Sadhvi Pragya began an indefinite hunger strike last Monday to press her demand that she be allowed to take a dip in Shipra river at Ujjain during the ongoing Simhasth Kumbh.
BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of bombings struck outdoor markets and a restaurant in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 69 people, officials said — the latest in deadly militant attacks far from the front lines in the country's north and west where Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State group.
Heavy smoke, limited visibility and an unpredictable fire are making life even more dangerous for firefighters north of Fort McMurray.
There has been talk for some time now that Twitter is about to change the limit on the 140 characters allowed in a single tweet.
It will only cost you a few cents more, Aly said on The Project, but will help save farmers from financial ruin.
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Sen. Marco Rubio evidently isn't pleased by media reports speculating about his political future.
In a series of tweets late Monday evening, the Florida senator mocked "genius" anonymously sourced media reports that hypothesized about the senator's political career following his failed Republican presidential bid.
"Funny to read about unnamed "people close" to me who claim to know my thinking on future plans. They just make it up," Rubio wrote, linking... Читать дальше...
The frost slowed growth and injured plants in some areas, but did not kill them for the most part.
Stop it. This is not the end of marketplace lending as we know it, says crowdfunding expert Dara Albright.
Thomson Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and fellow anti-corruption activists were attacked, thrown to the ground and kicked by a group of men at an airport in southern Russia on Tuesday, according to video posted on social media.
Footage showed the assailants, described by Navalny as Cossacks and wearing traditional fur hats, some in military-style fatigues and black boots, showering the group with milk outside the terminal of Anapa airport, about 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) south of Moscow... Читать дальше...
The Iranian parliament has ordered the government to seek compensation from Washington for its anti-Iranian actions, local media reported Tuesday.
AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to discuss the issue of the downing of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine in 2014 with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak this week, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday.
"Should Malaysian representatives wish to discuss the topic of the Boeing, we certainly will also be ready to discuss it," Ushakov said. Razak will attend an ASEAN summit in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi.
On July 17, 2014, a... Читать дальше...
A total of 31 athletes in six sports tested positive in reanalysis of their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.
Blessers are ruining lives! This controversial trend which has taken over and continues to trend on social media everyday is being pinpointed for ruining the lives of young women.
CNN
Mark Cuban thinks stocks could collapse into a bear market if Donald Trump becomes US president.
The investor and reality-TV star told CNN on Monday that stocks could fall 20% if the presumptive Republican nominee wins in November.
He said investors would not be able to put up with the uncertainty attached to a Trump presidency.
"When you’re flip-flopping, when you’re not sure what the candidate’s going to say from one thing to another, that uncertainty potentially as the president of the United States ... Читать дальше...
Andrew Fagan and Alan Msosa, University of Essex
Prejudice based on religious belief is harder to shift than the more conventional attitudes that have long provided shaky support to widespread homophobia
A day after speculation emerged that the latest technology developed by Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) could overtake the Indian space agency in terms of cost-effective rocket launches, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has denied that they are in any competition.
(AP) — Striking teachers in one central Pennsylvania school district have decided to perform community service instead of picketing. The house provides shelter for the families of ill children who must travel to receive hospital treatment.
US tech group looks to boost growth as sales flag in China
CATANIA, Sicily (AP) — Italian prosecutors in Sicily are seeking an 18-year prison sentence for a Tunisian man who allegedly captained a smugglers' boat that capsized and sank, sending some 800 migrants to their death in the Mediterranean.
CATANIA, Sicily (AP) — Italian prosecutors in Sicily are seeking an 18-year prison sentence for a Tunisian man who allegedly captained a smugglers' boat that capsized and sank, sending some 800 migrants to their death in the Mediterranean.
"The Second Life of Nick Mason" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Steve Hamilton
"The Second Life of Nick Mason" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Steve Hamilton