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UK floods: Aerial footage shows large swathes of Yorkshire underwater

An extra 500 troops have been brought in to deal with the unprecedented flooding in northern England.

Dec 28, 2015

Insurance industry may end up paying $1.5 billion for losses in the UK floods: PwC

3,500 properties are at risk in Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Dec 28, 2015

Dadri lynching: Meat found in Mohammed Akhlaq's fridge was mutton, not beef

The Dadri lynching had stoked outrage across the country, with several writers returning prestigious awards in protest.

Dec 28, 2015

Germany recruits 8,500 language teachers for over 1.9 lakh child refugees

Germany's education authority has said that additional 20,000 teachers need to be hired by next summer.

Dec 28, 2015

Muslims must improve the image of Islam: Iran President Hassan Rouhani

Iran is known as the supreme authority in the Islamic world and blames western nations for problems in Middle East.

Dec 28, 2015

Gold smuggling refuses to abate in India

The smuggling of the yellow metal is lucrative for many reasons.

Dec 28, 2015

Seized Islamic State documents explain workings of department of 'war spoils'

The hierarchical bureaucracy, petty rivalries between officials and legal codes, are detailed in the documents.

Dec 28, 2015

Congress' Maharashtra mouthpiece sacks editor for article criticising Nehru, Sonia Gandhi

An article in the magazine blamed Nehru for India's complicated relationship with China, Nepal and Tibet.

Dec 28, 2015

Japan apologises to 'comfort women', offers 1 billion yen in compensation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly also apologized to women exploited by Japanese soldiers during World War II.

Dec 28, 2015

BJP begging for apology, will not oblige: Kejriwal says on DDCA row

The BJP has demanded an apology from the Aam Aadmi Party leader after the Delhi panel report on DDCA did not name Jaitley.

Dec 28, 2015

Rajasthan ATS arrests ex-Army man for 'leaking confidential information about Indian Army' to Pakistan's ISI

The accused, Patwari Gordhan Singh, was allegedly spying for ISI for the last two years.

Dec 28, 2015

Floods, tornadoes kill 43 in US over Christmas weekend

Several states have declared emergency due to the disastrous weather conditions.

Dec 28, 2015

Malaysia Airlines MH132 flies on wrong route, mixed-up flight plans to be blamed

Around 8 minutes into the flight, the pilot of the Kuala Lumpur-bound realised they were flying on a wrong path.

Dec 28, 2015

Afghanistan: Isis fighters beheaded by militia loyal to Nangarhar lawmaker

Local militia clashed with Isis fighters in Nangarhar.

Dec 28, 2015

Youths in South India getting more influenced by Isis, says NIA chief

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said "it is reality" that most youngsters influenced by Isis' ideology were from South India.

Dec 28, 2015