New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) The Rohingya exodus in Myanmar,Saudi Arabia and allies severing ties with Qatar, North Koreaconducting its largest nuclear test and the end of autonomy inSpain's Catlonian region made headlines in 2017.
The Harvey Weinstein scandal brought to light decades ofsexual harassment inflicted by the Hollywood mogul, as over 40victims confessed to have been harassed by him at some pointof time in their lives.
The fall of Zimbabwe's veteran President Robert Mugabe,and the US President, Donald Trump, leaving the 2015 Parisclimate deal, were among other issues that made news acrossthe globe.
Following is the diary of international events:Jan 1: Islamabad: Pakistan today said India's bid atthe UN to ban Masood Azhar was "politically motivated" and"replete with frivolous information", two days after its closeally China blocked the proposal to get the JeM chief andPathankot attack mastermind listed as a global terrorist.
Jan 2: Rio De Janeiro: At least 60 inmates died duringa prison riot in the northern state of Amazonas, includingseveral who were beheaded or dismembered, Brazilian stateauthorities said today.
Jan 4: Washington: US President-elect Donald Trumptoday appointed young Indian-American Raj Shah, who played aleading role in the Republican party's anti-Clinton campaignduring polls, to a key White House position.
Jan 5: Istanbul: A Turkish court today sentenced twoarmy officers to life in jail over their roles in the failedJuly coup, the first verdicts to be handed out in the biggestlegal process in the country's history.
Jan 6: Houston: At least five people were killed andeight others njured today when a gunman opened fire at US'Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida,the latest mass shooting incident to rock the country.
Jan 7: Beirut: A massive tanker truck bomb rippedthrough a market by a courthouse in the rebel-held Syrian townof Azaz, killing 48 people and wounding dozens near theTurkish border.
Jan 8: Kathmandu: In a historic verdict, Nepal's apexcourt ordered the removal of the country's anti-corruptionhead from his post, saying that he did not meet qualificationsrequired to hold the powerful post.
Jan 9: Islamabad: Pakistan successfully test-fired itsfirst Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile capable of carrying anuclear warhead up to 450 kms, with the military saying thestrategic weapon has given the country a "credible"second-strike capability and augmenting deterrence amidsttensions with India.
Jan 10: Washington: US President-elect Donald Trumpappointed his 35-year-old son-in-law Jared Kushner as hissenior advisor that would make him one of the most powerfulindividuals in the incoming White House team, promptingDemocrats to immediately call for a review of the move, citingnepotism laws and potential conflicts.
Jan 11: New York: US President-elect Donald Trump saidthat pending negotiations with the Mexican government, hisadministration would immediately move ahead with its plan toconstruct a wall along the southern border to keep out illegalmigrants and Mexico would reimburse it.
Jan 12: London: Amid a visa clampdown on foreignstudents by the UK, there has been a sharp drop in the numberof Indians coming to study in the country's higher educationinstitutions over the previous year, according to new datareleased.
Jan 13: London: The UK has launched a new placementscheme to bring in doctors from India to plug shortages in theemergency departments of its state-funded National HealthService.
Jan 14: Dhaka: Bangladesh police today said they havearrested a top Islamist militant accused of being one of the"masterminds" of the country's worst terror attack at apopular Dhaka cafe and plotting murders of religiousminorities including two Hindu priests.
Jan 15: Karachi: China has handed over two ships tothe Pakistan Navy to safeguard the strategic Gwadar port andtrade routes under the USD 46 billion China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor, a move likely to raise alarm in India.
Jan 16: Seoul: In a departure from the leniencytypically given to South Korean big businesses, prosecutorstoday requested the arrest of the de facto head of SamsungElectronics, the country's most valuable company, in aninfluence-peddling scandal that has toppled the country'spresident.
Jan 17: Rome: Four people died and nearly 180 aremissing, presumed dead, after Saturday's migrant ship capsizein the Mediterranean, officials said today after interviewinga handful of survivors.
Jan 18: Washington: Describing the US' ties withPakistan as "extraordinarily complicated", the Obamaadministration today hoped that the incoming Trump governmentwould deepen its security and counter-terrorism cooperationwith Islamabad to make America a safer place.
Jan 19: Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister NawazSharif today raked up the Kashmir issue in his first meetingwith the new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres but got nopositive response to his request for the world body'sintervention in the issue.
Jan 20: London/Colombo: Protests demanding lifting ofthe ban on bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' have spread tooutside India with the Tamil diaspora in Sri Lanka, Britainand Australia holding demonstrations against the ban.
