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US official exaggerates fall in ISIS foreign recruits

Some officials reportedly dismissed claims that the number of foreign fighters joining the Islamic State group every month had fallen by 90 percent.

Apr 29, 2016

South Korea-American sentenced to '10 years hard labour for spying' in North Korea

North Korean Supreme Court charged Kim Dong-chul, 62, with subversion and espionage.

Apr 29, 2016

Narendra Modi to address US Congress in Washington on June 7; will review progress on energy, security, defence with Obama

The prime minister will be visiting the United States on June 7 and 8, according to reports.

Apr 29, 2016

UN Security Council to respond to North Korea's failed missile tests

The Kim Jong Un-regime failed in its attempt to launch the powerful Musudan missile on Thursday.

Apr 29, 2016

Poachers killed more tigers in 2016 so far than during entire 2015

India, with 3,200 tigers, is home to 70 percent of the world's tigers.

Apr 28, 2016

Balitmore: Officer explains teenager shooting incident to victims brother

Apr 28, 2016

Footage reveals distressed Orca owned by Seaworld in Spanish resort

Footage reveals distressed Orca in Seaworld-owned Spanish resort

Apr 28, 2016

Haji Ali row: Trupti Desai to enter shrine in Mumbai; security tightened

The activist said she was not scared to enter the dargah despite opposition from certain sections.

Apr 28, 2016

John Mann confronts Ken Livingstone over Labour anti-semitism row

Bassetlaw MP claimed Livingstone was a Nazi apologist and accused him of re-writing history.

Apr 28, 2016

Donald Trump calls nuclear-armed Pakistan 'semi-unstable,' suggests India may help

The leading Republican presidential hopeful called Pakistan's nuclear weapons a "real problem."

Apr 28, 2016

Syria: 20, including 3 doctors, killed in airstrike on MSF hospital in Aleppo

U.N. special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, urged the U.S. and Russia to save the "barely alive" ceasefire in Syria.

Apr 28, 2016

Protesters take to the streets in Baltimore to mark the death of Freddie Gray

Activists took to the streets of Baltimoreâ€™s Penn North neighborhood on 27 April to protest over the death of Freddie Gray and the actions of the Baltimore Police Department. Grayâ€™s death on 19 April 2015 from injuries sustained in police custody sparked days of protests and rioting in Baltimore.

Apr 28, 2016