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Iraq: Report claiming French airstrikes on Isis killed 28 school children in Mosul false

Egypt's grand mufti, Shawki Allam, has called the airstrike a violation of Geneva Convention.

Nov 26, 2015

Spain: British Indian sentenced to six months for killing 'paedophile' may go free

Kainth punched Rottman in the head, which led to Rottman's demise as he had severe liver cirrhosis.

Nov 26, 2015

Indian women more active than men on Tinder dating app; downloads rise by 400%

Indians tend to chat longer on the Tinder app than in any other country, a company official said.

Nov 26, 2015

Communist Party of China vows to lift 50 million people out of poverty by 2020

20 million plus people who are unable to work or disable will be placed under a safety net.

Nov 26, 2015

Bain sells shares in Hero MotoCorp to raise $116 million

Bain launched the deal to sell 2.98 million Hero shares on 25 November.

Nov 26, 2015

Maldives SC allows hearing on ex-president Nasheed's prison sentence

The ex-President had been sentenced to 13 years of jail time.

Nov 26, 2015

Swiss canton, Ticino, bans burqa in public spaces after Paris attacks

Women flouting the law will be fined up to £6,500.

Nov 26, 2015

War on Isis: David Cameron calls for UK air strikes on Syria

Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday (26 November) Britain should join air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, saying the UK should not ‘out-source’ security to allies. Cameron attempted to persuade MPs to back the action in a speech in the House of Commons.

Nov 26, 2015

India: Women join #HappyToBleed campaign to protest menstruation remarks by a temple priest

A Hindu temple head had 'talked' of a machine that would detect menstruating women to bar them from entering the temple.

Nov 26, 2015

Indonesia: Luwu district bans condom sales in stores to fight premarital sex

Condoms will still be available in pharmacies for those above the age of 17.

Nov 26, 2015

US: Class action lawsuit accuses big banks of swapping interest rates

The lawsuit said every year the banks extracted billions of dollars in monopoly rents from the class members.

Nov 26, 2015

Pakistan leases strategic port of Gwadar to China for 43 years

The port will link China to the Persian Gulf, making it a key route for transporting oil.

Nov 26, 2015

Pimco, other investors sue Citigroup over billions in mortgage debt losses

The bank had allegedly failed to properly monitor toxic securitiesresulting in $2.3 billion losses.

Nov 26, 2015

UAE secretly deploys 450 Latin Americans as proxy soldiers to fight Yemen war

UAE has already lost scores of its soldiers in Yemen.

Nov 26, 2015

Rahul Gandhi was inspiring, says Bengaluru girl in open letter; slams media for 'misconstrued' reports

Elixir Nahar lashed out at the media for ‪'misconstrued' and ‪'exaggerated' report about Rahul Gandhi.

Nov 26, 2015