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Founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, sentenced him to 50 weeks in British prison for leaving bail
A British judge sentenced Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, to 50 weeks in jail on Wednesday for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up at the Ecuadorian embassy. Judge Deborah Taylor said it was hard to imagine a more…
Indian man imprisoned in Singapore for taking bribes for passenger bags under report weight
A 37-year-old Indian national was imprisoned for eight weeks and fined $ 800 in Singapore for accepting bribes to under-report the weight of passenger bags on a flight at Changi Airport in the country, a media report said Tuesday. The…
Sri Lanka is on alert for attacks by uniformed militants
Sri Lankan security officials warned that the Islamist militants behind the deadly suicide bombings of Easter Sunday planned more attacks in the near future, using a van and bombers disguised in military uniforms. “There could be another wave of attacks,”…
US warns Sri Lanka this weekend against more terrorist attacks on places of worship
On Thursday, the US Embassy in Sri Lanka warned that places of worship could be targeted for militant attacks over the coming weekend, as police were searching for more suspects in the Islamic State’s claimed Easter suicide bombings that killed…
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden is launching a bid to the White House as a Democrat leader
Former vice president Joe Biden, a moderate who appealed to working-class voters who deserted the Democrats in 2016 as a key part of his political identity, launched a bid for the White House as the instant front-runner of the party…
Blast in Sri Lankan town Pugoda, no casualties
An explosion took place on Thursday in a city east of the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, but there were no casualties, a spokesman for the police said. Speaker Ruwan Gunasekera said police were investigating the blast of 40 km…
Earthquake measuring 4.8 hits Kathmandu in Nepal
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale hit Kathmandu, Nepal today at 6:14 am. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said the Richter scale of the earthquake was 4.8. Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Center also reported that 5.2 and 4.3 magnitude…
The death toll in Libya rises to 205 in the fighting in Tripoli.
A minimum of 205 people were killed and 913 others wounded in the armed conflict between the Libyan National Army of Haftar and the Libyan Armed Forces to control Tripoli’s capital. On their official Twitter handle, the World Health Organization…
Former Peruvian President García dies after shooting self to avoid arrest
Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died on Wednesday at a hospital in Lima after shooting himself as police arrived at his house to arrest him in connection with a bribery probe, authorities said on Wednesday. Garcia, who had repeatedly denied…
The reconstruction of Notre Dame is the destiny of France, Macron vows as fire subsidize ; French billionaire extends € 100 million
Emmanuel Macron said France was going to launch a campaign to rebuild the cathedral, one of the finest examples of French Gothic cathedral architecture. The Cathedral of Notre – Dame is known for its fundraising efforts in appealing to contribute…
The famous rose window of Notre – Dame was spared but blaze damages priceless works of art
Four hundred – year – old paintings hung high inside Notre – Dame were damaged by the huge fire that engulfed the Paris Cathedral, but emergency workers formed a human chain to whisk out of the way of harm gem…
Deeply regret suffering caused due to Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British PM Theresa May
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday expressed “deep regret” for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, carried out by British colonial troops in India. While May did not offer an absolute apology, she told the British parliament: “We deeply regret…
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