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Muslims across the world are marking the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The timing of Ramadan varies in different countries depending on the sighting of the new moon, which marks the start of the month in the Islamic calendar. Traditionally, the month begins the evening after authorities in each country announce that their moon-sighting council has spotted the crescent moon. Around the world, believers go to mosques to offer special prayers to mark the beginning of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar.

Ramadan 2018: Muslims around the world mark the holy month

Actress and global Unicef Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights Priyanka Chopra is visiting the Rohingya refugee camps on a field visit. Priyanka on Monday tweeted a photograph of herself from an aircraft looking out of the window.

Priyanka Chopra visits Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

A Boeing 737 plane, believed to be carrying 104 passengers, crashed on Friday shortly after taking off from Havana's main airport, media reports said. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said many are feared dead. The plane came down shortly after take-off and exploded on the

More than 100 feared dead after fiery plane crash in Cuba

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has won the election, claiming a second six-year term, in a vote marred by an opposition boycott and alleged foul play, media reported on Monday. With more than 90 per cent of the votes counted on Sunday, 55-year-old Maduro had 67.7 per cent, 5.8 million votes, the BBC reported quoting National Electoral Council chief Tibisay Lucena as saying. The main opposition candidate, Henri Falcon won 21.2 per cent, 1.8 million votes, she said. Falcon rejected the result soon after the polls closed, saying,

Nicolas Maduro re-elected as Venezuelan President

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Monday on a nine-hour visit during which he will hold an informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

PM Modi arrives in Sochi for informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Lava erupts from a fissure on the outskirts of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S., May 14, 2018. Governor David Ige has asked President Donald Trump to issue a disaster declaration for Hawaii as a result of the ongoing earthquakes and volcano eruption, according to a press release. The declaration allows federal funds to begin to flow to state and local efforts in Hawaii. The Kilauea eruption last week created new volcanic vents on the ground miles east of the summit, releasing slow-moving lava and toxic gas into island communities.

Huge fissures open on Hawaiian volcano

Israeli soldiers use drones to down flaming kites that Palestinian protesters are flying over the border in a bid to torch bushes and distract snipers. Palestinian demonstrators prepare to set a kite on fire to be thrown at the Israeli side during a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip, May 11, 2018.

Drones and kites fly over Gaza protests

Eight-month-old Palestinian infant Laila al-Ghandour died from tear gas that her family said she inhaled at a protest camp near the border Israel-Gaza border. A relative mourns as she carries the body of eight-month-old Palestinian infant Laila al-Ghandour, who died after inhaling tear gas during a protest against U.S embassy move to Jerusalem at the Israel-Gaza border, during her funeral in Gaza City May 15, 2018.

Palestinian baby dies during border protest

Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces break out during the 70th anniversary of Nakba, when hundreds of thousands fled or were driven from their homes in violence culminating in war between the newly created Jewish state and its Arab neighbors in 1948. A Palestinian demonstrator holds a sling during a protest marking the 70th anniversary of Nakba, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank May 15, 2018.

Palestinians protest on Nakba Day

Moms aren't just birth givers. They are your biggest supporters, toughest critics, loudest cheerleaders and strictest teachers. They are also the epitome of love and strength. Here are the best Quotes, Wishes, Greetings, Whatsapp Status, Facebook Messages to share with your mom. 1) A mom like you is the sweetest gift that God has ever given me. I thank Him for sending an angel who is always beside me. You are the best among the rest. I love you mom. You are my friend, my spirit, my influence towards success. There is no replacement of you. You are the best and will be best forever. Wish you a very Happy Mother’s Day.

Happy Mother's Day 2018: Quotes, Wishes, Greetings, Whatsapp Status, Facebook Messages to share with your mom

International Nurses Day 2018: Quotes, SMS, Theme, messages to share with loved ones

A 22-story abandoned office building occupied by hundreds of squatters was engulfed in flames and collapsed in the center of Sao Paulo, shooting a massive black cloud of smoke into the sky and red-hot chunks of debris into nearby structures. A combination photo shows (top) a building occupied by homeless families in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 20 2017, and (bottom) the same area after the building caught fire and collapsed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 1, 2018.

Blazing building collapses in Sao Paulo

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