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Mothers of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram protest.

Boko Haram Offers to Swap Kidnapped Nigerian Girls for Prisoners

The leader of the Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram has offered to release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters last month in exchange for its members being held in detention, according to a video posted on YouTube on Monday.

May 13, 2014

Modi on Course to be India's Next Leader, Exit Polls Show

Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi is set to become India's next prime minister, four major exit polls showed on Monday, with his opposition party and its allies forecast to sweep to a parliamentary majority in the world's biggest ever election.

May 13, 2014

Beware! You will be fined for wasting food (representational photo)

Swiss Restaurant Imposes Fine on Customers Wasting Food

The five-Franc fine is just symbolic, and the idea is to discourage people from wasting food.

May 12, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Exit Polls Predict BJP-Led NDA to Form Next Government in India

As India completed polling of votes in nine phases for its 16th Lok Sabha on 12 May, media-based exit polls started to predict that the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) may form the next coalition government.

May 12, 2014

Local Bodies' Poll Results in AP Seen as Prediction to Lok Sabha Election; TDP Leads in Seemandhra, Congress in Telangana

Political parties in Andhra Pradesh (AP) see the election results of local bodies - municipalities and city corporations - in the state as a spectrum to the state Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, results of which will be out on 16 May.

May 12, 2014

Ethiopian Plane Hijacker May Finally Get Asylum in Switzerland but Only after 30-Year Prison Term

The co-pilot of flight ET702 hijacked the plane that was bound to Rome from Addis Ababa and instead brought it to Geneva. He claimed that he feared for his life in Ethiopia and hence wanted to seek asylum in Switzerland.

May 12, 2014

Two Faced Baby Born in Australia

An Australian mother has given birth to a rare pair of conjoined twins who share the same body, but have separate brains.

May 12, 2014

New Video Shows Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Praying after Converting to Islam

A new video released by Islamist militants Boko Haram claims to show kidnapped Nigerian school girls, to have converted to Islam.

May 12, 2014

North Korea Brands South President a 'Prostitute' and Obama Her 'Pimp'

In a shocking statement, North Korea has branded South President Park Geun-hye a 'prostitute' and US President Barack Obama her 'pimp'.

May 12, 2014

Kerala DHSE Class 12 Results Declared; Where to Check Online

The results for the Kerala board class 12 exams have been declared.

May 12, 2014

Habit of Arguing, Fighting Increases Risk of Early Death: Study

Engaging in constant arguments with your near and dear ones may shorten your life expectancy.

May 12, 2014

A woman holds a portrait of former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden in front of her face as she stands in front of the US embassy during a protest in Berlin.

Germany Planning to Hear Snowden's Testimony over US-NSA Snoopgate in Switzerland

The German Parliament wants Snowden to provide his testimony over the revelation involving NSA amassing data from Germans, including spying on Chancellor Merkel.

May 12, 2014

Conchita Wurst's Eurovision Win: It is the End of Europe, Says Russia

Russian politicians have slammed Conchita Wurst's Eurovision win and labelled it as "the end of Europe".

May 12, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Congress Candidate Ajay Rai Invites EC's Action by Displaying Party's Symbol at Booth

Ajay Rai, the Congress candidate in Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, faced action by the Election Commission for flashing his party's symbol and talking to media persons at a polling booth on 12 May - the last voting day.

May 12, 2014

Blackwater troops in training/Reuters File

Over 100 US Elite Blackwater Mercenaries Deployed in Ukraine

Blackwater, the highly trained private US Army, is known to have played a key role during the Iraq war.

May 12, 2014

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Boko Haram Offers to Swap Kidnapped Nigerian Girls for Prisoners

Modi on Course to be India's Next Leader, Exit Polls Show

Swiss Restaurant Imposes Fine on Customers Wasting Food

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Exit Polls Predict BJP-Led NDA to Form Next Government in India

Local Bodies' Poll Results in AP Seen as Prediction to Lok Sabha Election; TDP Leads in Seemandhra, Congress in Telangana

Ethiopian Plane Hijacker May Finally Get Asylum in Switzerland but Only after 30-Year Prison Term

Two Faced Baby Born in Australia

New Video Shows Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Praying after Converting to Islam

North Korea Brands South President a 'Prostitute' and Obama Her 'Pimp'

Kerala DHSE Class 12 Results Declared; Where to Check Online

Habit of Arguing, Fighting Increases Risk of Early Death: Study

Germany Planning to Hear Snowden's Testimony over US-NSA Snoopgate in Switzerland

Conchita Wurst's Eurovision Win: It is the End of Europe, Says Russia

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Congress Candidate Ajay Rai Invites EC's Action by Displaying Party's Symbol at Booth

Over 100 US Elite Blackwater Mercenaries Deployed in Ukraine

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]