Jan 21: Washington: After spending his first night atthe White House, the US President Donald Trump today kickedoff the first full day of his presidency with a nationalprayer breakfast that also included Hindu and Sikh prayerservices among others.
Jan 22: Paris: Partial results suggest that ManuelValls, a center-leaning former prime minister who ralliedFrance together after extremist attacks, will confrontstalwart Socialist Benoit Hamon in the country's left-wingpresidential primary runoff.
Jan 23: Washington: The White House today warned Chinathat the United States will defend "international interests"in the South China Sea and that trade must be a "two-waystreet."Jan 24: Washington: US President Donald Trump hasasked FBI director James Comey to stay in his post, despitecriticism for his actions during the presidential electionwhich many Democrats say damaged Hillary Clinton's candidacy,media reports said today.
Jan 25: Washington: US President Donald Trump took afirst step toward fulfilling his pledge to "build a wall" onthe Mexican border today, signing two immigration-relateddecrees.
Jan 26: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaydefended his plan to limit the entry of people from severalMuslim countries, saying it was necessary as the world is "atotal mess", even as he was non-committal on whether nationslike Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia would be on thelist of the proposed visa ban.
Jan 27: Washington: US President Donald Trump todayplayed down speculation that he may lift sanctions on Russia,even as British Prime Minister Theresa May urged him tocontinue with them until Moscow implements the internationalagreement on Ukraine.
Jan 28: Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin andhis new US counterpart Donald Trump agree to develop relations"as equals" and to establish "real coordination" against theIslamic State group in Syria, the Kremlin says.
Jan 29: Khartoum: Sudan summons US charge d'affairesSteven Koutsis to protest President Donald Trump's visa banwhich has already prevented some of its citizens from flyingto the United States.
Jan 30: Washington: Former US president Barack Obamaexpresses his objections to any faith-based discrimination, inan apparent dig at his successor Donald Trump's ban onnationals of seven Muslim-majority countries entering thecountry.
Jan 31: Baghdad: President Donald Trump's travel banthat prevents Iraqis from entering the United States punishespeople who are "fighting terrorism," Prime Minister Haideral-Abadi says.
Feb 1: Washington: The US Senate confirms formerExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson as the next secretary of state,handing a major boost to President Donald Trump as he buildshis cabinet.
Feb 2: Washington: Hammered by political opponents forhis alleged "Muslim ban" policy, US President Donald Trumpsays his administration will do everything in its power todefend and protect religious liberty of America, which willremain a tolerant society where all faiths are respected.
Feb 3: Paris: A French soldier patrolling at theLouvre museum shoots and seriously injures a machete-wieldingattacker, thrusting security and the terror threat back intothe limelight three months before elections.
Feb 4: Washington/Los Angeles: An American judgeimposesa temporary, nationwide hold on Donald Trump's ban ontravellers and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations,in a major blow to the US President's controversial order.
Feb 5: Islamabad: Upping the ante, Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif said Kashmir is the "core dispute" between Indiaand Pakistan and the dream of peace and prosperity of thepeople of the region will remain elusive without resolving theissue.
Feb 6: San Francisco: Silicon Valley's top firms,including Microsoft, Apple and Google, are among 97 technologygiants that have files a motion in a US court againstPresident Donald Trump's controversial immigration ordercalling it "violation" of the laws and the Constitution.
Feb 7: Islamabad: Pakistan decides to build at least50 bunkers for civilians along the Working Boundary with Indiain the Punjab province to provide protection during cross-border firing incidents.
Feb 8: Washington: Two top US senators proposed alegislation to cut the number of legal immigrants to the US byhalf within a decade, a move that could adversely hit thoseaspiring to get a green card or permanent residency in the USincluding a large number of Indians.
Feb 9: London: British Parliament overwhelminglysupports a bill empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to startcrucial negotiations by March 31 on leaving the EuropeanUnion, bringing Brexit a step closer.
Feb 10: Beijing: Reacting guardedly to India'sdiplomaticprotests over its move to block US resolution to listPakistan-based JeM leader Masood Azhar as a terrorist, Chinatoday hoped all members of the UN Security Council who arepart of the anti-terrorism committee will follow rules.
Feb 11: Beijing: A Chinese soldier, who was stuck inIndia for over 50 years after crossing the border followingthe 1962 war, today returned to China with his Indian familymembers to a rousing reception and an emotional reunion withhis kin.
Feb 12: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaydefended the ongoing crackdown on illegal criminals, saying heis merely fulfilling his election promise and only removinggang members and drug dealers.
Feb 13: Washington: Describing North Korea as a "bigproblem", US President Donald Trump today vowed to deal withit "very strongly", after the reclusive country carried outyet another ballistic missile.
