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New Zealand: Video of wedding haka that brings bride to tears goes viral

Viral video shows friends and family of married couple before emotional rendition of Maori dance.

Jan 22, 2016

At least 21 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greece

So far 77 migrants, including children, have been killed while crossing the sea to reach Greece.

Jan 22, 2016

Bring Back British Rail: Meet the group who want to renationalise UK railways

IBTimes UK speaks to pressure group Bring Back British Rail about re-nationalising railways in the UK.

Jan 22, 2016

NIA arrests four terror suspects in Hyderabad

Eleven people were arrested on Friday as part of a countrywide crackdown on terror.

Jan 22, 2016

Indulekha offers to settle case after man sues firm's Mammootty-endorsed soap for not making him fair

K Chaathu, 67, from Wayanad had a filed complaint against Indulekha white soap, endorsed by megastar Mammootty.

Jan 22, 2016

North Korea detains US student for 'hostile act against state'

State-run news agency KCNA reported that the student aimed "to destroy the country's (North Korea) unity".

Jan 22, 2016

Himachal Police rules out Pathankot terror link to missing cab

The Delhi Police had issued an alert for a missing taxi hired from Pathankot after its driver was found dead.

Jan 22, 2016

3 ISIS suspects arrested from Karnataka, Maharashtra

Two ISIS sympathisers were arrested from Karnataka's Mangaluru and Tumakuru, while another from Maharashtra's Mumbra.

Jan 22, 2016

Speeding Mercedes car runs over five pavement dwellers in Mumbai; driver arrested

The five injured were admitted to JJ Hospital, and two of them are reportedly in a critical state.

Jan 22, 2016

West Bengal: 2 killed in Birbhum crude bomb blast

A huge amount of explosives were seized from the blast site, where the men were allegedly making bombs.

Jan 22, 2016

Somalia: Several killed in suicide, gun attacks at 2 Mogadishu beachfront restaurants

Al Shabaab, affiliate of al Qaeda in Somalia, claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Jan 22, 2016

Bill Gates and Nigerias Aliko Dangote pledge $100m for malnutrition

Some of the worlds richest people have teamed up in the fight against malnutrition in Nigeria where more than half a million children. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Africas richest man, Aliko Dangote on Thursday (January 21) pledged $100m (£70.92m) to fight malnutrition in Nigeria. The partnership between the two foundations was announced at a news conference in Nigerias capital Abuja.

Jan 21, 2016

Kerala tobacco tycoon Mohammed Nisham sentenced to life imprisonment

The court has also ordered proceedings against Nisham's wife Amal as she submitted a false affidavit and turned a hostile witness.

Jan 21, 2016

French consulate gets threat letter asking President Francois Hollande to cancel visit

There are also reports about terror alert in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Jan 21, 2016

Marina Litvinenko calls for ban and imposition of Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko, a judge led-British inquiry into the 2006 killing in London concluded on 21 January. Litvinenko, 43, an outspoken critic of Putin who fled Russia, died after drinking green tea laced with the rare radioactive isotope polonium-210 at Londons plush Millennium Hotel.

Jan 21, 2016