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JNU row: Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking NIA probe in sedition case against students' union president

Advocate Ranjana Agnihotri, petitioner and BJP member, said NIA probe was needed because the Delhi Police's hands are tied.

Feb 16, 2016

Sitra, Bahrain protest

4 US journalists arrested in Bahrain

Journalist Anna Day and her crew of three members will be brought to see a judge on Tuesday.

Feb 16, 2016

Pakistan jail

Indian man in Pakistan convicted of espionage, sentenced to 3 years in jail by army

Hamid Nehal Ansari was thought to have been missing since he disappeared in Pakistan in 2012.

Feb 16, 2016

Mustard gas chemical weapon

ISIS used mustard gas to attack Kurdish fighters in Iraq

This is reportedly the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein that chemical weapons were used in the country.

Feb 16, 2016

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Winter storm hits US East Coast, tornadoes tear into South

Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle were hit by heavy rain, hail and tornadoes.

Feb 16, 2016

Delhi

Former Delhi University teacher arrested on sedition charges

SAR Geelani had allegedly organised an event at the Press Club last week, during which slogans hailing Afzal Guru were raised.

Feb 16, 2016

Pilots call for lasers to be classified as offensive weapons after grounded Virgin flight

The British Airline Pilots Association say lasers are just the same as carrying a knife.

Feb 15, 2016

US FDA suggests ban on blood samples collection from Zika affected areas

Second Zika virus case in China confirmed

China reported the first case earlier this month.

Feb 15, 2016

Refugee crisis: Dozens of unnamed Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans buried in makeshift cemetery on Lesbos

A plot of land has been donated to act as a makeshift cemetery for the unnamed dead.

Feb 15, 2016

Hafiz Saeed

JNU row: Hafiz Saeed refutes Rajnath Singh's claims in video

The home minister had claimed on Sunday that the JNU protest was backed by Saeed.

Feb 15, 2016

Indian police

Missing class 12 girl found hanging from tree in Lucknow

She had left for her college on Feb. 10, but never returned.

Feb 15, 2016

Australia: Â£614m worth of liquid meth found in padded bras and art supplies

It is the largest liquid meth haul in Australian history.

Feb 15, 2016

Syrian civil war

Airstrikes target MSF hospital, school, other places in Syria, killing 23

As many as 13 medical facilities had been hit in Syria between Jan. 1 and Feb. 5, 2016, said Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

Feb 15, 2016

swachh bharat

Mysuru tops list of 73 cleanest cities of India

Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi is among the 10 least cleanest cities.

Feb 15, 2016

Indian parliament

Supreme Court dismisses PIL to grant Leader of Opposition status to Congress

The apex court said the Congress can approach the court themselves if they want LoP status.

Feb 15, 2016

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