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Terror siege at Afghan Parliament in Kabul, over 20 injured in at least 9 explosions, gunbattle underway
According to initial reports, Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Saudi-led strikes hit Yemen's Aden as peace talks fail
At least 15 Saudi-led air strikes rocked Aden as peace talks failed. In the sectarian violence, 2,600 people have been killed and 20 million need humanitarian aid, as per UN.
US says probing church murders as 'domestic terrorism'
State authorities in South Carolina have already charged 21-year-old suspected white supremacist Dylann Roof with nine counts of murder, and the federal investigation is running in parallel.
LeT continues to operate, train, rally, propagandise and fundraise in Pakistan: US
Pakistan has not taken action against LeT as the terror group continues to "operate, train, rally, propagandise and fundraise" in the country, according to a US State Department report which acknowledged on Friday that India remains one of the most persis...
MERS spreads to Thailand
Thailand said on Thursday a 75-year-old businessman from Oman, who had traveled to Bangkok for medical treatment for a heart condition, had tested positive for MERS.
World's largest cruise ship takes to the water in France
When finished "Harmony of the Seas" weigh some 227,000 tonnes and measure 362 metres in length, 50 metres longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower.
India offers Tanzania expertise in natural gas sector
India and Tanzania on Friday agreed to set up a joint working group on counter-terrorism and increase gas exploration cooperation in the east African nation
Malaysia rescues hijacked oil tanker, pirates flee in lifeboat
An Indonesian cook on board the MT Orkim Harmony oil tanker sustained a gun shot while others were safe, Navy chief Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar said in Kuala Lumpur, adding that he was shot in the thigh.
‘Pakistan, India must work out differences’
India and Pakistan should resume dialogue and work out their difference, a Pakistani daily said on Friday.
White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black US church
Law enforcement officials arrested alleged gunman Dylann Roof after a traffic stop in Shelby, North Carolina, about 220 miles (350 km) north of Charleston, said police chief Gregory Mullen.
Georgia police shoots dead tiger that mauled man to death
Zoo officials are now being criticised by the Georgian government for failing to provide reliable information on the whereabout of several animals who escaped the zoo following severe flooding.
American India Foundation raises Rs 20 crore to educate, empower children of migrant workers
The program is aimed at educating and empowering children of Indian seasonal migrant workers. Nearly Rs 20 crore was raised at the event.
Police hunt escaped zoo animals after floods in Georgian capital
Reuters photographs showed a marksman shooting tranquillizer darts at a hippopotamus walking past shops on a mud-soaked street.
US man stung up to 1,000 times by bees survives
The unidentified man ripped a hole in the side of the bee hive while working on a garden shed in Kingman, Arizona.
UK pulls out spies as China, Russia crack Snowden files
China and Russia have cracked the over one million encrypted files leaked by fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden, forcing Britain to withdraw its spies from live operations in 'hostile countries' so as not to put their lives in peril.
World's first penis transplant patient to father a child
The 22-year-old man, who has not been named, is among around 250 South Africans who lose their penises each year in botched traditional circumcisions.