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40% of French flights cancelled by air traffic control strike

Easter holiday plans were hit by a strike of French air traffic controllers on 8 April as 40 percent of flights were cancelled in a dispute over working conditions.

Apr 8, 2015

Election 2015: Ed Miliband promises Labour will scrap non-dom tax status

Labour will scrap the controversial non-domicile tax status which allows wealthy individuals to reduce the amount of tax paid on income earned outside the UK, Ed Miliband has promised.

Apr 8, 2015

Rajnath Singh's Relative Killed by Gunmen in Varanasi

Arvind Singh shot at point blank range while returning home after dropping his wife to the airport.

Apr 8, 2015

South Carolina police officer Michael Slager has been charged with the murder of an unarmed black man.

Walter Scott Shooting: Cop Arrested after Footage Shows him Gun Down Black Man [VIDEO]

The South Carolina officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder. He shot Walter Scott eight times in the back.

Apr 8, 2015

Shiv Sena Moves Privilege Motion Against Shobhaa De for Tweets on 'Diktat' Over Screening of Marathi Films

A series of tweets by Shobhaa De over the mandatory screening of Marathi movies in multiplexes has landed her in trouble.

Apr 8, 2015

Animal rights groups protest new rodeo romance The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride, a film based off of a Nicholas Sparks movie and starring Clint Eastwoods son Scott Eastwood, premiered 6 April, with a makeshift western rodeo set up on a famous stretch of Hollywood Boulevard

Apr 8, 2015

Money Talks: Pension reforms - freedom, stealth tax or a scandal-in-waiting?

Radical changes in pension rules combined with lack of understanding could open the floodgates for mis-selling of new products.

Apr 8, 2015

11 year old boy recovering after 4 days lost in Victoria bushland

An 11 year old boy with autism is recovering in hospital in Melbourne after spending 4 days lost in rural Victorian bushland after wandering away from his familys campsite.

Apr 8, 2015

Killing of Red Sanders Smugglers in Andhra Pradesh: Were They Woodcutters, Killed in 'Fake' Encounter?

The manner in which the 20 men were killed has raised suspicions about the authenticity of police version.

Apr 8, 2015

US speeds up arms delivery to Saudi-led coalition against Houthis

The United States is speeding up arms supplies to a Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi fighters in Yemen, who are supported by Iran, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on 7 April.

Apr 8, 2015

Kenyan Muslims to Crack Down on Islamic Teachers Radicalising Youth

'We want to know them (preachers), have their records, who they are teaching, what they are teaching and when they are teaching."

Apr 8, 2015

Israeli soldiers search a Palestinian youth during an operation to locate three Israeli teens in the West Bank city of Hebron June 16 2014.

Israeli Soldier Critical after Stabbing Attack by Palestinian in West Bank

The second soldier who was attacked, shot and killed the Palestinian.

Apr 8, 2015

Obama speaks about the situation in Iraq in the briefing room of the White House in Washington

Russia-Sponsored Hackers Accessed 'Sensitive' White House Information: Report

The hackers accessed US President Barack Obama's schedule and his call information.

Apr 8, 2015

Kenya seeks more Western help after university attack

Kenya needs more help from its US and European allies with intelligence and security measures to help prevent further massacres by Somali militants, Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said on 7 April.

Apr 8, 2015

Impressive Ads by Amul that Won Our Hearts [PHOTOS]

Behind these creative ads of Amul is Sylvester daCunha, who started this ad campaign as a series of hoardings with topical ads relating to day-to-day issues.

Apr 8, 2015