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Syria: Isis bans male doctors from treating women in Raqqa

Doctors have been forbidden from performing even life-saving surgeries on women.

Oct 29, 2015

North Korea: Underground market generating wealth for citizens

When tanks rolled down Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea on 10 October, the image given to the rest of the world was one of business as usual in the isolated country. However, away from the bombast and sabre rattling, a change is underway at the very heart of the North Korean state, once driven by a tightly controlled communist command economy, largely synonymous with rationing and material deprivation.

Oct 29, 2015

Chandy fires second missive at Modi on Kerala House beef row

Chandy termed the Delhi Police raid as "tyrannical and reprehensible".

Oct 29, 2015

2002 hit and run case: Salman Khan's lawyer accuses police of 'tampering' evidence

Salman Khan's lawyer alleged police of 'tampering' the car tyre involved in 2002 hit and run case.

Oct 29, 2015

'Cloud passport' may soon let Australians travel without documents

It will store an individual's identity and biometric information in a cloud.

Oct 29, 2015

Pakistan: Footage shows landslide after massive earthquake

Video footage showed a landslide in Hunza Valley, northern Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit on Monday (26 October). The quake struck northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing at least 300 people, at least 266 in Pakistan.

Oct 29, 2015

Modi Singapore visit: Indian PM will pay homage at Indian National Army Memorial

PM Modi will pay homage at the war memorial, located at the Esplanade Park on Connaught Drive.

Oct 29, 2015

CISF constable kills himself with service rifle at Chennai Airport

He was 27 years old.

Oct 29, 2015

Russia deploys elite kill unit in Syria after warning US against ground ops

The Russian special ops were earlier deployed in Ukraine and now, they have been moved to Syria.

Oct 29, 2015

Polygamy is good for women and children in some circumstances, says study

The researchers found that polygamous households have better access to food and healthier children.

Oct 29, 2015

China ends one-child policy after more than three decades

All couples can now have two children.

Oct 29, 2015

Queen Elizabeth to host private lunch for Modi during his UK visit

Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the UK in nearly a decade.

Oct 29, 2015

UP Cabinet reshuffle: CM Akhilesh Yadav to replace 8 ministers

Five cabinet ministers and three ministers of state, who were sacked by Yadav, will be replaced by new ministers

Oct 29, 2015

Pennsylvania: CCTV shows man robbed and left on train tracks

A sleeping passenger onboard a train at Millbourne station in Pennsylvania was robbed, given an electric shock and pushed onto train tracks early on Sunday (25 October).

Oct 29, 2015