.Deadly clashes in India’s Bengaluru over Facebook post on Prophet
Al Jazeera News :At least three people have died in southern India’s Bengaluru city after protesters clashed with police over a provocative social media post...
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Democrat Joe Biden chooses Senator Kamala Harris for White House running mate
Reuters :Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, making her the first Black woman on...
Nigeria convicts first pirates under new maritime law
Reuters, Lagos :A Nigerian court made the first convictions under a new anti-piracy law, giving hope to the world’s shipping fleets that legal reforms will...
Seven killed, three injured in Simpang Pulai crash
Bernama, IPOH :Seven people were killed and three injured in a crash involving a lorry and a Perodua Alza MPV along Jalan Keramat Pulai, Simpang...
Mexican Ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto accused of corruption and bribery
BBC Online :Prosecutors in Mexico have opened a corruption investigation against former President Enrique Peña Nieto.It comes after Emilio Lozoya, the ex-head of the state...
Indian independence hero Gandhi’s iconic glasses go on sale in UK
Al Jazeera News : A “rare and important” pair of iconic glasses worn by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi look set to sell for tens...
China accused of seeking to turn Taiwan into `the next Hong Kong`
Al Jazeera News : Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that would turn it into the...
Egyptians vote for revived upper house of Parliament
Al Jazeera News : Egyptians have started voting for the Senate, the upper chamber of Parliament that was revived as part of constitutional amendments approved...
Turkey says it will license new Mediterranean areas this month
Reuters, Nkara : Turkey will issue seismic exploration and drilling licenses in new areas of the eastern Mediterranean by the end of August and continue its...
Belarusian opposition leader flees abroad after bloody clashes
Reuters, Nsk : Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two nights of...
Explosions hit US coalition supply convoys in Iraq
Reuters, Baghdad : At least two explosions have hit convoys supplying U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq in the last 24 hours, security sources said, the first...
UN investigator says Facebook has not shared ‘evidence’ of Myanmar crime
Reuters : The head of a UN investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of “serious international crimes”, despite vowing to work...