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Brazil ferry capsizes, at least 22 dead in second accident this week

Local authorities said 21 others had been rescued by the navy after the ferry capsized on an early morning trip between Ilha de Itaparica and state capital Salvador.

Aug 25, 2017

Doklam Standoff: Nepal assures India, says won't allow activity against 'friendly neighbour'

Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's statement came amid the ongoing military standoff between India and China in Doklam.

Aug 25, 2017

ISIS video shows American child threatening Trump: 'The fight will end in your land' [VIDEO]

The child in a video threatens Donald Trump that the "battle" would not end in Mosul or Raqqa but in America. Read on to know what the child said.

Aug 24, 2017

Macau struggles to recover from Typhoon Hato's destruction

Typhoon Hato in Macau has left more than half the city without water and power.

Aug 24, 2017

Teenage boy detained in Saudi Arabia for dancing to 'Macarena' on the streets

The Saudi Police on Tuesday said that they detained a 14-year-old teenager in Jeddah after he was filmed dancing to the famous 1990s song 'Macarena' at a crossing in the city.

Aug 23, 2017

US sanctions Russian, Chinese companies for ties with North Korea

The move follows toughened United Nations sanctions agreed this month after North Korea tested its first two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July.

Aug 23, 2017

Boko Haram used 83 children as suicide bombers this year: Unicef

Boko Haram militants sent out four times as many child suicide bombers this year as they used in all of 2016, Unicef said on Tuesday.

Aug 23, 2017

Dawood Ibrahim still in Pakistan? UK assets under watch mention 21 aliases, 3 addresses

The United Kingdom has detailed 21 aliases and three addresses of Dawood Ibrahim in a list of people who face financial sanctions. Read to know more.

Aug 23, 2017

If we followed India's logic, there would be utter chaos in Leh region: China

We urge the Indian side to take concrete actions and make positive moves to correct its wrongdoing, Chinese spokesperson said.

Aug 22, 2017

ISIS claims Indian suicide bomber killed a "number" of Kurdistan fighters in Syria's Raqqa

In a statement issued by the group's Amaq agency, Isis identified the Indian suicide bomber as Abu Yusuf al- Hindi.

Aug 22, 2017

Four, including a woman, held in UAE for making video of having a conversation in a car

According to UAE culture, men and women who aren't from the same family are banned from meeting alone - without a family chaperone.

Aug 22, 2017

Why is Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, oldest Hindu shrine in Singapore, being probed?

The oldest Hindu temple in Singapore is currently under an inquiry, and nobody seems to know why. Read to know more.

Aug 22, 2017

China will make positive move, says Rajnath Singh as PLA conducts fire drills

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he "was sure China will make a positive move" with regard to the military standoff in Sikkim and that a "solution" to the ongoing conflict would be arrived at "soon".

Aug 21, 2017

Indian-origin 12-year-old with IQ higher than Einstein and Hawking is UK Child Genius

A 12-year-old Indian-origin boy from north London has won the Child Genius show broadcast by UK's Channel 4. Read to know more.

Aug 21, 2017

Doklam standoff: A Chinese Fortune 500 company fired all Indian employees in Iran?

A Fortune 500 company reportedly fired several Indian employees from its offices in Tehran, before reinstating them when the Indian Embassy there intervened. Read to know more.

Aug 19, 2017