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Turkey to return body of Su-24 Russian pilot killed by Turkmen rebels in Syria

Lieutenant-Colonel Oleg Peshkov was killed by the Syrian Turkmen Brigade militants in Syria.

Nov 29, 2015

Iceland: Hackers hit 5 govt sites in whaling protest

The sites went offline on Friday, and remained down till Saturday.

Nov 29, 2015

Activists to form human chain in Paris to urge action on global warming

Activists in France scaled back their plans when the govt imposed state of emergency after the Paris attacks.

Nov 29, 2015

Haryana: Police gun down 'cow smuggler', injure another

Haryana recently banned transportation of cattle for slaughter or for sale outside the state.

Nov 29, 2015

China police crack online gun ring, seize 6 million bullets, 1180 guns

The gun selling ring has made more than $625,537 in profit since 2012.

Nov 29, 2015

EU aims to enhance national privacy regulators in new US data pact

The commission is looking for ways to involve European privacy watchdogs more deeply.

Nov 29, 2015

Thiruvananthapuram: Rs 1700 crore National University for Rehabilitation to come up soon

Empowerment ministry is provisioned to spend Rs.390 crore for the first 5 years of expansion of NISH.

Nov 29, 2015

Intolerance not an adequate word to describe fear of minorities: Arundhati Roy

The function attracted strong protests from pro-RSS Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

Nov 29, 2015

Turkey: Video shows moment when Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci shot dead in Diyarbakir

He was addressing a press conference in Kurdish-dominated region of Turkey when shooting took place.

Nov 29, 2015

Nepal Police release 13 SSB jawans they had detained

The jawans were chasing diesel smugglers when they were detained.

Nov 29, 2015

Railways to sign two joint-venture projects for locomotive production

Electric Locomotive Factory at Madhepura and Diesel Locomotive Factory at Marhowra are worth Rs 40,000 crore.

Nov 29, 2015

Barack Obama: There is a need to control weapons domestically

Stiffer gun control has been a long-term debate in US political circles.

Nov 29, 2015

Mexico: Eight people found with throats slit; threatening message left behind

The bodies were found inside a vehicle with a message directed at the Los Zetas drug cartel.

Nov 29, 2015

France puts green activists under house arrest ahead of UN climate talks

France declared the state of emergency on 14 Nov, banning public demonstrations and giving the police extended powers.

Nov 29, 2015

Nepal blocks all Indian news channels: Reports

The Madhesis have long been protesting against the new constitution passed by Nepal this year.

Nov 29, 2015