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WHO decries Big Tobacco bid to rebrand World No Tobacco Day

The World Health Organization on Wednesday condemned efforts by the world’s biggest cigarette vendor to rebrand a day dedicated to raising awareness about the மேலும் படிக்க...

18 killed as Taliban strike near historic minaret

Taliban fighters have stormed several security posts providing protection to Afghanistan’s historic minaret of Jam, cutting access to the UNESCO World Heritage மேலும் படிக்க...

Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 charged in Bangladesh for burning girl alive

Sixteen people have been charged in Bangladesh over the shocking murder of a teenager who was burned to death after reporting sexual harassment. Nusrat Jahan மேலும் படிக்க...

Iranian naval mines likely used in UAE tanker attacks: Bolton

US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that attacks on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates this month were the work of மேலும் படிக்க...

Iraq sentences 2 more French ISIS members to death as France seeks to prevent execution

An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced two high-profile French members of  ISIS to death, bringing the total number of French former militants condemned to death மேலும் படிக்க...

Iran dismisses Trump’s offer of US negotiations, State Dept vows to maintain ‘pressure’

Iran sees no prospect of negotiations with the United States, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after US President Donald Trump said a deal மேலும் படிக்க...

Iran hits out at US after Trump nuclear weapons comment

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hit out at the United States after PresidentDonald Trump said Washington was not looking for "regime change" மேலும் படிக்க...

Nepali girl, 18, dances her way into Guinness book

An 18-year-old girl, Bandana Nepal danced for 126 hours (over 5 days) continuously to set a new record for 'Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual.' This மேலும் படிக்க...

Man dies on plane after ingesting 246 cocaine bags

A Japanese man has died on a flight from Mexico City after ingesting 246 bags of cocaine. The flight, bound for Japan's Narita International Airport, had to மேலும் படிக்க...

Japan knife attack: Children stabbed in Kawasaki park

A man has stabbed at least 16 people, including children, near a park outside Japan's capital, Tokyo, officials say. It is not yet clear what was behind the மேலும் படிக்க...