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Refugee crisis: UNHCR says over 1m enter Europe by sea in 2015

More than 1m refugees and migrants arrived in Europe by sea in 2015, while almost 4,000 died or went missing in perilous journeys, the UNs refugee agency said on 30 December.

Dec 31, 2015

Bangladesh court awards death to 2, life term to 1 for blogger's murder

Two accused for the murder of secular blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider were sentenced to death by Bangladesh court.

Dec 31, 2015

War on Terror Updates: Belgium charges 10th suspect in Paris attacks; 6 more held for New Year's terror plot in Brussels

Isis bombings at Syrian restaurants kill 16 in Kurdish city.

Dec 31, 2015

Pakistani singer Adnan Sami gets Indian citizenship

Adnan Sami has been given permanent Indian citizenship.

Dec 31, 2015

New Year 2016: Send your greetings and wishes to your loved ones, and share your top resolution for 2016

Send your greetings and wishes to your loved ones here, and share with us your top resolution for the New Year 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Bangladesh calls back High Commissioner to Pakistan

A Pakistani diplomat was asked to go back after Bangladesh accused her of having terrorist links.

Dec 31, 2015

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Video aims to show the reality of staged social media photos

A video revealing the reality behind staged online photos produced by Vietnam based filmmaker Ho Anh Duc has become an internet hit gaining 1.5m views since it was posted on 10 December 2015.

Dec 31, 2015

Happy New Year 2016: Funny Wishes/Resolutions to share on WhatsApp, Facebook & to send SMSes

Here are some funny wishes, quotes and Resolutions to share with your friends on WhatsApp, Facebook etc.

Dec 31, 2015

PM Modi asks Congress to take New Year resolution against Parliament disruption

Modi was speaking after laying the foundation stone of a 14-lane expressway connecting Delhi and Meerut.

Dec 31, 2015

Iran says no rockets test fired when US warships entered Gulf, calls reports 'psychological warfare'

The American media had reported that Iranian rockets had come about 1,500 metres close to US warships in the Gulf.

Dec 31, 2015

Increased air pollution plays dampener on New Year celebrations in Asia, Europe

Italy has already issued a directive prohibiting the use of fireworks on New Year.

Dec 31, 2015

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Air Canada 88: Passengers describe harrowing turbulence on â€˜flight from hellâ€™

Eyewitnesses have described harrowing turbulence aboard an Air Canada flight diverted to Calgary on 30 December, in which 21 passengers were injured. The turbulence forced Air Canada flight 88, headed from Shanghai to Toronto, to land in Calgary so that injured passengers could be treated.

Dec 31, 2015

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Storm Frank: Twelve rescued from flooded bus in Dumfries

A lorry driver and his passenger were among those rescued from their vehicles as the River Nith in Dumfries in Scotland burst its banks on 30 December, after heavy rain and gales from Storm Frank battered northern parts of the UK. Separately, 12 people were rescued from a bus that became trapped in floodwaters in nearby Ayrshire, both in southwest Scotland.

Dec 31, 2015