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Video of White Cop shooting Black Man sparks Outrage in US
Angry protests swept the US as a horrifying video showing a white police officer shooting eight times a black person running away from him led to the officer being charged with murder and fired.
Protests began within hours of the murder…
Islamic State Militants release More than 200 Yazidis in Iraq
Islamic State militants have released more than 200 members of the Yazidi religious community being held in northern Iraq. Kurdish security officials said most of the 216 prisoners were in poor health and bore signs of abuse and neglect.…
US approves $952 mn Sale of Helicopters, Missiles to Pakistan
The Obama administration has notified the US Congress it's selling Pakistan $952 million worth of attack helicopters, air-to-surface missiles and other military assistance saying it will not alter the basic military balance in the region.…
15 Police Officers killed in Western Mexico Ambush
Fifteen police officers were killed and five wounded in an ambush on a highway in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, officials said Tuesday. Jalisco Security Commissioner Alejandro Solorio said the attack on the officers was retaliation…
Bangladesh approves Revised Trade-deal with India
In an aim to accelerate the bilateral relation with India, Bangladesh cabinet on Monday approved the revised India-Bangladesh trade agreement under which the two neighbouring countries would allow each others' territories for trade with any…
Man, 7 Children found dead in Maryland, US
Eight people, including seven children were found dead in a home in the US state of Maryland, police said. Police found the bodies on Monday at a home in Princess Anne town, The Delmarva Daily Times reported.
Princess Anne police chief…
Oldest Woman in Peru dies at Age 117
Filomena Taipe Mendoza, considered to be the oldest woman in Peru, has died at age 117 in the southern town of Pucuto, the development and social inclusion ministry, or Midis, announced.
Taipe, who -- according to official figures -- was…
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrives in Pakistan
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived Islamabad on Sunday evening on a three-day state visit to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues, officials said. This is the newly-elected President Sirisena's maiden visit to Pakistan…
Arnold Schwarzenegger slams Indiana’s Anti-Gay Law
Former California Governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger expressed his anger and disappointment over Indiana's religious freedom law.
Schwarzenegger opposed what he sees as his party's discriminatory agenda in an op-ed for the…
Obama condemns Brutal Terror Attack on Kenyan University
US President Barack Obama telephoned Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday to express condolences for the 147 lives lost in an attack on a Kenyan university by the Somali terrorist group Al Shabab, the White House said.
"The president…