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International Nurses Day 2014: Facts about Nursing Profession You Did Not Know

International Nurses Day 2014: Here is the history, origin and 10 fun facts about nurses you probably did not know.

May 12, 2014

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran Leader Slams West's 'Stupid' Missile Stance Before Talks

Iran's Supreme Leader described as "stupid and idiotic" Western expectations for his country to curb its missile development, striking a defiant tone ahead of a fresh round of nuclear talks.

May 12, 2014

U.S. President Obama shakes hands with South Korean President Park in the Blue House in Seoul

North Korea Denies Drone Flights, Calls South Korean President 'Prostitute'

North Korea accused the U.S. and South Korean authorities of fabricating the results of a probe that concluded Pyongyang sent small surveillance drones, or unmanned aircraft, to spy on key South Korean installations in March.

May 12, 2014

Members of local election commission empty ballot box as they start counting votes of referendum on status of Luhansk region in Luhansk.

Rebels Declare Victory in East Ukraine Vote on Self-Rule

Pro-Moscow rebels declared a resounding victory in a referendum on self-rule for eastern Ukraine.

May 12, 2014

Women at a polling station in the final phase of the general election in Varanasi

Narendra Modi Seeks Personal Triumph in Final Round of Election

India's general election reaches a climax on Monday as Narendra Modi seeks a personal mandate in Varanasi, to govern by his modernised brand of Hindu nationalism.

May 12, 2014

EC Raids BJP Office in Varanasi, Seizes Campaign Material; Tight Security for Monday's Poll

The Election Commission (EC) on 11 May raided the regional office of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Varanasi, along with the Uttar Pradesh police, and seized campaign material.

May 11, 2014

Relative of a Chinese coal mine accident victim (Reuters file)

Hoax Busted: 'China Miner Found Alive after 17 Years Underground' is Fake

The story gained much readership but many did not consider the fact that the report was being propagated by a fake news generating website.

May 11, 2014

US Will do Everything Possible to Bring Back Kidnapped Nigerian Girls: Michelle Obama

US First Lady Michelle Obama on 10 May said that her husband President Barack Obama has directed his administration to do everything possible to find the kidnapped Nigerian girls and bring them back home.

May 11, 2014

Mothers of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram protest.

Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls Being Transported Out of Nigeria - Report

The abducted girls may get sold off as sex slaves for prices as low as $12.

May 11, 2014

Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) Results Declared; Where to Check Online

The results of the Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) exams has been declared.

May 11, 2014

Ridiculed Nelson Mandela memorial intrepreter becomes face of a mobile live streaming App

Fake Sign Language Interpreter for Obama at Mandela Memorial Becomes Face of Live Video Streaming App Ad

The Israeli company was so adamant on taking Thamsanqa Jantjie for the ad that it went to the extend of having him released from a South African psychatric hospital for a day to shoot the video.

May 11, 2014

Seemandhra: Committee to Submit Suggestions on New Capital by 31 August

The Sivaramakrishnan Committee, appointed to suggest an existing city or a region as the capital city of Seemandhra - the residual Andhra Pradesh after Telangana has been carved out - will submit its suggestions to the Centre by 31 August.

May 11, 2014

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (Reuters)

Kidnappers in Nigeria's Delta Release Three Dutch Nationals - Police

Kidnappers in Nigeria's Niger Delta region released three Dutch nationals held since May 4, Anka Mustapha, a spokesman for Bayelsa state's Joint Task Force, which includes the military and police, told Reuters on Saturday.

May 11, 2014

A voter casts a ballot during a referendum in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk (Reuters)

East Ukraine Referendum Raises Fears of Dismemberment

Pro-Russian separatist leaders pressed a referendum on self-rule across eastern Ukraine on Sunday that has raised fears in Kiev and the West of civil war and dismemberment.

May 11, 2014

A butcher cuts up portions of beef for sale in an abattoir at a wholesale market in Mumbai (Reuters)

Election Front-Runner BJP Could Curb Beef Exports

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) says it plans to clamp down on beef exports if it takes power after general elections that end on Monday, threatening supplies from one of the world's biggest shippers of the meat.

May 11, 2014

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International Nurses Day 2014: Facts about Nursing Profession You Did Not Know

Iran Leader Slams West's 'Stupid' Missile Stance Before Talks

North Korea Denies Drone Flights, Calls South Korean President 'Prostitute'

Rebels Declare Victory in East Ukraine Vote on Self-Rule

Narendra Modi Seeks Personal Triumph in Final Round of Election

EC Raids BJP Office in Varanasi, Seizes Campaign Material; Tight Security for Monday's Poll

Hoax Busted: 'China Miner Found Alive after 17 Years Underground' is Fake

US Will do Everything Possible to Bring Back Kidnapped Nigerian Girls: Michelle Obama

Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls Being Transported Out of Nigeria - Report

Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) Results Declared; Where to Check Online

Fake Sign Language Interpreter for Obama at Mandela Memorial Becomes Face of Live Video Streaming App Ad

Seemandhra: Committee to Submit Suggestions on New Capital by 31 August

Kidnappers in Nigeria's Delta Release Three Dutch Nationals - Police

East Ukraine Referendum Raises Fears of Dismemberment

Election Front-Runner BJP Could Curb Beef Exports

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]