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Hillary Clinton Makes First Public Appearance Since Election Defeat
Hillary Clinton urged supporters "not to give up" in her first public appearance since she suffered a shocking defeat to Republican Donald Trump in the November 8 Presidential election.
Bombs Strike Rebel-Held Aleppo And Northern Syria, 54 Dead
Bombs rained down on rebel-held eastern Aleppo for a second straight day, pounding a district that houses several medical facilities, including the central blood bank, and forcing Syrian staff and patients in the only remaining paediatric hospital to cowe...
Bob Dylan Can't Attend Nobel Ceremony: Swedish Academy
Music icon Bob Dylan will not attend the Nobel ceremony in December to accept his literature prize because he has "other commitments", the Swedish Academ said on Wednesday.
Suicide Bomber Kills Four Security Forces in Kabul
No any group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Taliban insurgents have recently increased their attacks against Afghan security forces across the country.
Donald Trump Says Will Take USD 1 as Salary With no Vacations
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he would take USD 1 as his salary a year and not the USD 400,000 that comes with the US president's job and will refrain from going on any vacation.
Trump Slams NYT for 'Inaccurate, Very Poor' Coverage of him
US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday slammed the New York Times for what he said was "very poor and highly inaccurate coverage" of the 'Trump phenomena', as he claimed that the daily was losing thousands of subscribers because of it.
France to Mark First Anniversary of Paris Terror Attacks
France on Sunday will hold a series of sombre ceremonies to mark a year to the day since gunmen and suicide bombers from the Islamic State group killed 130 people in Paris.
Bobby Jindal Among Probables in Donald Trump's Cabinet
Two-term Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, the first ever Indian-American to be elected as a state Governor, is among the shortlisted candidates for Trump’s Cabinet, according to a media report.
Death Toll Rises to Six in Taliban Attack on German Consulate in Afghanistan
The death toll from a powerful Taliban truck bombing at the German consulate in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif city rose to at least six on Friday, with more than 100 others wounded in a major militant assault.
Nepal's Banking System Holds Banned Indian Currency Notes
Nepal's banking system has held banned Indian currency (IC) 500 and 1,000 notes worth Rs 35 million ($524,737).
Syrian Teens Tell UNICEF Envoy Liam Neeson About Exile
Liam Neeson got a little break from being famous. Sitting on the floor of a community center courtyard with two dozen local teens, he listened attentively as young Syrian refugees — who had no idea that he's a Hollywood star — talked about the struggles o...
PM Modi Speaks to US President Elect Donald Trump, Extends Best Wishes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to US President elect Donald Trump to convey his best wishes following his electoral victory and hoped the two nations would continue to build on the "bedrock of strong Indo-US ties".
US-India Ties Bipartisan, Will Only Grow Stronger: Envoy
Indo-US ties "go beyond" the friendship of the American President and the Indian Prime Minister, US envoy Richard Verma on Wednesday said after Republican Donald Trump's election as the 45th President of the United States.
East to West, World's Anger Fuels 'Anti-Politicians'
In the first week of February last year, hundreds of students stood vigil at the gates of hallowed debating society at Oxford, posters and placard in hand picketing against what they called a black day in the annals of the University. “Oxford union, shame...
More First-Time Voters, Late-Deciders in US Presidential Race: Reuters/Ipsos
First time voter Kaeli Askea poses for a selfie with her mother Erin Collins-Askea after voting for the U.S presidential election at the James Weldon Johnson school in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City , U.S. November 8, 2016. REUT...
Jayalalithaa Being Treated by Singapore Physios, to be Discharged in Few Days
A "cheerful and healthy" Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is interacting on "important issues with VIPs" and is likely to be discharged in a few days with physiotherapists from Singapore attending on her, a senior AIADMK leader said on Tuesday.