Category: World News

Baby boom for some nations, bust for others: study

Soaring birth rates in developing nations are fuelling a global baby boom while women in dozens of richer countries aren’t producing enough children to maintain population levels there, according to figures released Friday. A global overview of birth, death and disease rates evaluating thousands of datasets on a […]

One dead, two hurt in Melbourne ‘terror’ attack

A knife-wielding man killed one person and injured two others in a rush hour stabbing rampage in downtown Melbourne Friday, before being shot dead by police. Australian authorities said they were treating the attack as an act of terror and revealed that the suspect was originally from Somalia […]

AP NewsBreak: Michelle Obama rips Trump in new book

WASHINGTON— Former first lady Michelle Obama blasts President Donald Trump in her new book, writing how she reacted in shock the night she learned he would replace her husband in the Oval Office and tried to “block it all out.” She also denounces Trump’s “birther” campaign questioning her […]

Southern California city mourns in wake of bar massacre

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— The mourners gathered to hold hands, to sing and to wonder how one of the safest cities in America could become a killing zone. Hundreds of people gathered Thursday evening to remember the dozen people shot and killed by a Marine veteran at the packed […]

13 dead including gunman in shooting at California bar

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Using a smoke bomb and a handgun, a hooded gunman dressed all in black opened fire during “college night” at a country music bar in Southern California, killing 12 people and sending hundreds fleeing in terror, authorities said Thursday. The gunman was later found […]

Dr Farooq, Omar greet people at onset of Rabi ul Awal

Ensure devotees all possible civic amenities, including transport, drinking water, electricity supply: Sagar to administration open view web desk Srinagar, 08 November, 2018: National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and vice president Mr. Omar Abdullah have greeted people on the commencement of the Rabi ul Awal. The duo said […]

Ornithologists discover three-species hybrid warbler

  Scientists have discovered a warbler in Pennsylvania that is the hybrid of three species, a rarity. The bird, documented by ornithologists at Cornell University, is the offspring of a hybrid mother and father from a separate genus. It’s the first time scientists have identified such a reproductive […]

Robin Wright initially refused ‘House of Cards

Singapore : Actor Robin Wright on Thursday revealed that she was initially sceptical to star as Claire Underwood, a Lady Macbeth-like character, in Netflix’s hit series “House of Cards”. The actor recalled being approached by filmmaker David Fincher, who directed the first two episodes of the political drama for […]

Flipkart, Amazon not violating competition norms, says CCI

New Delhi : Fair trade watchdog CCI has concluded that the business practices of Flipkart and Amazon are not in violation of competition norms and rejected allegations of abuse of market dominance made by a grouping of online vendors. Amid concerns expressed in various quarters about alleged unfair business […]

Hitler in war, Merkel in peace: A train car for history

COMPIEGNE, France : Adolf Hitler went in wartime for revenge. Angela Merkel plans a pilgrimage in the name of peace. Two German chancellors, with opposite aims and the same destination: a train car in a French forest. Hitler tried literally to rewrite history in 1940 when the Nazi […]

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