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Libyan plane hijackers surrender and release all captives unharmed

Two men have been arrested after a Libyan passenger jet was hijacked on 23 December. The two men threated to blow up the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 with a grenade unless they were granted asylum in Malta, according to reports. The hijackers were members of a party loyal to late dictator Muammar Ghaddafi, according to Lbyan media, and were seen waving a green Ghaddafi-era Libyan flag.

Dec 23, 2016

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Video shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect pledging allegiance to Isis

The clip, released by Islamic State (Isis) through agency al-Amaq, purportedly shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect Anis Amri pledging allegiance to the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Amri was killed by Italian police on 23 December in Milan. He is suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin on 19 December, killing 12 people.

Dec 23, 2016

Toilet paper for your smartphones at Tokyo airport! [VIDEO]

There are more than five times of germs on a smartphone screen as compared to a toilet seat.

Dec 23, 2016

Libya plane hijack ends: All released after aircraft landed in Malta with 118 on board; hijackers demanding asylum arrested

It began on Friday morning when the two pro-Gaddafi hijackers diverted the Afriqiyah Airways flight to the Malta International Airport.

Dec 23, 2016

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Roopa Ganguly admitted to Kolkata hospital; BJP blames TMC attack for blood clots in brain

The 50-year-old has complained of severe headache and partial loss of vision.

Dec 23, 2016

C-17 Globemaster: Modi govt clears four key proposals to buy aircraft, low-level lightweight radars and more

Manohar Parrikar-headed Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the proposals for the Indian Armed Forces.

Dec 23, 2016

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Passenger plane reportedly hijacked over Libya lands in Malta

An aeroplane, thought to have been hijacked over Libya, has been diverted to Malta. There are reportedly over 100 passengers on-board the Afriqiyah Airways flight.

Dec 23, 2016

Green offices improve workers' performance and can make your company lots of money!

A rise has been observed in the number of green buildings being constructed after finding the health and cost related benefits.

Dec 23, 2016

Evening wrap: Berlin terror attack suspect killed, Libya plane hijack, Shah Rukh Khan is part of Dangal, and more

Read about Rahul Gandhi calling demonetisation economic dacoity, and NASA's Cassini capturing amazing images of Saturn's Pandora moon.

Dec 23, 2016

Modi govt eases passport rules for date of birth, single parents and more; see the changes they made [PDF]

The MEA said the change in the Passport Rules, 1980, are expected to "streamline, liberalise and ease the process of issue of passport."

Dec 23, 2016

Who is Donald Trump's presidential counsellor Kellyanne Conway?

Conway, known as Trump whisperer, was also the first woman to ever run a Republican presidential campaign.

Dec 23, 2016

Russian Special Forces have new pal, and it's a gun-toting combat robot tank called Nerekhta

Nerekhta robot is a new battlefield robot tank that can do some serious damage, while supporting Russian Special Forces with its cover fire.

Dec 23, 2016

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Berlin truck attack suspect Anis Amri shot dead in Milan

Anis Amri, the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack, has been shot dead by Italian police on 23 December. Italys interior minister Marco Minniti told a news conference that without any shadow of a doubt the man was the 24-year-old Tunisian, and that he died in a shootout with police in a Milan suburb.

Dec 23, 2016