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Charleston church shooting: Accused Dylan Roof confesses on tape, says 'I had to do it'

The video was recorded shortly after Roof was taken into custody.

Dec 10, 2016

Nepal earthquake: Dramatic video of Mount Everest avalanche emerges

Climate change caused the 2016 Tibetan avalanche: Study

At least nine people were killed in the avalanche when a massive wall of ice and snow struck a Tibetan village.

Dec 10, 2016

Narendra Modi Jayalalithaa panneerselvam

OPINION: When male politicians break down, and no hue and cry is made

The Indian public has showed more than once that it can accept its leaders as mere humans, allowed to have weak moments.

Dec 10, 2016

Donald Trump to meet the leaders of tech world

Russia tried to help Donald Trump win US elections, secret CIA assessment says

The hacking of emails of the US Democratic National Committee was conducted by Russian hackers, US intelligence agencies are reported to have concluded.

Dec 10, 2016

Morning brief: SC pulls up Govt over demonetisation, former air force chief SP Tyagi arrested in AgustaWestland scam, Russia doping scandal and more

Also read about India's rank in Global Terrorism Index and Far-Right leader Marine Le Pen's stance on illegal immigrants.

Dec 10, 2016

Demonetisation: SC pulls up government, asks if it can guarantee minimum weekly cash withdrawal for people

The apex court asked critical questions to the government about if it had a plan for demonetisation before scrapping notes.

Dec 10, 2016

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Six police officers killed in Cairo bomb blast

Six Egyptian policeman have been killed in Cairo after a bomb exploded at a security checkpoint which leads to the Giza Pyramids. Three other policeman and four civilians were also injured in the attack near a government building. The attack was believed to have been carried out by terror groups close to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Dec 9, 2016

Global Terrorism Index: India ranks 7th among countries most hit by terror attacks

The country most affected by terrorism last year was Iraq, followed by Afghanistan and Nigeria.

Dec 9, 2016

Demonetisation: You can't buy tickets for trains, metro and buses with old Rs500 notes any more

The government feels: "There has been a declining trend in the receipt of the old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000."

Dec 9, 2016

Silicon Valley, automation and universal basic income; what to do to stay one step ahead of the robots?

You can either learn computer programming and make the robots or slowly become obsolete as our robots take over all the jobs in the world.

Dec 9, 2016

Ripped jeans mock the poor? St. Xavier's College Mumbai thinks so!

"In the name of fashion, students are mocking the clothes that the poor are forced to wear," principal of St. Xavier's Agnelo Menezes said.

Dec 9, 2016

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Fake news exploits gullibility to make money

The popularity of fake news has been blamed for the growth of conspiracy theories such as ‘pizzagate’.

Dec 9, 2016

AgustaWestland chopper scam: CBI arrests former air force chief SP Tyagi and 2 others for Rs 450 crore bribery

The other two people arrested are a Delhi-based lawyer named Gautam Khaitan and an individual named Sanjeev Tyagi alias Julie Tyagi.

Dec 9, 2016

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Trump devils burned in Guatemala ceremony

Guatemalans burned Trump figures instead of traditional devil puppets to start their Christmas celebrations. The ceremonial burning of devils started in the 16th century and is meant to chase away bad spirits.

Dec 9, 2016