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PM Modi calls for a world without poverty at UN, says peace and justice key to sustainable progress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the United Nations summit on sustainable development at the UN General Assembly.
4 Indians among 717 killed in Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia
The four Indians killed in the tragedy during the symbolic stoning of the devil, included a woman and a volunteer, Indian Consulate officials in Jeddah said.
Singapore schools in emergency shutdown as air quality worsens
The National Environment Agency said the haze situation could further worsen because of the prevailing winds.
Islamic State executes 10 people accused of being gay in Syria: Monitor
IS also executed two men and the boy in the town of Hreitan, in the northern province of Aleppo, for the same reason, said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
Cow becomes national animal of Nepal
Some lawmakers have proposed the one-horned rhino as national animal.
Protest against new Constitution rages on in Nepal, Madhesi leader injured in police firing, 1 commits suicide
There are huge demonstrations being held in Birgunj and copies of the Constitution are being set on fire.
Greek voters return Alexis Tsipras to power with strong win
With about a quarter of votes counted, Tsipras's Syriza party was on course to claim 35.3 percent of the vote, easily seeing off his main conservative challengers New Democracy on 28.1 percent.
UN calls for special court to prosecute Sri Lanka war crimes
Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels "most likely" committed war crimes including mass killings of civilians during their long conflict.
6-carat diamond worth $278,000 recovered from woman's intestine
The suspects initially denied involvement, but X-rays showed a diamond-like object in the woman's intestine, and police said she then confessed.
Indian-origin author on Man Booker fiction shortlist
Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota, a third-generation British-Indian born in 1981, debuted with "Ours Are the Streets" in 2011, about a British Pakistani youth who becomes a suicide bomber.
Nearly 700 stranded in Japan after Kinugawa river breaks banks
An estimated 690 people were still awaiting rescue as of 11:00 pm (local time), the National Police Agency said, according to Kyodo and Jiji Press news agencies, 10 hours after the levee burst.
US welcomes Indian Islamic clerics' fatwa against Islamic State
Such a message coming from Muslims of India, which has the second largest Muslim population of the world, is considered by the US a key message against Islamic State
China revises down 2014 GDP growth to 7.3% from 7.4%
Gross domestic product stood at 63.6 trillion yuan ($10.00 trillion) in 2014, down by 32.4 billion yuan from the initial estimate, the bureau said in a statement on its website.
US cop had no right to shake Indian grandpa down for papers, says court
Police officer Parker faces up to 10 years in prison on the federal charge if convicted.
UN calls for up to 200,000 refugees to be shared among EU states
A European source told AFP that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker would next week unveil a plan for the relocation of at least 120,000 more refugees.
UN set to back raising Palestinian flag
"We have the votes and we are working to get as many votes as we can," said Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian representative to the United Nations.
