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White cop assaults black teenagers in US, suspended
A white police officer in the US state of Texas who was seen manhandling a group of black children, including a minor girl, at a party has been suspended.
UK minister comes out as gay after 29-year secret affair
Britain's schools minister has announced he would be tying the knot with his male partner after a nearly 29-year secret affair.
No need to worry about India: Pakistan army chief
Amid an escalating war of words between Pakistan and India, army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday said there is no need to worry over India's posturing as Pakistani forces are capable of responding to any "aggression".
'Accidental obituary' tweet by BBC sparks off rumours over Queen Elizabeth II's health
Buckingham Palace was forced to confirm that Queen Elizabeth II went to a hospital for her annual medical checkup after social media comments touched off speculation on her health.
Helicopter on quake relief mission crashes in Nepal, 4 killed
The aircraft, operated by private company Mountain Air, crashed in the district of Sindhupalchowk, about 60 km (38 miles) northeast of Kathmandu.
US: Death toll climbs to 19 from storms in Texas and Oklahoma
The forecast was for 2 to 3 more inches of rain in the Houston area, a day after flooding triggered by nearly a foot of rain in a matter of hours swamped neighborhoods and highways and stranded hundreds of motorists.
Man covered in 1.1 million bees sets Guinness World record
A beekeeper in China has a set a new Guinness World record after covering his body with almost 1.1 million crawling bees weighing a massive 109 kg.
UK fears chlorine-based chemical terror attack
The UK counter-terrorism police are focusing their efforts on growing fears of a chemical attack in the country by British terrorists returning from Syria and Iraq linked to dreaded Islamic State (IS) terrorists.
Five UK school pupils fighting for IS killed in Syria, Iraq
The school, nicknamed "the socialist Eton" after some of the country's prominent Left-leaning politicians sent their children there, is feared to have still some students on the Islamic State (IS) frontline.
Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq's Ramadi
Islamic State terrorists said they had taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad government since last summer.
Just received 5% of $415 million in aid for earthquake-hit Nepal: UN
The United Nations on Friday pressed the panic button as received just over 5% of its appeal amount of $ 415 million for earthquake-hit Nepal and asked the international community to "dramatically ramp up" their contributions.
US Justice Department to investigate Baltimore police: media
The US Justice Department will conduct a federal probe into Baltimore's police department following riots triggered by the death of a black man under police arrest, the Washington Post has reported.
Britain's closest election in a generation goes down to the wire
Campaigning in Britain's most unpredictable election in a generation entered its final day with the two main parties level in most polls and neither on track to command a majority in the parliament of the world's fifth largest economy.
