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California governor orders 25% reduction in water usage statewide

California Governor Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating, multi-year drought, ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions on 1 April directing cities and communities to reduce usage by 25 percent.

Apr 2, 2015

Farkhunda Lynching: No Mullah Involved in Murder, Investigators Say

Local media had reported that Farkhunda was killed for speaking out against a mullah of the Shah-e-Do Shamshera Mosque.

Apr 2, 2015

Iraq Claims Victory over Islamic State in Tikrit

The militants had captured the city, about 140km (90 miles) north of Baghdad, last June.

Apr 2, 2015

Father of Deceased College Student Says He Trusted Mahesh Who Shot Her Dead

The reports suggest that the Pragathi PU College students had complained about the office assistant to the principal.

Apr 2, 2015

Kenyan Universities Were Aware of Al-Shabaab Terror Threat, Say Twitterati After Garissa College Attack

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants stormed into the Garissa University campus on Thursday.

Apr 2, 2015

Kenya Hostage Crisis: 147 Killed in Al-Shabaab Attack on Garissa University

Gunfire was still being reported from the campus.

Apr 2, 2015

Horror of Badaun Strikes Again: 5 Men Gangrape 2 Minor Girls at Gunpoint

The accused were nabbed by the villagers when the victims raised an alarm; they were subsequently handed over to the police.

Apr 2, 2015

Russian Trawler Sinks off Kamchatka Peninsula, Killing 54

15 were missing after it sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Western Pacific Ocean late on Wednesday

Apr 2, 2015

'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' Actor Salman Khan Snapped at Bandra

2002 Hit-and-Run Case: Prosecution Questions Salman Khan's Driver's Claim

The prosecution in the Salman Khan hit-and-run case made a fervent plea to the court on Wednesday to reject the claim by the Bollywood actor's driver Ashok Singh that he was driving the killer vehicle during the 2002 accident in which a pavement dweller was killed.

Apr 2, 2015