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Syria: Over 1,500 bodies uncovered in mass grave in Raqqa province

The bodies of 4,000 civilians had been found so far in mass graves in Raqqa, Xinhua news agency reported citing the newspaper. It said more bodies were being unearthed on daily basis.

Oct 31, 2018

Asia Bibi acquitted: Pakistan court overturns death penalty for Christian woman accused of blasphemy

Asia Bibi was convicted for allegedly tarnishing the name of the Prophet Muhammed during an argument with a few Muslim colleagues. She became the first woman to be sentenced to death under the country's blasphemy laws and has spent most of the last eight years in solitary confinement.

Oct 31, 2018

China vows to crush Taiwan independence move at any cost

With the demand of outright independence growing in Taiwan, a restless China saw the US warship campaign in the Strait as an escalation.

Oct 25, 2018

Canada earthquake: 6.7 magnitude quake strikes off British Columbia; no casualties

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the Canadian province of British Columbia on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said.

Oct 22, 2018

China aims to replace street lights with man-made moons

The satellites will be reflecting light from the sun and if they succeed, these satellites could replace the streetlamps in urban areas

Oct 21, 2018

World's largest amphibious aircraft AG600 completes maiden test flight in China

China's home-grown amphibious aircraft AG600, claimed by Beijing as the world's largest, carried out its first take-off and landing on waters on Saturday.

Oct 20, 2018

China opens up on Muslim detention camps calling them 'humane job-training centers,' but former inmates beg to differ

Shohrat Zakir, the chairman of Xinjiang's government and an ethnic Uighur himself, said that these camps are for the benefit of the minority group and here they are trained on several skills, which may help them in the future.

Oct 17, 2018

After SAIC, China's Great Wall Motors likely to start operation in India

Great Wall Motors is expected to start India operations sometime in 2021-22. Great Wall Motors is China's largest SUV and pick-up truck maker in China and sells vehicles under three brand- Great Wall, ORA and Havel.

Oct 17, 2018

Afghanistan terror attacks: Taliban kills at least 22 security forces ahead of parliamentary elections

The Taliban have ramped up attacks in strategic provinces in their battle to expel foreign forces, topple the Western-backed government and restore their version of hardline Islamic law.

Oct 15, 2018

Youth Olympics 2018: Manu Bhaker leads Indian contingent at Buenos Aires opening ceremony

The 16-year-old Bhaker, who had won gold in 10m air pistol at Guadalajara World Cup as well as Commonwealth Games, will be among top medal contenders for India at the Youth Olympics.

Oct 7, 2018

Pakistan opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif jailed for 10 days ahead of elections

Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer said, meaning he will not be able to campaign for his party ahead of crucial by-elections next week.

Oct 6, 2018

Macedonians vote on whether to change country's name

Macedonians go to polls on Sunday to vote on whether to change their country's name to Republic of North Macedonia, urged by a pro-Western government to pave the way for NATO and EU membership by resolving a decades-old name dispute with Greece.

Sep 30, 2018

Gandhi Jayanti: You can now listen to Mahatma's 'recreated heartbeat' at National Gandhi Museum

On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, the museum will also inaugurate a special photo exhibition on the theme of 'Non-violence and World Peace' and release a finely-curated 'Digital Multimedia Kit' containing audio and video footages from his life, its director A Annamalai said Sunday

Sep 30, 2018

Indonesia: Death toll reaches 384, over 350 injured as 7.5 earthquake triggers tsunami

Over 350 others were injured, a disaster agency official said on Saturday after three shallow quakes of 6.0, 7.4 and 6.1-magnitude struck off the central province and triggered the tsunami near Talisa beach of Dongala district.

Sep 29, 2018

PM Narendra Modi gets UN's highest environmental honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honoured for his leadership of the International Solar Alliance and pledge to stop usage of single-use plastic in India by 2022.

Sep 27, 2018

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