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New Zealand Mosque Terror Attack: 4 Held, ‘Bombs Attached to Cars’
Many people are reported to have been killed in two mass shootings at two separate mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, 15 March.The New Zealand Police Commissioner, Mike Bush addressed the media on the…
Bangladesh cricket team escapes NZ mosque shooting: official
CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND), MAR 15 (AFP) Bangladesh’s cricket team escaped unscathed after a shooting at a mosque in central Christchurch, an official told AFP on Friday.Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman Jalal Yunus said most…
China vetoes sanctions on JeM chief,blocks move to ban Chief.
US: Defying global opposition to terrorism, China has vetoed sanctions against Masood Azhar, the chief of the militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), extending cover to him and Pakistan that protects him.On Wednesday, China was…
Outage hits Facebook, Instagram users worldwide
San Francisco, Mar 14 :Facebook and Instagram users lost access to the social network’s applications in parts of the world Wednesday as a result of an outage of undetermined origin.The California giant which has more than two…
US stands with India on fighting terrorism, Pompeo tells Gokhale
New York: pompeoGokhaleSD.jpg: IndiaBy Arul LouisNew York, March 12 (IANS) The US stands with India in fighting terrorism, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo told Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale during their discussions on the…
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800MAX crashes with 149 passengers, 8 crew on board
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800MAX which took off from capital Addis Ababa at 8.38 pm local time (11.08 am IST) crashed on Sunday, the airlines said in a statement.The flight, ET 302, was carrying 149 passengers and 8 crew…
Google rolling out AR effect tools for YouTube Stories
San Francisco, March 10 : Google is rolling out support for its advanced Augmented Reality (AR) effect tools for YouTube Stories to allow users to add animated masks, glasses, 3D hats and more such objects to their selfies.Google…
US issues travel advisory for its citizens, asks them not to visit Kashmir
New Delhi, Mar 09: The United States on Saturday issued a travel advisory for its citizens visiting India owing to civil unrest and increased risk of 'terrorism' in Jammu and Kashmir.Americans were further advised to avoid…
China trade deal will only happen if it favours US, says Trump
Washington: Amidst reports of negotiations for a deal with china hitting a bump, President Donald Trump has said that he will enter into a trade deal with Beijing only if he is confident that it is good for the US.But he also told…
With new trade tensions with US looming, India looks to extend Iran loan-waiver
New Delhi/Washington:India wants to keep buying Iranian oil at its current level of about 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), as it negotiates with Washington about extending a waiver of US sanctions past early May, two sources in India…