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NASA gets $55 mn funding to send humans to Mars
Washington, Dec 30: The Obama administration wants NASA to speed up work on sending humans on deep space exploration missions, including Mars, and has instructed the US space agency to spend at least $55 million on a “habitation…
Eight trapped Chinese miners found alive after five days
Beijing, Dec 30: Eight miners were found to be alive five days after their mine collapsed in China's Shandong province, authorities said on Wednesday.
The gypsum mine accident happened on Friday evening in Pingyi county. At that time, 29…
Bangladesh holds maiden local body polls
Dhaka, Dec 30: Amid tight security, polling stations across Bangladesh opened on Wednesday morning for the country's first-ever local government body polls on party-line nominations.
The polls are being held in a partisan manner in…
Actor Mark Salling arrested for child pornography
Los Angeles, Dec 30: "Glee" actor Mark Salling was arrested for possession of child pornography. He was later released on bail at $20,000. The actor was arrested on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old actor was taken into custody after the Los…
North Korean leader’s top aide dies in car crash
London, Dec 30: A top aide to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has died in a car crash, BBC reported on Wednesday.
Kim Yang-gon, 73, was part of a high-level delegation from North Korea that helped ease a stand-off with the South in…
Record-breaking flood levels anticipated in parts of US
Washington, Dec 30: Several locations along the Mississippi river from St. Louis down to the delta are anticipating major flooding, possibly even breaking record flood levels, the US National Weather Service said.
Extreme weather has…
Ensure no safe haven for terrorists in Pakistan: Daily
Islamabad, Dec 30: It is not enough to demand outside action against terror sanctuaries that are beyond Pakistan's borders, said a leading daily which called for a sustained effort to ensure that "no stripe of militant or terrorist can find…
Trump attacks Clintons; says he too ‘fair game’
Washington, Dec 30: As Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, he said he was okay with media investigating his personal life too.…
18 killed in blast at government office in Pakistan
Islambad, Dec 29: At least 18 people were killed and 40 others were injured in a blast at a government office in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The "suicide attack carried by a bomber" occurred on Tuesday near National Database…
Pakistan executes four terrorists for attack on Army School
Islamabad, Dec 29: Four terrorists were executed in Pakistan for their involvement in last year's Army Public School attack in Peshawar, a media report said on Tuesday.
Terrorists Noor Saeed, Murad Khan, Innayatullah and Israruddin were…