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India test-fires first home-made cruise missile
India successfully test-fired its first domestically built nuclear-capable long-range cruise missile earlier today. The "Nirbhay", (fearless in Sanscrit), missile lifted…
Hong Kong police clear Mongkok protest site without risistance
Hong Kong police cleared a pro-democracy protest site in the city´s densely populated Mongkok area early morning today, meeting no…
Iraq bombings responsible for at least 26 deaths
Bombings in and around Baghdad, including a suicide attack, killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens earlier today, police…
WHO raises concerns regarding energy drinks
For the first time, the World Health Organization has raised the red flag against energy drinks. The global health watch…
US to be ‘more aggressive’ in monitoring Ebola response claims US president Obama
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged a "much more aggressive" response at home to the Ebola threat, and insisted…
Massive Hunt on for 100 trekkers missing after deadly Nepal storm
Nepalese rescuers earlier today scoured Himalayan hiking routes for more than 100 trekkers who have been out of contact since…
Several hundred’ IS fighters killed in Kobane in Syrian Kurdish territory: Pentagon
US-led airstrikes have killed "several hundred" fighters in and around Kobane, but the self styled "Islamic State" terror outfit could…
“Destruction beyond description”says UN chief as he visits war ravaged Gaza
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon briefly visited war-ravaged Gaza, two days after donor states pledged $5.4 billion in aid to…
X-37B: US military’s mysterious robot space plane due to land this week
The US military´ secret robot space plane is expected to land this week after a 22-month orbit. However, the spacecraft's …