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Mr Narendra Modi took the oath as the Prime Minister of India before thousands of guests, including his Pakistan counterpart, Nawaz Sharif. It is the first time since the two countries won independence in 1947 that a prime minister from one state has attended such a ceremony in the other. The Pakistani prime minister said […]
Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian PM
Narendra Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India in a ceremony held in the forecourt of the Presidential Palace in Delhi on Monday. Mr Modi took the oath before thousands of guests, including his Pakistan counterpart, Nawaz Sharif and Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajpakse. It is the first time since the […]
Thai Coup: Army Chief Endorsed by King
Thailand’s military leader, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha , has been appointed by the king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, as the head of the National Council of Peace and Order to run the nation at the army headquarters. The army chief received the royal endorsement on Monday morning at a ceremony in the capital, Bangkok, after taking power in a […]
Obama Pays Surprise Visit In Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama, on Sunday, paid an unannounced visit to the US troops in the Bagram Airfield outside Kabul, Afghanistan. Obama’s fourth trip to Afghanistan was on the eve of Memorial Day, which is held to commemorate soldiers who lost their lives while serving the nation. The US President aboard Air Force One on Saturday […]
Soccer Fortunes of the Cricketing Nation
Pakistan would be of immense significance for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup football for the country popularly known as the “cricketing nation”, would be exporting soccer balls for the world’s most watched sport this year. Despite ranked 159 by the ruling body FIFA, Pakistan’s presence would be huge this time. The country won’t be among […]
Soccer Fortunes of the Cricketing Nation
Pakistan would be of immense significance for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup football for the country popularly known as the “cricketing nation”, would be exporting soccer balls for the world’s most watched sport this year. Despite ranked 159 by the ruling body FIFA, Pakistan’s presence would be huge this time. The country won’t be among […]
Graft: Hosni Mubarak, Sons sentenced to prison
An Egyptian court on Wednesday convicted the ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his sons for embezzling public funds of billions of dollars sentencing him to three years and his sons, one-time heir Gamal and wealthy businessman Alaa, for four years each in prison. They were ordered to pay a total of about $21 million in […]
Jacob Zuma Elected President of South Africa
Jacob zuma has been elected the South African president for a second term by the Parliament on Wednesday. Zuma is the only candidate nominated in Parliament to serve a second term as the President of South Africa. Zuma presently heads the liberation leader Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC). His image has been tarnished recently […]
Urumqi attack: 31 killed in Xinjiang region
In an early morning explosion in Urumqi, the capital of China’s northwest Xinjiang region, 31 people were killed and more than 90 injured, Chinese media reports say. The attack comes week after a violent and bloody bomb and knife attack at Urumqi railway station on April 30 killing three people and injuring 79. China blamed […]
Researchers in Aberdeen Targeting Typhoid Cure
A research team from the University of Aberdeen is hoping to develop a cure for typhoid, 50 years after the largest outbreak of the disease in British history. Dr Stefania Spano, who leads the research, said that twenty six million new cases were being diagnosed annually. Spano said that the team was focusing on identifying […]
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