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Expected India to allow more transparency than Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, says US body on religious freedom over visa denial

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was scheduled to make a one-week visit to India starting Friday.

Mar 4, 2016

Republican Romney calls Trump 'a fraud,' creates pathway to contested convention

Trump's rise has split the Republican Party between mainstream figures like Romney, and Trump supporters.

Mar 4, 2016

Kim Jong-un orders North Korea military to keep nuclear weapons on 'standby' for use any time

Kim said North Koreans were "waiting for an order of combat to annihilate the enemy with their surging wrath," according to the state media.

Mar 4, 2016

London: Adorable baby giraffe born in Whipsnade Zoo just in time for Mothers Day

Nuru was born on 24 February in Whipsnade Zoo, just over a week before Mothers Day.

Mar 3, 2016

Syria faces blackout as electricity supply disrupted across provinces

Internet connection was also disrupted, but was restored later.

Mar 3, 2016

Wintergatens Marble Machine: Amazing video shows music box powered by 2,000 marbles

Swedish muscian Martin Molin created the machine, which plays a large variety of instruments

Mar 3, 2016

MH370: Malaysia working with Australia to test new plane debris find

A piece of debris found off the southeast African coast that could be from a missing Malaysia Airlines flight is being sent to Australia for testing, officials said on 3 March, two years after the plane carrying 239 people disappeared.

Mar 3, 2016

List of countries where Indians can travel visa-free

Nepal, Jordan, Madagascar and Antarctica are among the countries where Indian citizens can visit visa-free.

Mar 3, 2016

Sajid Javid reveals he was torn over Brexit vote

Sajid Javid reveals he was torn over Brexit vote

Mar 3, 2016

Pakistani passport the second worst in the world: Report

The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index ranks countries on the basis of the number of nations their citizens can travel to visa-free.

Mar 3, 2016

CCTV captures masked robbers raid Texas gun store

Surveillance video shows masked robbers breaking into a Houston gun store and pillaging it. At least ten suspects could be seen tying a rope to the Carters Country gun store door frame and using a pick-up truck to pull the doors off. Minutes later, the suspects were inside the store, removing guns and ammunitions from the glass cases and racks and stuffing them into bags.

Mar 3, 2016

Istanbul: 2 female militants killed in attack on police station

The women had attacked with gunfire and a hand grenade at a riot police station on Thursday.

Mar 3, 2016

Indian Railways announces Holi special trains for 2016

The Holi special trains will run on routes in Bhubaneswar, Patna, Puri, Gorakhpur and Bandra Terminus.

Mar 3, 2016

Refugee Crisis: Hundreds of migrants treated to classical music concert in Berlin

Renowned composers Daniel Barenboim, Ivan Fischer and Sir Simon Rattle performed for hundreds of refugees at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall.

Mar 3, 2016

85% of Yemen liberated from Houthis, says Yemeni President

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi reportedly said that he will call for general elections and put the Constitution for plebiscite once Sanaa is liberated.

Mar 3, 2016