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Shut down Al Jazeera, sever ties with Iran and 12 other demands: Will Qatar cave in?

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen and Egypt had announced earlier this month that they have joined Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to withdraw their diplomatic staff from Qatar.

Jun 23, 2017

New Indian passports to be bilingual; Sushma Swaraj okays Hindi and English

In a move which is set to leave regional language crusaders miffed, from now on all passports will be in English and Hindi, says EAM Sushma Swaraj

Jun 23, 2017

Indian nurse from Karnataka stranded in Saudi Arabia; trafficked and forced into slavery

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj are clued up on the situation.

Jun 23, 2017

Tamil Nadu: Child falls prey to Anganwadi worker's fury, gets beaten black and blue in Coimbatore

The anganwadi worker was so furious that she tied the child's hands and had beaten him mercilessly and also forced him to consume chilli powder.

Jun 23, 2017

Grenfell Tower blaze sparked by fridge says Scotland Yard

Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack, who is overseeing the investigation, said the cause of the fire was a faulty Hotpoint fridge-freezer. The Metropolitan Police investigation confirmed that the blaze was not started deliberately. Tests conducted also showed that the outside cladding and insulation on Grenfell Tower failed safety tests.

Jun 23, 2017

Queensland Police Forces adorable new recruits are of the fluffy variety

Meet Queensland Polices new recruits: seven adorable puppies. The force posted a video of the litter on their site on 22 June, asking for name suggestions for the two male and five female six-week -ld pups. They were swamped by the response. Name nominations will close on 27 June.

Jun 23, 2017

Queensland Police Forces adorable new recruits are of the fluffy variety

Jun 23, 2017

Girl dropping McDonalds takeaway breaks the internets heart

This video might be almost physically painful for food lovers and McDonalds fans might want to look away now. Uploaded to Twitter, the viral video shows high school student Delaney Cooper tripping over a set of stairs while carrying a cup of soda and a McDonalds bag. As a result, much of her food goes flying and according to Cooper, only her hamburger could be salvaged; a loss the Twittersphere immediately began mourning.

Jun 23, 2017

Girl dropping McDonalds takeaway breaks the internets heart

This video might be almost physically painful for food lovers and McDonalds fans might want to look away now. Uploaded to Twitter, the viral video shows high school student Delaney Cooper tripping over a set of steps while carrying a cup of soda and a McDonalds bag. As a result, much of her food goes flying and according to Cooper, only her hamburger could be salvaged; a loss the Twittersphere immediately began mourning.

Jun 23, 2017