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Finland to pay $587 per month as unemployment basic

The scheme is part of the measures by the center-right government of Prime Minister Juha Sipila to tackle Finland's...

3 Jan 2017 2:34 PM IST

Mass officiated by Bishop Thomas L. Dupre, third from right, at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge. (Photo: AP)

US: 1st bishop charged with pedophilia, child abuse claim dies

Dupre died on Friday outside the diocese, the Diocese of Springfield said; the location and cause was kept undisclosed.

3 Jan 2017 12:48 PM IST

$Mayhill Convenience Store. (Photo: Twitter\\@VivNed23)$ World

US: Store under fire for displaying racist, Islamophobic, 'Kill-Obama'...

The Mayhill Convenience store has been displaying these signs and have been selling them for years, now.

3 Jan 2017 12:39 PM IST

Activist Shaan Taseer (left). (Photo: Twitter | Shaan Taseer)

Christmas message leads to death threats, police case in Pakistan

The hardliners have called for protests if police do not charge activist Shaan Taseer with blasphemy against Islam,...

3 Jan 2017 9:22 AM IST

Prison staff due to the lenient security checks they have to undergo unlike other visitors usually smuggles mobile phones in. (Representational Image)

Inmates beheaded in Brazil riot, 56 killed

Bloodied and burned bodies were stacked in a concrete prison yard and piled in carts, a photographer at the scene said.

3 Jan 2017 7:55 AM IST

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Pakistan set to get Hindu Marriage Bill

Christians, the other main religious minority, have a British law dating back to 1870 regulating their marriages.

3 Jan 2017 7:21 AM IST

Bilawal Bhutto set to contest by-election

Zardari made a surprise announcement that he and Bilawal Bhutto, both would contest elections to enter the Parliament.

3 Jan 2017 7:14 AM IST

This was the first cochlear implant procedure at UHS. (Representational image)

Indian girl able to hear after surgery

This would help her hear sounds and cope up with communication demands.

3 Jan 2017 6:37 AM IST

Thousands of Rohingyas have fled a military operation in Rakhine state, in Myanmar.

Myanmar detains cops over Rohingya abuse video

Neighbouring Bangladesh says some 50,000 Rohingya have crossed its border over the past two months.

3 Jan 2017 2:22 AM IST

Pope calls for courage to counter child sex abuse

Francis came to power in 2013 promising a crackdown on cover-ups and a zero tolerance approach to abuse itself.

3 Jan 2017 2:15 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre) arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP)

Police questions Israel PM over graft charges

Police were expected to question Mr Netanyahu over whether he illegally accepted gifts from wealthy supporters.

3 Jan 2017 2:04 AM IST

Kim Jong-Un, North Korean leader

Experts say Kim could go ballistic'

Kwangmyongsong' rocket used by the North to put a satellite in space has a potential range of 12K km.

3 Jan 2017 1:53 AM IST