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Eyes in the sky: Drones to watch for cheating as Chinese students take crucial exam

Eyes in the sky: Drones to watch for cheating as Chinese students take crucial exam

Beijing: In a creative measure to prevent cheating in exam, China will deploy a six-winged unmanned drone that will hover over the examination hall to check for any wrongful act.

Jun 9, 2015 - 01:41 PM IST
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US prison break: 'Dangerous' killers on the loose, leave 'have a nice day' note behind

US prison break: 'Dangerous' killers on the loose, leave 'have a nice day' note behind

New York: An intensive manhunt is underway in New York after two “dangerous” convicted killers made their way out of a maximum security prison in New York by escaping through meandering tunnels.

Jun 8, 2015 - 02:47 PM IST
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'End of an era' in Turkey? Erdogan's party loses majority for first time in 13 years

'End of an era' in Turkey? Erdogan's party loses majority for first time in 13 years

Ankara: In a heavy setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey's ruling party AKP (Freedom and Justice Party) lost majority, facing the lowest vote share ever in more than a decade.

Jun 9, 2015 - 12:10 AM IST
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Moment of joy: Syrian women take off burqas, headscarves after escaping ISIS!

Moment of joy: Syrian women take off burqas, headscarves after escaping ISIS!

Beirut: Only those who have suffered hellish torture at the hands of the Islamic State can understand how immensley relieving it would be to escape from their bloody claws and breathe freedom.

Jun 7, 2015 - 02:27 PM IST
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Thousands protest in Germany ahead of G7 summit

Thousands protest in Germany ahead of G7 summit

Kiev: One year after Russia was ousted out of G7 summit, US President Barcak Obama is set to urge the Group of Seven leaders to maintain the sanctions on Moscow in wake of escalating Ukraine confli

Jun 7, 2015 - 02:54 PM IST
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Queen went to hospital for routine check up, says Palace to scotch false death rumours

Queen went to hospital for routine check up, says Palace to scotch false death rumours

London: After an erroneous tweet by a BBC journalist implying the Queen's death triggered a flurry of speculations on the social media, the Buckingham Palace had to break its protocol and issue a s

Jun 4, 2015 - 03:37 PM IST
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Muhammad cartoons to be shown on TV, says Netherlands MP Geert Wilders

Muhammad cartoons to be shown on TV, says Netherlands MP Geert Wilders

The Hague: In what is apparently a risk-laden claim, Dutch MP Geert Wilders known for his anti-Islam rhetoric, has vowed that he will show Prohet Muhammad cartoon on national television.

Jun 4, 2015 - 04:03 PM IST
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ISIS gains in Iraq international failure, coalition not helping enough: Iraq PM

ISIS gains in Iraq international failure, coalition not helping enough: Iraq PM

Paris: In order to revamp and refine the strategy against the Islamic State, over 20 anti-ISIS coalition nations are set to meet in Paris with the main objective of helping Iraq take on the ISIS in

Jun 2, 2015 - 05:19 PM IST
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China ship carrying 458 on board sinks in Yangtze River: Five dead, hundreds missing

China ship carrying 458 on board sinks in Yangtze River: Five dead, hundreds missing

Beijing: In what could be China's worst disasters in years, a ship with over 400 people on board sank after being caught in a storm on the Yangtze River in China's southern Hubei province on Monday

Jun 2, 2015 - 05:16 PM IST
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Fall of Ramadi a strategic loss, anti-ISIS strategy must be refined: Petraeus

Fall of Ramadi a strategic loss, anti-ISIS strategy must be refined: Petraeus

Washington: Calling the fall of Ramadi to the Islamic State as a “strategic loss”, former CIA chief David Petraeus has stressed on the urgency of a “political component” that must accompany the mil

Jun 1, 2015 - 01:25 PM IST
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