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China: Giant 54 metre storey slide built inside Shanghai shopping centre

The slide allows shoppers to travel from the fifth floor to ground floor in 16 seconds.

Feb 16, 2016

Kolkata: Jadavpur University students shout 'anti-India' slogans

Students who held a march in solidarity with JNU students shouted slogans of 'azaadi' (freedom).

Feb 16, 2016

Zika virus: Brazil researchers find link with birth defect

The Zika virus causing brain damage reinforces evidence of a relationship between Zika and microcephaly.

Feb 16, 2016

Swedish Saab willing to make Gripen fighters in India: CEO

In an interview to Mint, Hakan Buskhe said Saab has a "ready-made blueprint for India" that takes into consideration India's future aircraft ambitions.

Feb 16, 2016

JNU row: Pakistani daily targets Indian govt in editorial

The News International criticised the Indian government over the arrest of JNU students' union leader.

Feb 16, 2016

China protests after US Senate decides to rename plaza near its embassy after Liu Xiaobo

Xiaobo, a pro-democracy activist, poet and Nobel laureate, is serving an 11-year sentence in China.

Feb 16, 2016

124 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra this year: Govt tells Bombay HC

The court sought report on measures the government has taken to tackle the drought.

Feb 16, 2016

Uganda Elections 2016: Kizza Besigye supporter dies as police clash with protesters in Kampala

The protests started after the opposition leader was detained by police.

Feb 16, 2016

9 killed in Iraqi military helicopter crash: Report

The Russian-made chopper Mi-17 crashed due to technical problem, AFP reports.

Feb 16, 2016

Russia rejects 'war crimes' accusation, says warplane did not destroy MSF hospital in Syria

Turkey and France blamed Russia for the bombings and accused it of war crimes in Syria.

Feb 16, 2016

Budget 2016: Five flashpoints likely to disrupt Parliament session

The BJP-led government has said it is open to discussing issues like the JNU row during the Budget session of Parliament.

Feb 16, 2016

US Election 2016: George W. Bush endorses brother Jeb for Republican nomination

The two-term President endourses his younger brother at a rally in South Carolina

Feb 16, 2016

Dawoodi Bohras in London told to stop female circumcision

Female circumcision is outlawed in the UK.

Feb 16, 2016

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

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