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Zimbabwes former minister David Coltart warns nation faces perfect storm

IBTimes UK meets David Coltart, Zimbabwes former Education Minister, who spoke of fears his country may plunge into chaos due to economic uncertainty, drought and the countrys ageing president Robert Mugabe.

Nov 10, 2016

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Rs 500, Rs 1,000 currency notes scrapped: 2 dead; PIL filed in SC to quash ban

While it was certain on Tuesday that the common man would face hardship, people did not anticipate that it would also cost lives.

Nov 10, 2016

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Hundreds of mannequin limbs block entrance to Russian embassy in protest of Aleppo air strikes

On 3 November activists from The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK blocked the entrance to the Russian Embassy in London to protest the bombing over Aleppo. Two activists chained themselves to the embassys gates, while a few dozen others have laid out 800 white mannequins limbs to represent the victims of the Russian and Syrian air strikes over the city. According to rights group Syrian Network for Human Rights, in October 2016 alone 1106 civilians were killed with 791 reportedly at the hands of the Assad regime and Russian forces.

Nov 4, 2016

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Zimbabwes diaspora protests in London and calls on Mugabe to go

IBTimes UK met protesters denouncing police brutality and corruption in poverty-stricken nation.

Nov 4, 2016

Kanpur man hoists Pakistani flag to show his grievances, lands in jail

Accused Chandrapal Singh said he was fed up with excessive bills and was just trying to get authorities' attention to this.

Nov 6, 2016

Denial of breast milk to newborn: Kerala father, Muslim preacher arrested

Denial of breast milk to newborn: Father and Muslim preacher arrested in Kerala

The parents were advised to breastfeed the newborn baby only until the fifth azan call is heard from the mosque.

Nov 5, 2016

Chelsea Manning attempts suicide again after being sentenced to solitary confinement

She was sentenced to solitary confinement for attempting to commit suicide in July.

Nov 5, 2016

Did Pakistan deport 'Afghan girl' because they're upset with India?

Gula was arrested after being found guilty of faking identity documents and staying in the country with those forged documents.

Nov 4, 2016

The third gender includes eunuchs and transgenders

Police torturing gay men with anal probes to prove homosexuality in Uganda: Report

This sort of assault, activists say has been encouraged by the anti-gay policies of President Yoweri Museveni's government.

Nov 2, 2016

Pakistan Supreme Court blocks execution of paranoid schizophrenic murder convict

The court has now scheduled a hearing for the second week of November.

Oct 31, 2016

Ludhiana: Release certificates for 650 rescued child labourers not issued; their rehabilitation delayed by 4 years

The delay by the administration officials in issuing release certificates to the rescued child labourers has denied them rehabilitation.

Oct 28, 2016

Surat-based diamond merchant Savji Dholakia

Surat diamond merchant does it again; gifts 400 flats, 1,260 cars as Diwali bonus to employees

Savji Dholakia, who owns Hari Krishna Exports, has spent Rs 51 crore as Diwali bonus for his employees this year.

Oct 28, 2016

7th Pay Commission: Good news for contract staff this Diwali

Justice JS Khehar, heading the bench at the apex court said it based its judgement on the principle of 'equal pay for equal work'.

Oct 27, 2016

World Neighbors (WN) NGO lowers the incidence of teen births in Madhubani, Bihar

According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2014 the child birth rate was 24.2 per 1,000 girls aged 15-19 years in USA.

Oct 27, 2016

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Calais Jungle: Key facts and numbers on the makeshift migrant camp

French police have started to evict migrants form the makeshift camp know as the Calais Jungle. Up to 10,000 migrants have settled at the camp with the hopes of entering the UK, as many of the people there have travelled from crisis-ravaged countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea.

Oct 24, 2016

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