Feb 14: Washington: Expressing bipartisian support forthe Indo-US relationship, top American Congressmen todaypledged to work together to strengthen the bilateralrelationship under Trump Administration, terming it "veryimportant" for the stability of the international community.
Feb 15: Washington: US President Donald Trump todayexpressed his openness to a one-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even as he asked visitingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a temporary holdon Jewish settlements in lands claimed by the Palestinians.
Feb 16: Washington: President Donald Trump has saidhe is considering signing a "brand new" executive order bynext week to temporarily bar citizens of seven Muslim-majoritynations from entering America, a day after a US court refusedto reinstate his controversial travel ban.
Feb 17: Munich: European leaders today fired a salvoofwarnings against Washington, cautioning it against hurting EUcohesion, abandoning shared values and seeking a rapprochementwith Russia behind the backs of its allies.
Feb 25: Washington: The Trump administration dismissesas"absurd" any correlation between US President Donald Trump'scontroversial remarks on immigrants and the Kansas shootingincident that resulted in the "tragic" death of an Indianengineer.
Feb 26: Islamabad: The court employees in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will have to offer daily prayerspunctually - both in and outside the court- as their annualraises would now hinge on their offering prayers regularly andon the prescribed times, says a top Judge.
Feb 27: Los Angeles: Barry Jenkins' coming-of-agedrama"Moonlight" walks away with the top award at the Oscars butits thunder was stolen by a bizarre announcement mix-up thatinitially declared "La La Land" as the best picturewinner.
Feb 28: Washington: Defence Secretary Jim Mattissubmitsto the White House a preliminary trans-regional plan thatsuggests deployment of all elements of US national power todefeat the Islamic State terror group around the globe.
Mar 1: New York: Anxiety among Indian immigrants intheUS over the proposed tightening of work visa rules under theTrump administration has been compounded by fears in the wakeof the fatal shooting of an Indian engineer in Kansas.
Mar 2: London: Prime Minister Theresa May suffers herfirst parliamentary defeat over Brexit after the House ofLords voted in favour of an amendment to guarantee the rightsof EU citizens in the UK after the country leaves the bloc.
Mar 3: New York: An Indian-origin girl in the US hasbeenallegedly racially abused by an African-American man whocalled her inappropriate names and yelled "get out of here"when she was travelling in a busy commuter train.
Mar 11: Damascus: Twin bombs targeting Shiite pilgrimskilled 59 people in Damascus, most of them Iraqis, amonitoring group said of one of the bloodiest attacks in theSyrian capital.
Mar 12: Islamabad: Pakistan is set to conduct itsfirstnational census in 19 years for which it will deploy nearly200,000 troops.
Mar 13: London: British MPs overwhelmingly approves abill allowing Prime Minister Theresa May to triggernegotiations for the UK's exit from the European Union.
Mar 14: Karachi: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif warnsagainst the forced conversion and destruction of worshipplaces of other religions, describing them as "crime in Islam"as he greeted the Hindu community which celebrates the Holifestival with traditional enthusiasm across Pakistan.
Mar 15: Washington: Two Russian intelligence agentsand aduo of hackers were indicted over a data breach thatcompromised 500 million Yahoo accounts in one of the largestcyberattacks in history.
Mar 16: Washington: Two American judges have haltedDonald Trump's revised travel ban on citizens of six Muslim-majority nations, stating that his own comments suggestsreligious bias, in a blow to the US President who has vowed totake the legal battle all the way up to the Supreme Court.
Mar 17: Lima: The number of people killed in Perufollowing intense rains and mudslides wreaking havoc aroundthe Andean nation climbed to 67, with thousands more displacedfrom destroyed homes and others waiting on rooftopsfor rescue.
Mar 18: Paris: Troops at Paris' Orly airport todayshotdead a man who tried to grab a female soldier's weapon sayinghe was ready to die for Allah, triggering a major securityalert that caused travel chaos.
Mar 19: Lahore/New Delhi: A 10-member Indiandelegationarrived here today to take part in the meeting of thePermanent Indus Commission (PIC) beginning tomorrow in thePakistani capital.
Mar 20: Juba: At least 37 people were injured when apassenger jet crash-landed in South Sudan's northwestern cityof Wau today, government and airport officials said.
Mar 21: Washington: President Donald Trump todaysigned abill authorising USD 19.5 billion funding for NASA programmesand setting a new goal to send humans to Mars.
Mar 22: Washington: Recognising that there are manypressing challenges in the Middle East, US Secretary of State,Rex Tillerson today said defeating the terrorist group is the"number one US goal in the region."Mar 23: Washington: A bill seeking to prevent UScompanies from outsourcing jobs overseas by "abusing" H1-Bprogramme has been re-introduced in House of Representativesby two lawmakers.
