refugees across the English Channel on 22 January.

Jan 27, 2016

US: Yoga instructor Bikram Choudhary to pay $6.4 million in sexual harassment case

A Los Angeles court asked to pay $6.4 million in a sexual assault and harassment case by his former lawyer Minakshi Jafa-Bodden.

Jan 27, 2016

US eases air travel and export financing sanctions on Cuba

The United States announced changes to its sanctions on Cuba, lifting export payment and financing restrictions and facilitating airline travel in Washingtons latest move to ease the US embargo on the island. The amendments, which take effect on 27 January, will remove restrictions on payment and financing terms for authorized exports and re-exports to Cuba of items other than agricultural items or commodities, according to a statement from the Treasury and Commerce Departments.

Jan 27, 2016

'If you roll, we will weed you out': Mumbai Police tweets are witty yet hard-hitting

Twitter handles of Commissioner of Police Mumbai and the Mumbai Police have been getting lot of attention for their creative tweets.

Jan 27, 2016

Suspicious balloon-like object seen near Delhi airport

On Tuesday, a balloon-like object was shot down by an IAF fighter jet after it crossed over into Rajasthan from across the Pakistan border.

Jan 27, 2016

Indian activist Henri Tiphagne selected for Amnesty human rights award

Amnesty International Germany conferred the award on Tiphagne for his exceptional commitment to human rights in India.

Jan 27, 2016