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Kate Middleton in Labour, Admitted to St Mary's Hospital

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton on Monday was admitted to St Mary's Hospital in London, signaling the end of the long wait for the arrival of Britain's future king or queen.

Jul 22, 2013

Twin Earthquakes in China Kill 47, Injure Nearly 300

Twin shallow earthquakes rocked the Gansu province in western China on Monday morning, killing at least 47 and injuring more than 290, according to reports.

Jul 22, 2013

Halalgoogling: A New Search Engine that Blocks Un-Islamic Content

A new search engine launched earlier this month blocks content forbidden to Islamic law. Halalgoogling puts a 'beep' at every content that is un-islamic and filters it out of the search results.

Jul 21, 2013

Whatsapp Goes Free on Apple iOS with New Add-On Features

The mobile messaging application Whatsapp is finally free on Apple's iOS. The successful mobile chat tool used to cost $0.99 on iOS and was the sixth most popular paid app by Apple.

Jul 17, 2013

Smartpen that Vibrates for Every Spelling Mistake

Lernstift is a new hi-tech pen that vibrates every time it senses a spelling error or sloppy handwriting.

Jul 15, 2013

23 Thrill Seekers Injured at Spain's San Fermin Festival

Dozens of bull-runners were trampled upon as they got trapped at the entrance gate to a bull ring in the Spanish city of Pamplona on Saturday.

Jul 14, 2013

Twitter Releases Data to French Anti-Racist Groups

After a months-long legal battle, Twitter handed over data to French authorities to identify the authors of anti-Semitic and racist tweets.

Jul 14, 2013

Ashes 2013 Score: Peter Siddles Scythes Through England, Before Hosts Strangle Australia

As everyone around England was predicting a potential Ashes whitewash of Australia, there were also potent warnings going around about the Aussies' capabilities with the ball. On a dramatic first day of the first Test of the five-match Ashes series at Trent Bridge, a massive 14 wickets fell, with England fighting back against their opponents after Australia, led by Peter Siddle (five for 50), bowled the hosts out for a paltry 215.

Jul 11, 2013

Karbonn A50 Budget Smartphone Available Online for ₹3,999

Karbonn A50 sports a 3.5-inch TFT HVGA capacitive screen with 480x320p display. Like all budget smartphones, it runs on the old generation Android v2.3 Gingerbread OS powered by a single-core processor with 1GHz.

Jul 10, 2013

India Plans 15% Hike on Import Duty on Sugar

In a bid to minimise sugar imports amid dropping local prices, the Indian government is likely to raise the import duty on sugar to 15 percent from 10 percent.

Jul 5, 2013

As UK Tightens Visa Scheme, France Eases Access for Indian Students

France grasps the opportunity to attract students and eases visa norms for Indians who want to pursue higher education in the country.

Jul 5, 2013

Nearly 100 Women Sexually Assaulted, Raped in Egypt's Anti-Morsi Protests: HRW

Over four days of protests beginning 30 June, more than 91 cases of sexual assault against women were registered in Cairo.

Jul 4, 2013

Apple Walks on Tightrope with Shanghai Case and France Antitrust Raid

Apple Inc landed in Shanghai court to fight against a Chinese firm, claiming that it holds the rights to voice recognition software Siri. Moreover, the electronics giant's office in Paris underwent a 24-hour raid by France's competition watchdog.

Jul 3, 2013

Croatia Joins EU, Turkey Awaits Decision

After two decades of fighting itself free from Yugoslavia, Croatia joined the European Union at midnight on 1 July.

Jul 1, 2013

Nokia to Acquire Siemen's 50% Stake in JV for $2.2 Billion

Finnish mobile company Nokia Corp acquired Siemens' entire 50 percent stake in the two companies' joint venture Nokia Seimens Network (NSN). Nokia will pay 1.7 billion euros (approximately $2.2 billion) at the end of the transaction which is likely to close in the third quarter of the year.

Jul 1, 2013