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June 8, 2017 8:20 AM

Indian-American among 12 new astronauts chosen by NASA

NASA has chosen 12 new astronauts, including an Indian-American, from a record number of over 18,000 applicants, who will be trained for missions into Earth orbit and to deep space. <br/><br/>The new candidates include six military officers, three scientists, two medical doctors, a lead ...

June 8, 2017 7:58 AM

Philippine bank chaos after unauthorised transactions

A wave of unauthorised transactions have hit a major Philippine bank, triggering fears of hacking even as company officials said today it is an internal computer error. <br/><br/>Customers of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) woke up today unable to access their accounts online with m...

June 8, 2017 7:20 AM

Britain to go to polls today to elect new Parliament

In UK, millions of people will be casting their vote in the general elections today. Polls open at 07:00 BST local time at more than 40,000 polling stations across the country. <br/><br/>A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 46.9 million people registered to vote. A ...

June 8, 2017 7:04 AM

Tehran attackers 'were IS recruits from Iran'

Iran says the attackers who killed 13 people in the capital Tehran were Iranians who had joined so-called Islamic State (IS).<br/><br/>In an interview on state Television, Deputy chief of Iran's Supreme National Security Council,Reza Seifollahi, said the attackers had joined IS from...

June 8, 2017 7:04 AM

North Korea launches multiple ground-to-ship missiles

North Korea has launched multiple surface-to-ship missiles today. South Korea's Defence ministry said North Korea today fired multiple unidentified projectiles, assumed to be surface-to-ship missiles from the vicinity of Wonsan, Gangwon Province. <br/><br/>It would be the fourth mis...

June 8, 2017 6:43 AM

UK General election: Voters to go to the polls today

In UK, millions of people will be casting their vote in the general elections today. Polls open at 07:00 BST local time at more than 40,000 polling stations across the country. <br/><br/>A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 46.9 million people registered to vote. A ...

June 7, 2017 9:49 PM

Sri Lankan govt approves few key decisions to enhance cultural ties with India

Sri Lankan government has approved few key decisions to enhance cultural ties with India including language promotion and Buddhist heritage. The decisions approved by cabinet include establishing a Sinhala language teaching cell at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), setting up of cultural centre and...

June 7, 2017 9:33 PM

Myanmar military plane with 100 people crashes in Andaman Sea

Pieces of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard were found in the Andaman Sea today.<br/><br/>A local official said, navy ships and aircraft had been searching for the plane since this afternoon when the plane lost contact with ...

June 7, 2017 9:03 PM

Myanmar military plane with more than 100 people crashes in Andaman Sea

Pieces of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard were found in the Andaman Sea today.<br/><br/>A local official said, navy ships and aircraft had been searching for the plane since this afternoon when the plane lost contact with ...

June 7, 2017 8:58 PM

12 people killed in attack at Iranian Parliament, Khomeini mausoleum

At least twelve people were killed and 39 injured in a coordinated attack at Iranian Parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollan Khomeini today. Police said, all the attackers were killed some five hours after the attack started. The Iranian Intelligence Ministry said, security forces had arrested a t...

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