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Guatemalan mudslide death toll rises to 69, hundreds missing
October 4, 2015 08:22 IST
The hill that towers over Cambray collapsed late Thursday after heavy rains, burying several houses with dirt, mud and rocks.
Airstrikes kill 19 in Kunduz, Obama offers condolences over ‘tragic incident’
October 4, 2015 09:42 IST
At least three children, four adult patients and 12 MSF personnel died in the blasts, the aid group said. At least 37 people were wounded and many are still missing.
Japanese man gunned down in Bangladesh, IS takes credit; second foreigner shot in one week
October 4, 2015 07:32 IST
The killing bore some similarities to the shooting death of an Italian working in Bangladesh, Cesare Tavella.
It’s my son’s birthday today. Don’t do this, said veteran before getting shot in Oregon massacre
October 4, 2015 02:15 IST
Army veteran who tried to stop the gunman from entering the classroom and was shot three times.
Vatican fires gay priest on eve of world’s bishops meeting
October 3, 2015 19:31 IST
Despite his dismissal, Charamsa remains a priest, although Lombardi hinted that his superiors could take further action.
Nepal turns to UN over ‘obstruction’ of trade point with India
October 4, 2015 11:02 IST
India has rejected as "totally false" allegations that it blockaded the checkpoint and has emphasised that it can only take goods up to the border.
A lab in South Korea clones dogs for $100,000
October 3, 2015 16:47 IST
Grieving dog owners can now clone their precious pet for a $100,000
Nepal: Election process for PM begins, Sushil Koirala refuses to resignSubscriber Only
October 3, 2015 15:33 IST
An aide to the President told The Indian Express that Koirala’s refusal to resign will not make his position different from a 'caretaker prime minister’s'.
Obama challenges Clinton, other 2016 candidates on Syria
October 3, 2015 10:58 IST
President Barack Obama accused White House hopefuls of concocting "half-baked'' ideas for solving the crisis in Syria
An army dropout, Oregon college gunman threw child-like tantrums
October 3, 2015 09:46 IST
Armed with multiple guns, Harper, 26, walked in a writing class at Umpqua Community College, Thursday, and opened fire, killing several and wounding several others.
Farmer finds bones of woolly mammoth in US field
October 3, 2015 09:03 IST
Mammoths and mastodons, another elephant-like creature, were common in North America before disappearing around 11,700 years ago.
Two explosions rock Nigeria capital: official
October 3, 2015 08:30 IST
Violence from Boko Haram's six-year insurgency has left nearly 20,000 people dead and 1.4 million displaced from their homes.
Jeb Bush says ‘stuff happens’ after Oregon shooting, Barack Obama calls for America to judge
October 3, 2015 08:05 IST
"I don't even think I have to react to that one," US President Barack Obama said, reacting to Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's comment about a mass shooting in Oregon.
Indonesia plane with 10 people onboard missing in Sulawesi province
October 3, 2015 08:50 IST
Transportation Ministry spokesman Julius Barata said the DHC-6 Twin Otter plane lost contact 11 minutes after taking off in good weather from Masamba in South Sulawesi province.
Frustrated Obama blasts US gun politics after Oregon UCC shooting
October 2, 2015 11:30 IST
We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction, Obama said.
Joe Biden’s indecision fuels doubts he could still run in 2016 US presidential elections
October 2, 2015 10:10 IST
David Axelrod, a longtime adviser to President Barack Obama, said Biden has 'ceded a long head start to others,' and making up for lost time gets harder and harder each day.
Burkina Faso coup leader General Gilbert Diendere hands himself in after brief reignSubscriber Only
October 2, 2015 08:49 IST
General Gilbert Diendere, who had said several times that he was willing to face justice following the September 17 putsch, was being held at the Paspanga police base Thursday.
Factbox: Oregon UCC incident is 15th major shooting in last 15 years
October 2, 2015 08:34 IST
Here is a list of worst shooting incidents in US that occurred in recent years.
Afghanistan: Taliban claims responsibility for US military transport plane crash which killed 11
October 2, 2015 09:33 IST
The crew of six US service members and five civilian passengers died in the crash.
Russia says warplanes hit Islamic State, denying criticism
October 1, 2015 16:47 IST
The Syrian civil war, which grew out of an uprising against Assad, has killed more than 250,000 people since March 2011 and sent millions of refugees fleeing to other countries in the Middle East and Europe.
Vietnamese journalist sentenced for passing state secrets to China
October 1, 2015 16:28 IST
Ha Huy Hoang, who had worked for a Foreign Ministry-run magazine, was jailed on Wednesday for colluding with a Chinese spy.
At UN, Sharif accuses India of fomenting instability in Pak, proposes 4-point peace formulaSubscriber Only
October 1, 2015 16:20 IST
Referring to Kashmir, Sharif said since 1947, the dispute has remained unresolved and UN Security Council resolutions have remained unimplemented.
Nepal blockade ends, trucks carrying essential supplies from India enter country
December 25, 2015 23:45 IST
More than 300 trucks carrying essential supplies have been stranded on the Indian side due to the ongoing blockade imposed the Madhesi groups opposing the promulgation of the new Constitution.
Russia carries out ‘pre-emptive’ airstrikes in SyriaSubscriber Only
December 25, 2015 23:46 IST
Putin had just hours earlier won permission from the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, to deploy troops abroad.
Singapore detains two ‘self-radicalised’ men for allegedly trying to join Islamic State
December 25, 2015 23:49 IST
Muhammad Shamin Mohamed Sidek, 29, and Muhammad Harith Jailani, 18, were detained without trial under the country's Internal Security Act in separate cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.
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