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South Korea MERS Cases rise to 162
Eight new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases were reported in South Korea on Wednesday, taking the total to 162, the health ministry said.
Among the new cases were five people contracting the virus at the Samsung Medical Center…
30,000 expected at New York’s International Yoga Day celebration
As the world celebrates International Day of Yoga on Sunday in a unique event that is in many ways an endorsement of the Indian way of life, more than 30,000 people are expected to participate in a mass demonstration of the ancient art in…
Egypt Court sentences Mohamed Morsi to Life Imprisonment
An Egyptian court on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to life imprisonment.
Morsi and his fellow defendants, including top Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie, were convicted for killing…
April 25 quake in Nepal shifted Mount Everest by Three cms
The devastating April 25 earthquake and the aftershocks thereafter have moved Mount Everest by three cms, media reported on Tuesday. According to China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo information, the 7.9-magnitude…
Jeb Bush says he’s ready to take charge in US
Florida's former Republican governor, Jeb Bush, on Monday formally announced his presidential candidacy and said that he is ready to lead the country.
In his announcement speech to about 3,000 supporters at Miami Dade College, Bush…
30,000 People affected by floods in Paraguay
Nearly 30,000 people have been affected by the flooding here in Paraguay, officials said.
The floods were caused by a rise in the level of the Paraguay River, which runs through the capital, the Municipal Emergency and Disaster Council,…
Russian Woman admits killing Mother, Sister in Mexico
A 19-year-old Russian woman confessed that she murdered her mother and 12-year-old sister, whose dismembered bodies were found at their house in Tijuana, a border city in northwest Mexico.
Anastasia Lechtchenko Masney, who was the prime…
Quake-ravaged Nepal needs $6,663.1 Million for Reconstruction
The cost for reconstruction of the earthquake-ravaged Nepal is approximately $6,663.1 million, according to a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) carried out by the Nepal Planning Commission on Saturday. Reconstruction of damaged…
Suicide Bomber kills 6 People in Egypt Temple
Cairo, June 10 (IANS): At least six people were killed and several injured when a suicide bomber detonated himself on Wednesday at the ancient Karnak temple in Egypt, media reported.
The bombing in the Karnak temple near Luxor in upper…
Obama seeks support on Healthcare Act
Washington, June 10 (IANS): US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for efforts from supporters to protect the Affordable Care Act just weeks before the law could face its biggest legal challenge to date.
During a half-hour speech to…