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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai chosen as UN Messenger of Peace

She will join the ranks of Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Goodall, Paulo Coelho and Charlize Theron in a formal ceremony on Monday, April 10

Apr 8, 2017

Haryana sex ratio touches 950 for the first time since launch of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao programme: CM Manohar Lal Khattar

While Haryana's sex ratio touched 950 for the first time, 430 FIRs have been registered against offenders who have violated the PC-PNDT Act and MTP Act.

Apr 8, 2017

Delhi LG Anil Baijal cancelled allotment of bungalow for party office, says AAP; accuses BJP of dirty tricks

The alleged action by Delhi L-G Anil Baijal comes after the report submitted by the Shunglu committee indicted the party of wrongdoings.

Apr 8, 2017

US H1-B visa applications halted; USCIS reaches annual limit

The USCIS, the US agency that accepts and processes visas, has said it will continue to accept applications for other kinds of visas.

Apr 8, 2017

Turkeys controversial referendum explained

On 16 April, Turkey will vote on whether or not to change their constitution to scrap the role of Prime Minister and grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more power. Erdogan argues that it will make Turkey more streamlined and allow for a more stable government, where as critics of the plans say this is an authoritarian move for Edogan to seize more power.

Apr 7, 2017

Swedish PM: Everything indicates that this is a terrorist attack

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has claimed that the truck attack in Stockholm is a terrorist attack. At least three people are reported to have died in the attack.

Apr 7, 2017

Swedish PM: Everything indicates that this is a terrorist attack

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has claimed that the truck attack in Stockholm is a terrorist attack. At least three people are reported to have died in the attack.

Apr 7, 2017

This Brazilian football club has got toothpaste and shampoo prices on players' jerseys

Fluminense de Feira FC, a fourth-tier club in Brazil, has shocked football fans after these bizarre images of football jerseys emerged all over the internet.

Apr 7, 2017

Did you know, this Chattisgarh police officer bagged the "Oscar" of community policing?

Community policing in Chhattisgarh: Under Arif Shiekh IPS, Balod district police empowered people to protect themselves. Their Navodaya programme was awarded the "Oscar" of community policing in San Diego, US in 2016.

Apr 7, 2017

Teenager stumbles upon dying man stuck in deep hole in Devon woods

Izaak Eglington-Watts became an accidental hero on April 5 when he discovered an injured man in a hole in Plymouth Woods, Devon. Eglington-Watts was walking in the woods with his friend Emily Thompson when a hole near the stream caught his eye. He told Storyful he initially shouted into the hole simply to hear his echo, but then went in to explore it. He shouted hello again to make his friend jump, and that’s when he first thought he heard an answer, but he then ran out of the hole.Watts told Storyful that he returned to the hole and filmed video to prove to his friend that he had heard a voice. Video shows the moment James Thompson can be heard responding to Eglington-Watts’ calls. Local reports quoted police who said Thompson was close to dying. Watts sought help from other passers-by and alerted the police who rescued the missing James Thompson. He said he had not yet met the man who’s life he saved, but that he might go and visit him in hospital.

Apr 7, 2017

Fire crews attend scene of Sweden truck attack

Amateur footage uploaded to Instagram by Felix Emtefall appears to show fire crews attending to the scene, after a truck ploughed through crowds outside the Ahlens shopping mall in Stockholm, Sweden.

Apr 7, 2017

Fire crews attend scene of Sweden truck attack

Amateur footage uploaded to Instagram by Felix Emtefall appears to show fire crews attending to the scene, after a truck ploughed through crowds outside the Ahlens shopping mall in Stockholm, Sweden.

Apr 7, 2017

‘Oh my God I’m going to die’: Siblings simulate horrors of childbirth using contraction device

Siblings Alex and Hattie Waldron tested out a ‘homemade’ contraction simulator - actually their dads TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machine made to touch nerves in your back, but when used on your stomach caused cramping, contraction-like pain.

Apr 7, 2017

Scarlett Johansson tears into Ivanka Trump's 'stereotype' comment, as feud escalates [VIDEOS]

Scarlett Johansson spoke out against US President Donald Trump's daughter in public.

Apr 7, 2017

Pedestrians flee in terror after truck ploughs into crowd in Stockholm

The video, uploaded to Twitter by Johnny Chadda, shows dozens of people running away after the truck incident outside the Ahlens mall in Drottninggatan on 7 April.

Apr 7, 2017