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North Korea successfully tests high-power rocket engine

Kim Jong-Un asks officials to begin preparations to launch a satellite.

Sep 20, 2016

Japanese bachelors training to simulate pregnancy and child-rearing in hope of landing wives

The course involves learning how to bathe and dress a baby, and to understand a woman's perspective on child-rearing through exercises.

Sep 20, 2016

12 aid workers, several civilians killed in attack on UN convoy near Aleppo; US blames Russia

The trucks belonged to Syrian Red Crescent and were carrying UN-supplied food for thousands of people in the region.

Sep 20, 2016

Morning brief: No bandh in Bangalore, New York bombing suspect arrested, Mohanlal's Oppam to be a big release in UK and Ireland and more

Here are a few stories to start your day with.

Sep 20, 2016

Indian helped in nabbing New York, New Jersey bombings suspect Ahmad Rahami

He was not acting alone, said a National Counterterrorism Center official.

Sep 20, 2016

Cauvery water row: No bandh, but Bangalore police continues tight vigil and ban liquor sale for 2 days

The Bengaluru City Police has also urged people to be more cautious on social media, and to neither heed to nor spread rumours.

Sep 20, 2016

Tommy Robinson angry at police action following f**k Isis England flag controversy

EXCLUSIVE: The former EDL leader has criticised police actions after his proposed ban from attending England football matches was rejected on 19 September. Robinson had been labelled a catalyst for violence and disorder by the UK Football Policing Unit after being seen holding an England flag with the words f**k Isis printed on the front.

Sep 19, 2016

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to block searches for prenatal sex determination, Centre tells SC

If anyone feeds certain words prohibited by the government, auto block will immediately apply and the words will not be shown.

Sep 19, 2016

Labour leadership: Owen Smith questions Jeremy Corbyn over Momentum

During the final Labour leadership hustings of the campaign, challenger Owen Smith questions Jeremy Corbyn over the Labour group Momentum and plans to deselect Labour MPs that were not Corbyn supporters. The Pro-Jeremy Corbyn group, Momentum, has also announced plans to launch a nationwide political network for children.

Sep 19, 2016

Alyson Kennedy: Meet the US socialist who wants to be Americas first female president

In an exclusive interview with IBTimes UK, US Socialist Workers Party candidate Alyson Kennedy says she would use the presidency to turn the White House over to the working class.

Sep 19, 2016

Treasure hunters build replica Nazi gold train after failing to find the real one

After a year-long hunt for an alleged Nazi gold train hidden in secret tunnels in the Sudeten Moutains in Poland, treasure hunters have built their own one instead. 12 meters high and weighing more than 9 tons, the replica locomotive took four months to build and three more carriages are yet to be added. During the Nazi occupation of Poland tunnels were supposedly built to hide military hardware and treasure, and although the tunnels exist, radar hasnt detected a secret Nazi gold train.

Sep 19, 2016

Watch time-lapse footage of life jacket graveyard being created in Parliament Square

Dozens of volunteers unloaded truckloads of life vests at 5am on Monday (19 September) to create a life jacket graveyard in Londons Parliament Square. Some 2,500 life jackets were placed in rows on the grass – 625 of which were used by children. The aim is to highlight the plight of refugees ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York where world leaders including Theresa May will discuss the Syrian refugee crisis.

Sep 19, 2016

Several people have been killed at a protest demanding President Kabilas resignation, say locals

Several people were killed when crowds marched through DRC capital Kinshasa, calling for President Joseph Kabila to step down. Police clashed with protesters and reports on social media said bullets were fired. Protesters set up barricades and torched cars, the BBC reported.

Sep 19, 2016

Bihar: At least 35 feared dead in Madhubani after bus falls in pond; PM Modi expresses grief

The local administration rescued 4 people from the pond but said chances of survival of the rest were almost nil.

Sep 19, 2016

17 soldiers killed after militants attack Indian army brigade headquarters near Pakistan border

17 soldier have been killed and 35 others injured after four gunmen stormed Indian army brigade headquarters in Kashmir. India is blaming Pakistan for the attack. The assault, in which four commando-style gunmen burst into the brigade headquarters in Uri at 5.30 am (midnight GMT) was among the deadliest in Kashmir and has sharply ratcheted up tension between the nuclear-armed rivals. The army deployed helicopters to evacuate soldiers injured in the dawn attack that was followed by a gunfight. The raid comes amid heightened tension in Indias only Muslim-majority region which has faced more than two months of protests following the 8 July killing of a popular separatist field commander.

Sep 19, 2016