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Iran building collapse: 30 firefighters killed as oldest high-rise falls in Tehran

The toll can be much higher, because authorities say at least 50-100 people are currently trapped in the rubble.

Jan 19, 2017

Burning high-rise collapses killing at least 30 firefighters in Iran

A major commercial high-rise building in Tehran, Iran, collapsed on 19 January, reportedly killing at least 30 firefighters and injuring at least 38 other people. Fars news agency said 30 firefighters were killed at the Plasco building, after a severe fire engulfed it. According to reports, the building was used by garment manufacturers and businesses.

Jan 19, 2017

President Obama hails historic Iran nuclear framework

Oktoberfest: Barack Obama, private citizen, gets invited to world's largest booze-up by Munich mayor

The office of Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter confirmed that it has extended an invitation to Barack Obama for the annual Oktoberfest celebration, who, if he accepts the invitation, will attend the festival as a private citizen

Jan 19, 2017

Resolution on return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley passed by Jammu and Kashmir Assembly

Omar Abdullah said that Kashmiri Pandits were forced to migrate to other locations due to "unfortunate" circumstances.

Jan 19, 2017

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What you need to know about Donald Trumps inauguration

On 20 January 2017, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States of America. Ahead of this historic, and controversial, day, IBTimes UK looks at the facts and figures behind the inauguration.

Jan 19, 2017

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Italy: Up to 30 dead in luxury hotel destroyed by avalanche

Up to 30 people were known to be in the luxury resort Hotel Rigopiano in the town of Farindola on the Gran Sasso mountain in the central Abruzzo region when the earthquake struck on 18 January. On its website, Italian news agency Ansa quoted the head of a rescue squad that reached the hotel as saying there are many dead.

Jan 19, 2017

Russia Today blocked from sharing images, videos and links on Facebook

The ban, which apparently came into effect while Barack Obama was delivering his last speech, will last till after Donald Trump's inauguration.

Jan 19, 2017

Nepal earthquake: Dramatic video of Mount Everest avalanche emerges

Italy avalanche: People trapped by avalanche send text messages [Update]

Earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.3, 5.7, 5.3 and 4.8 hit central Italy within the span of little more than an hour on Wednesday

Jan 19, 2017

Jallikattu protests: Jallikattu maintains caste system in villages, says Dalit leader; slams youth for being 'irresponsible'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured TN Chief Minister Paneerselvam on Thursday that all possible assistance would be provided to the State to address the drought situation

Jan 19, 2017

Vijay Mallya must repay Rs 6,203 crore with interest to SBI-led consortium of banks: Debt Recovery Tribunal

A consortium of 17 banks led by the country's largest public sector lender State Bank of India had approached the tribunal seeking instructions to Vijay Mallya to repay the loan

Jan 19, 2017

Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee arrives for bribery suspicion questioning

Reprieve for Samsung as South Korean court rejects company chief's arrest warrant

The Samsung chief was questioned by investigators last week for nearly 22 hours straight for his involvement in an alleged corruption scandal.

Jan 19, 2017

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Outgoing President Barack Obama says contructive US-Russia relations are in the worlds interest

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday 19 December it is in the worlds interest for the United States and Russia to have a constructive relationship, but Russias return to an adversarial spirit under President Vladimir Putin made that difficult. I think that it is in Americas interest, in the worlds interest, that we have a constructive relationship with Russia, Obama said in a news conference on Wednesday (January 18) two days before handing over the presidency to Donald Trump. Obama also stressed sanctions on Russia were because of encroachments on Ukraines sovereignty and independence.

Jan 19, 2017

Disclosure of property, jewelry and overseas account holdings not allowed in PMGKY tax amnesty scheme

The Central Board of Direct Taxes said only unaccounted domestic cash holding can be declared through the scheme.

Jan 19, 2017

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Outgoing President Barack Obama says Chelsea Manning served a tough prison sentence

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday 18 January that former intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had served a tough prison term and his decision to commute her 35-year sentence to about seven years served would not signal leniency toward leakers of US government secrets.Obama told his final news conference as president that he felt it made sense to commute Mannings sentence because she went to trial and took responsibility for her crime. Manning gave classified information to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks in 2010. She received a very disproportionate sentence relative to what other leakers had received, Obama said, adding that he felt very comfortable that justice has been served.

Jan 19, 2017

Maneka Gandhi writes to MEA to amend visa rules to stop foreigners convicted of child sex abuse

The move came a couple of days after Maneka held day-long discussions with representatives of NGOs and other ministries at the 'National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse'

Jan 19, 2017

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