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Israel fire: Palestine offers to send teams to combat blaze as thousands flee Haifa

Around 80,000 people in Israel's third largest city Haifa have been asked to evacuate the region.

Nov 25, 2016

Demonetisation woes: Wrong printing of Rs 500 notes should not worry people, says RBI

However, the latest discovery of three cases does not automatically validate or verify all the previous claims that have been doing the rounds online.

Nov 25, 2016

Evening wrap: J&K terror attack, Baywatch motion teaser, ISIS attack in France foiled, and more

Read about places where you can still exchange old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, and new UFO spotting.

Nov 25, 2016

Fakes news: Corona beer founder has not turned Spanish villagers into millionaires

Antonino Fernández, the founder and chairman of Corona Beer brewery Grupo Modelo, died a billionaire aged 99 in August. He came from humble beginnings in the small village of Cerezales del Condado in the north-western Spanish province of Leon. After marrying his wife Cinia González Díez in Spain, the couple moved to Mexico where they began working for the Grupo Modelo brewery, owned by her uncle. By 1971 Fernández was CEO of the company, turning Corona into an export phenomenon. Now hes giving back to the village where he was raised.

Nov 25, 2016

Iraq: As ISIS cut off in Mosul, terror group chief Baghdadi suspected to be still hiding in city

Baghdadi was reportedly residing in tunnels under Mosul, with a suicide belt handy if he was ever captured.

Nov 25, 2016

Supreme Court's demonetisation hearing marred over accusations

On December 2, the Supreme Court will hear 12 petitions filed across seven high courts and challenging the note ban.

Nov 25, 2016

Iran: At least 15 killed, over 52 wounded in passenger train collision

According to reports, four of the fatalities were railway employees on the two trains.

Nov 25, 2016

Iran to soon test Shafaq jet trainer prototype

The Shafaq is derived from the design concept developed by a team of Iranian and Russian designers.

Nov 25, 2016

Colombia signs amended peace deal with FARC rebels

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist Farc rebel leader Rodrigo Londono signed a new, revised peace accord on 24 November. The new agreement will end 52 years of war, and was put together in a month after the original was defeated in a referendum on 2 October. This time it will not be put to a popular vote but will be presented to Congress directly.

Nov 25, 2016

Australia's most wanted ISIS recruiter Neil Prakash, believed to be dead, arrested in Turkey

Earlier in May this year, the US informed the Australian government that Neil was killed in its airstrikes in Mosul.

Nov 25, 2016

China asks residents of Muslim-populated Xinjiang to surrender passports

Regulations now require all the residents in the area to surrender their passport to the local police for management and examination.

Nov 25, 2016

Now, NITI Aayog fast-tracks initiative to make all govt monetary benefits available online

The government has set up a committee under the NITI Aayog chief to convert all "government-citizen transactions to the digital platform."

Nov 25, 2016

Crossrail protest held outside company HQ in Londons Canary Wharf

Over 100 protesters gathered to take action over a pay dispute.

Nov 25, 2016

Rowdy Walmart shoppers wrestle for DVD player ahead of Black Friday

Shoppers at a Walmart in Columbus, Mississippi have been seen scrapping over sale items the evening before Black Friday. Amatuer footage appears to show people tussling over an RCA portable DVD player on 24 November.

Nov 25, 2016

Police hunt for gunman after elderly woman killed at monks retirement home in Montpellier

French police are hunting for an armed man following an attack at a home for retired missionaries in Montferrier-sur-Lez in the south of France. A caretaker managed to call the police around 10:30pm on 24 November after being attacked and tied up by an unknown man. When police arrived at the scene the body of a woman was found with stab wounds.The motive for the attack is as yet unknown but so far has not been linked to terrorism. Around 70 former missionaries, who worked in Africa, who were in the home, were unhurt.

Nov 25, 2016