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Professor's murder sparks protests in Bangladesh's Rajshahi

AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, who was murdered near his home on Saturday, is the sixth intellectual to have been killed by suspected Islamic militants.

Apr 23, 2016

President Barack Obama makes emotional pro-EU plea to British voters during UK visit

President Barack Obama makes emotional pro-EU plea to British voters during UK visit

Apr 23, 2016

India signs historic Paris climate accord

India has announced plans to quadruple its renewable power capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022.

Apr 23, 2016

Prominent Sikh politician assassinated in Pakistan

Sardar Soran Singh was special assistant on minority affairs to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province chief minister Parvez Khattak.

Apr 23, 2016

Panama investigators seize shredded documents from Mossack Fonseca

Mossack Fonseca said that the second search on its premises led to no new discoveries.

Apr 23, 2016

London Mayoral Election: Lib Dem candidate Caroline Pidgeon talks tube strikes, policing and housing

IBTimes UK met the Liberal Democrat candidate for London Mayor to talk tube strikes, policing and housing, in the capital.

Apr 22, 2016

Brussels bomber Laachraoui identified as jailer of foreign hostages in Syria

Investigators have come to believe Najim Laachraoui was the bomb maker in both the Paris and Brussels attacks.

Apr 22, 2016

Boris Johnson critical of Barack Obama Brexit comments

US President Barack Obama made an impassioned appeal on 22 April, for Britain to remain in the European Union, saying membership had magnified Britains place in the world and made the bloc stronger and more outward looking. He made his plea in an article in the eurosceptic Daily Telegraph newspaper under the headline As your friend, I tell you that the EU makes Britain even greater.

Apr 22, 2016

Bengaluru: Police 'threaten' protesting GFTI film students with arrest

The GFTI Students' Council president said the cops also asked them to give in writing that they would protest outside the campus, not inside.

Apr 22, 2016

Supreme Court stays Nainital HC order quashing President's rule in Uttarakhand

The apex court told the high court it should have issued written judgments.

Apr 22, 2016

FBI paid more than $1.3m to break into San Bernardino iPhone

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on 21 April the agency paid $1.3m (£910,000) to break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, more than he will make in the remaining seven years and four months he has in his job.

Apr 22, 2016

Nigerian Army killed 350 Shiites, buried secretly, say Amnesty

The Nigerian Army called the report by Amnesty International "hasty" and "judgmental."

Apr 22, 2016

ISIS responds to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's peace message with beheaded man's photo

The spiritual leader said that it is now clear ISIS does not want peace and hence, they should be dealt with militarily.

Apr 22, 2016

Giant fire engulfs Illinois furniture warehouse

Fire crews fought a giant blaze at a furniture warehouse in Woodridge, Illinois on 21 April. Officials say a multiple-alarm blaze broke out at the 700,000-square-foot Harlem Furniture warehouse around 6.00pm local time.

Apr 22, 2016

Pakistan says India's K-4 undersea missile tests would disturb strategic balance in South Asia

Pakistan reacted for the first time after India successfully test-fired nuclear capable K-4 missile in aerly April.

Apr 22, 2016