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Nadda becomes UN advisory group member on health issues
Union Health Minister J P Nadda (extreme right) became the member of the first high-level UN advisory group of a global movement to address health challenges faced by women, children and adolescents.
IS issued cryptic warning ahead of Jakarta attacks: police
"The warning said there will be a concert in Indonesia and it will be international news," he told a local radio station.
Gujarati-origin man shot dead in US by loot gang
Harshad Patel, a youth and original native of Bochasan under rural police station of the central Gujarat district, was shot dead by suspected unknown loot gang in Virginia near a school.
UK researchers develop viruses to protect Muga silkworm
Muga caterpillars, which produce a highly valuable silk, are dying from bacterial infections, in Assam.
US releases video 'showing Iranian rockets' near its warships
The dispute underscored the ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran despite last year's international agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program.
Kim visits military as Koreas slide into Cold War standoff
Kim Jong Un called the nuclear test "a self-defensive step for reliably defending the peace on the Korean Peninsula and the regional security from the danger of nuclear war caused by the US-led imperialists," according to a dispatch on Sunday from state-r...
Charlie Hebdo to release special issue one year after terror attack
The French satirical magazine - Charlie Hebdo - to release a special issue featuring a selection of drawings by the cartoonists who died in the terror attack on January 7, 2015.
Seaweed capsule may help diabetics lead needle-free life
Injection free life for diabetes patient
Eleven migrants drown after boat sinks off Turkey's western coast
The number of refugees and migrants arriving by land and sea in the European Union has passed 1 million this year, and nearly 3,600 died or went missing so far.
Suspected Russia raids kill 32 civilians in north Syria
Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said warplanes bombarded Raqa, the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital, as well as the towns of Azaz and Al-Bab in Aleppo province, on Thursday.
Fire at Russia's psychiatric hospital kills 21
The hospital building, made of wood, was destroyed by the fire, the spokesman said. A further 20 people were injured. The fire broke out at the hospital in the village of Alferovka, which lies in the region of Voronezh in the south of the country.
Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable Shaheen-III ballistic missile
The test was witnessed by senior officers from Strategic Plans Division, Strategic Forces, Scientists and Engineers of Strategic Organisations.
Israeli PM's dog bites political visitors
At a candle-lighting ceremony to mark the Jewish festival of Hannukah, the 10-year-old mixed breed also took a snip at a member of parliament from Netanyahu's Likud party.
Taliban attacks airport in southern Afghan city Kandahar
Several insurgents took positions inside a school and engaged in a fierce gun battle with the security forces.
Donald Trump calls for 'total and complete shutdown' of Muslims entering US
The statement drew sweeping condemnation by presidential rivals and the White House, which denounced Trump's call to bar Muslims as "totally contrary" to US values.