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August 4, 2017 7:42 AM

NHS cyber-defender Marcus Hutchins charged in US cyber crime case

The British cyber-security researcher who stalled WannaCry cyber-attack that hit the NHS has been arrested and charged in a US cyber-crime case. Marcus Hutchins, 23, has been accused of involvement with Kronos - a separate piece of malware used to steal banking logins from victims' computers. &...

August 4, 2017 7:38 AM

77 Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan jail returned home

Seventy seven Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan jail returned home last midninght. The fishermen were released by Sri Lanka on humanitarian grounds after intervention by central government. <br/><br/>Due to rough sea and low tide the coast guard ship reached the port late. State ...

August 4, 2017 6:57 AM

97 smuggled star tortoises to be brought back to India

Ninety-seven endangered Indian Star tortoises, illegally smuggled out of the country, will be brought back to their natural habitat in north Karnataka. <br/><br/>According to Wildlife SOS organization working for animal conservation said the smuggled tortoises were rescued in Singapore a...

August 4, 2017 6:53 AM

US President Donald Trump claims Russia ties at very dangerous low

US President Donald Trump claimed relations with Russia had hit an all-time and very dangerous low yesterday, putting the blame on Congress after he reluctantly approved sanctions against Moscow. <br/><br/>Trump's outburst came a day after he grudgingly signed off on the sanctions, ...

August 3, 2017 9:34 PM

Ceasefire between Syrian forces and rebels north of Homs agreed

A ceasefire between Syrian forces and rebels north of Homs has been agreed and will come into effect on Thursday. Russia's Defence Ministry said it would be the third such de-escalation zone put in place since July after talks between powers backing and opposing the Syrian government. <br/&g...

August 3, 2017 8:25 PM

Floods kill 7 and leave 27 missing in northern Vietnam

In northern Vietnam, flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed seven people and left 27 others missing on Thursday. <br/><br/>Some 900 government forces have been mobilized to search for the missing. A government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung is in the field ...

August 3, 2017 6:17 PM

Iraq faces enormous task of restoring order & rebuilding Mosul

With Mosul in ruins and nearly a million displaced, Iraq now faces the enormous task of restoring order and rebuilding its second city after driving out Islamic State group jihadists. After eight months of gruelling fighting against IS, Iraqi forces are in control of Mosul. <br/><br/>But...

August 3, 2017 6:11 PM

Govt committed to holding final phase of local polls: Nepal PM

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said on Thursday that his government is committed to holding the final phase of local-level polls on September 18 as part of the successful implementation of the new Constitution. <br/><br/>Inaugurating the second Responsible Business Summit by Nat...

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