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BBC Journalist tweets of Queen’s Death, lands in Trouble
London, June 4 (IANS): A BBC journalist is in trouble after she announced on Twitter of Queen's death after apparently mistaking a rehearsal of the announcement of her death for the real thing.
" 'Queen Elizabrth has died…
MERS Outbreak: 200 South Korean schools suspend classes
Seoul, June 3 (IANS/EFE): More than 200 schools in South Korea have decided to suspend classes to prevent the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), South Korean Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea announced on…
Kashmir unfinished agenda of Partition: Pakistan Army Chief
Islamabad, June 3 (IANS): Pakistan and Kashmir are inseparable, and Kashmir is "an unfinished agenda of partition", Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif said on Wednesday.
"While we wish for peace and stability in the region, we want Kashmir's…
China Ship capsizes in Yangtze River; 20 People rescued
Beijing, June 2 (IANS): A total of 20 people have been rescued so far off a passenger ship carrying 458 people, which capsized in China's Yangtze River due to a storm late Monday night, authorities said on Tuesday.
The vessel --…
716 Bangladeshi Refugees in Malaysian camps
Dhaka, June 2 (IANS) A total of 716 Bangladeshi refugees said to have arrived on the shores of Malaysia by boat are lodged in Malaysian camps, an official said.
The Bangladeshi foreign ministry has sent a list of its nationals to the…
Militants kill 20 Pakistani Passengers in Balochistan
Islamabad, May 30 (IANS): A group of unknown militants on Friday night killed at least 20 passengers after kidnapping them in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan, a media report said.
The incident took place when unknown…
NASA celebrates 50th Anniversary of First US Spacewalk
Washington, May 30 (IANS): Famous Hollywood actor Jon Cryer has given his voice to a new NASA film celebrating 50th anniversary of the first spacewalk by a US astronaut.
On June 3, 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American…
Man executed in China for Rape of 26 Minors
Beijing, May 29 (IANS): A man in northeast China's Gansu Province was executed for the rape and sexual abuse of 26 children, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said.
Li Jishun, a former primary school teacher, was put to death by the…
Nebraska becomes 19th US State to abolish Death Penalty
Washington, May 28 (IANS): The legislature of the US state of Nebraska has approved abolishing the death penalty there in a 30-19 vote, a sufficient majority to avert a veto attempt by Governor Pete Ricketts, Efe news agency reported.…
Death toll from Mexico tornado rises to 14
Mexico City, May 28 (IANS): The death toll from the tornado that hit the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Acuña earlier this week has risen to 14, emergency management officials said.
"An adult who was hospitalised" after Monday's tornado…