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14 killed, over 35 injured in landslides, flash floods in Bangladesh
At least seven people were buried alive under tonnes of mud, while others were drowned in gushing waters from upstream and crushed under trees on Friday.
German regulator says Deutsche Bank CEO Anshu Jain misled Bundesbank
The German regulator has been investigating Deutsche Bank and the role it played during the financial crisis when a global inter-bank lending rate mechanism was being manipulated.
Greek Prime Minister puts bailout deal to referendum
By essentially defaulting on its debt mountain, Greece would likely see its banks collapse, as they depend on emergency European Central Bank funding.
Emirates flight with 500 passengers on board makes emergency landing in Colombo
"Emirates flight EK413 from Sydney to Dubai...was diverted to Colombo due to a technical fault," the airline said in a statement without giving details about the nature of the problem.
Uber in trouble in France amid violent protests, call for shutdown
France's interior minister, in a bid to halt a day of sometimes violent protests by taxi drivers angered by UberPop, has said that the low-cost car service must be shut down.
Report on funding to MQM confirms India's hand in creating unrest on our soil, claims Pakistan
The statements came after a scathing report in BBC alleged that India provided funds and training to the MQM.
As PM, Benazir Bhutto opposed a Kargil-type operation, claims book
Quoting from an interview given by Benazir, Dogra goes to say how she dismissed the idea of Major General Pervez Musharraf, the then DGMO, about such an operation.
Israel hits Gaza after Palestinian rocket attack
The Israeli air force struck a militant target in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the military said, hours after Palestinians fired a rocket into southern Israel.
UN reports three sexual abuse cases involving Indian peackeepers
A UN report says that Indians in its peacekeeping operations were involved in three substantiated cases of sexual exploitation or abuse between 2010 and 2013.
Northern Illinois clean up after possible tornadoes
Strong storms that swept across northern Illinois spawned several possible tornadoes, severely damaged homes.
Flight diverted due to row over man wanting more nuts
Jeremiah Mathis Thede, 42, from Berkeley, California, appeared at Coleraine Magistrates Court charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft, disruptive behaviour on board an aircraft and common assault against a female cabin crew member.
Explosions, gunfire by Taliban rocks Afghan Parliament, over 20 injured
Violence has spiralled in Afghanistan since the departure of most foreign forces at the end of 2014 as the insurgents push to take territory more than 13 years after the US-led military intervention that toppled the Taliban from power.
Israel minister's wife sorry for 'Obama Coffee' gag
The flamboyant wife of Israeli Interior Minister Silvan Shalom published an "inappropriate joke" today about US President Barack Obama on her Twitter account, only to later delete it and apologise.
Car bomb explodes near mosque in rebel-held Yemen; Shiite Muslims targetted
The explosion went off outside the Kobbat al-Mehdi mosque where Shiiite Muslims are known to pray.
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal slams Obama for passing comments on US church killing
"I think it (Obama's statement) was completely shameful. "Within 24 hours we've got the president trying to score cheap political points," Jindal said.
Bhagavad Gita makes debut in Communist China
Translated by Prof Wang Zhu Cheng and Ling Hai of Zhejiang University in Shanghai and published by Sichuan People's Publications, the book was launched at a function attended by eminent Yoga teachers from India.