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Britain in ‘one of great reforming decades’: British PM
London, Jan 2: British Prime Minister David Cameron in his New Year message for 2016, said his country was in "one of the great reforming decades in history".
In his message on Friday, Cameron outlined plan for the government in 2016,…
Nine ‘Hardcore Terrorists’ set to be hanged in Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan 1: Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed the death sentences on the nine men who were sentenced for terror offences.
Muhammad Ghauri, who was an active member of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was involved…
Japan begins serving as UNSC non-permanent member
Tokyo, Jan 1: Japan on Friday began serving as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
The Security Council has 15 seats. Five seats with veto power are held by permanent members -- the US, Russia, China, France, and Britain,…
Copyright of Adolf Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ expires
London, Jan 1: For the first time in 70 years, Adolf Hitler's Nazi manifesto "Mein Kampf" (My Struggle) is to be available for purchase in Germany, the media reported on Friday. Reprinting the anti-Semitic book was banned after the Second…
German police warn of terror attack in Munich
Berlin, Jan 1: German police on Friday warned that they have received confirmed information of possible terrorist attacks in Munich.
"There is a danger of an attack in the area of Munich, please keep away from crowds, avoid the central…
Wish Happy New Year to rare comet on January 1
Washington, Jan 1: Did you get a pair of binoculars or a telescope? If so, you can put them to the test by searching the Eastern sky for a view of a fuzzy comet on the first day of 2016.
Comet Catalina, formally known as "C/2013 US10",…
I wanted to be butcher, Pope says
Vatican City, Jan 1: As a child, Pope Francis thought he would like to become a butcher, the pontiff told several thousand choristers from all over the world during an audience at the Vatican.
"When I was a boy, I thought about becoming…
Gaddafi tried to marry son to Putin’s daughter
Tripoli, Jan 1: Muammar Gaddafi tried to engineer a 'political' marriage between his second son and planned heir and one of Russian president Vladimir Putin's daughters, a former advisor to the late Libyan dictator has claimed.
Gaddafi…
Rouhani vows to expand missile programme against US sanctions
Tehran, Jan 1: Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on Thursday ordered to proceed the country's missile programme "with high speed and seriously" and expand Iran's missile capabilities, in response to the US considered sanctions, state media…
UN Security Council to consult more with troop-contributing nations, a key Indian demand
United Nations, Jan 1: Admitting that its consultation process with countries contributing troops to peacekeeping operations was flawed, the UN Security Council has called for regular and broader consultations, a demand India has…