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In Syria, air strikes by the US-led coalition have killed 28 people in an eastern holdout of the Islamic State group on the Iraqi border. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said those killed in the village of Al-Shaafa in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor on Sunday, […]
British and EU negotiators have reached an agreement on the terms of a Brexit deal on a “technical level”. The Press Association news agency citing a government source reported in London today that the draft will be examined by the British cabinet on Wednesday. Ireland’s public broadcaster RTE cited two […]
Sri Lanka’s parliament has been convened today following Supreme Court decision to stay President’s Gazette for dissolution of parliament and holding of early elections. The three-judge bench headed by chief justice gave its ruling this evening on petitions against the President Maithripala Sirisena’s Gazette to dissolve parliament. The court has […]
Amnesty International revoked the Ambassador of Conscience Award given to Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She received the honour in 2009, when she was living under house arrest. The rights group said it was profoundly dismayed at her failure to speak out for the Rohingya minority. The organisation, which […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present awards to winners of the first ‘India-Singapore Hackathon 2018’ which aims to harness and showcase innovation potential of the youth from the two countries. Singapore Education Minister Ong Ye Kung will be present at the award ceremony. The Prime Minister will visit Singapore […]
American comic book writer and former chief of Marvel Comics Stan Lee has died in Los Angeles. He was 95. Lee created the Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics in 1961 and went on to create titles like Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk. Lee’s wife, Joan, also died last year […]
In the United States, the inferno that ravaged the wooded town of Paradise has become the deadliest wildfire in California state’s history. It has claimed 42 lives till yesterday. The dead have been found in burned-out cars, in the smouldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently […]
A 32-year-old Indian man, a former employee at American electric car manufacturer Tesla, has been charged for allegedly stealing USD 9.3 million from the company by falsifying financial documents to divert payments from one supplier to another. Salil Parulekar has been charged with nine counts of wire fraud and […]
Hollywood star Diego Luna hopes the Indian audience will embrace “Narcos: Mexico” as he believes both the countries share a lot of cultural similarities. Luna, his co-star Michael Pena and showrunner Eric Newman joined Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt and director Shakun Batra to talk about the latest season […]
In Sri Lanka, the Supreme Court is expected to give a ruling today on the interim relief sought by several political parties and independent groups against dissolution of parliament and holding of elections. The court has adjourned its hearing yesterday after Attorney General (AG), appearing for the government, sought more […]
