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Pope Francis accepts popemobile pizza during Naples visit

A pizza maker jumped a barricade and hand-delivered a pizza to Pope Francis.

Mar 24, 2015

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Germanwings 4U9535: Flight radar shows flight path of crashed plane

A video showing the flight path of the downed Airbus A320 has been released by Flightradar24.

Mar 24, 2015

The German Airbus crashed near the French Alps

German Airbus A320 Crash Live Blog: Flight 4U9525 Crashes in French Alps; 150 Feared Dead

There were no survivors as Flight 4U9525 crashes, French President Francois Hollande says on television

Mar 24, 2015

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Banks to Remain Closed for a Week Starting 28 March; List of Holidays

They will remain open for just two days in between the last week of March and first week of April.

Mar 24, 2015

A gay couple hold hands during a rally in support of the United States Supreme Court

California Lawyer Proposes Bill to Legalise Killing Gays, Lesbians

The bill has raked up quite a furor online where many view the bill as an illegal idea that tests the limits of freedom of speech.

Mar 24, 2015

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Archaeologists find ruins of possible Nazi hideout deep in Argentine jungle

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of what may have originally been a Nazi safe haven.

Mar 24, 2015

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Was Farkhunda Killed for Standing up to Mullah? Lynching Shows Fate of Afghan Women Who Speak Out

Farkhunda reportedly spoke out against a mullah of a mosque for duping locals by giving out false 'tawiz'.

Mar 24, 2015

Kishi Ryoichi, 51, a Japanese engineer committed suicide for the rupture of a rope at an under construction suspension bridge.

Turkey: 'Guilt-Ridden' Japanese Engineer Kills Self Harakiri-Style over Bridge Collapse

Kishi Ryoichi left behind a suicide note claiming responsibility for the botched bridge construction work in Yalova.

Mar 24, 2015

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Limca Book of Records: Kunjannam, India's Oldest Woman from Kerala, Dies at 112

Kunjannam had entered the Limca Book of Records for being the oldest woman in India in October 2014.

Mar 24, 2015

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South Africa: Indian-Origin Author Zainub Priya Dala Hit in the Face with Brick for 'Praising' Rushdie; Twitteratis React

Zainub Priya Dala said the assaulters called her Rushdie's b*t*h.

Mar 24, 2015

An information board is on display on the fence of a tuberculosis hospital in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk

World Tuberculosis Day 2015: Facts about the Epidemic that Still Plagues 3 Million People Globally

The disease still kills 1.5 million every year.

Mar 24, 2015

DK Ravi

Can DK Ravi's Message to IAS Batchmate be Treated as Suicide Note?

The text message came up in Karnataka High Court after a petition filed by the woman's husband.

Mar 24, 2015

Jihadi John

Isis Executes Iraqi TV Journalist for Helping Other Scribes Escape from Islamic State

Ala Mazn Abdullah was sentenced to death for not revealing information about the journalists who escaped.

Mar 24, 2015

Arrest over Facebook post

Section 66A of IT Act is Unconstitutional, Says Supreme Court; Twitterati Celebrate

While delivering the verdict, the apex court observed that the law is vague and affects people's right to knowledge.

Mar 24, 2015

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Afghanistan: 13 Civilians Killed in Militant Attack on Passenger Vehicles

The militants opened fire on the vehicles plying on Kabul-Ghazni highway.

Mar 24, 2015

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