Mar 24: Washington: In a major setback to PresidentDonald Trump, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan todaywithdrew a healthcare bill aimed at repealing and replacingthe Obamacare policy from vote as the Republican party failedto muster the votes needed to get the legislation passed.
Mar 25: Washington: Two top Senators have urged theTrumpadministration to push for the sale of F-16 fighter jetsto India to build its capability to counter security threatsand balance China's growing military power in the Pacific.
Mar 26: Washington: Top al Qaeda leader Qari Yasin,whowas involved in multiple deadly attacks in Pakistan whichclaimed dozens of innocent lives, has been killed in a USdrone strike in eastern Afghanistan, the Pentagon has said.
Mar 27: Dhaka: Bangladesh army today said it hasneutralised all four Islamist militants, including a woman,who were holed up in a building after four days of siege inthe northeastern Sylhet city, even as the 'Operation Twilight'continued to secure the site.
Mar 28: United Nations: India is not participating inthefirst UN conference in more than 20 years on a global nuclearweapons ban which opened here amid objections from majornuclear powers.
Mar 29: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaysigned an executive order to nullify his predecessor BarackObama's climate change efforts, raising questions overAmerica's leadership in the international campaign againstglobal warming.
Mar 30: Washington: A US federal judge in Hawaii hasindefinitely extended its previous order blocking PresidentDonald Trump's revised travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries.
Mar 31: Washington: President Donald Trump has saidthatthe next week's high-profile summit with his Chinesecounterpart Xi Jinping will be a "very difficult" one as theUS can no longer afford massive trade deficits and job losses.
Apr 1: Dhaka: Three militants, including a woman, werefound dead by Bangladesh security forces today when theystormed their hideout, ending a two-day stand off withIslamist militants in a northeastern city amid a massivenationwide clampdown on militants.
Apr 2: Peshawar: Four missiles fired from Afghanistanlands in northwest Pakistan's restive tribal region borderingAfghanistan, triggering panic among the residents, saysofficials.
Apr 3: Washington: President Donald Trump promises tosupport Egypt and vows to work with it to fight againstIslamic militants, as he welcomes Egyptian President Abdelal-Sisi to the White House in a reversal of US policy.
Apr 4: Washington: The US strongly condemns asuspectedchemical attack in Syria that killed 58 people, describing itas "reprehensible" and "intolerable" attack.
Apr 5: Washington: US President Donald Trump says thesuspected "horrible" chemical attack in Syria that left over70 people dead cannot be tolerated and it has crossed "manymany lines".
Apr 6: Washington: US Republican party takes a"nuclearoption" of changing longstanding Senate rules to confirmPresident Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee after Democratsblocked his nomination.
Apr 7: United Nations: The US criticises Russia forstanding with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad every time hecrosses the "line of human decency" and asserts that it was"fully justified" for striking the Syrian airfield from whichthe chemical attacks were launched.
Apr 8: Beirut: An air strike killed 18 civiliansincluding five children in Syria's northwestern province ofIdlib today, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitorsaid.
Apr 9: Cairo: At least 45 people were killed andnearly120 others injured in powerful blasts triggered by ISIS in twochurches packed with worshippers celebrating Palm Sunday inEgypt's Tanta and Alexandria cities, the deadliest attacks onthe minority Coptic Christians in recent years.
Apr 10: San Bernardino (US): An apparent murder-suicideinside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino left ateacher and the shooter dead and two students criticallywounded, police said.
Apr 11: Dortmund: Spain international Marc Bartra wasinjured in the explosion which hit the Borussia Dortmund teambus today and saw their Champions League game against Monacocalled off, the club confirmed.
Apr 12: Washington: US President Donald Trump toldalliesit was time to end Syria's "brutal" civil war today, as hebranded the country's leader Bashar al-Assad a "butcher" andquestioned Russia's role in a suspected chemical attack.
Apr 13: Washington: The US military today dropped itslargest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat on an IslamicState tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan, close to thePakistani border.
Apr 14: Islamabad: India said today it would appealagainst the death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav and demandedfrom Pakistan a certified copy of the charge-sheet as well asthe army court order in the case, besides seeking consularaccess to the retired Indian navy officer.
Apr 15: Beirut: A stalled population transfer resumedafter a deadly explosion killed at least 100, includingchildren, government supporters and opposition fighters, at anevacuation point, adding new urgency to the widely criticisedoperation.
Apr 16: Istanbul: Turkey's two main opposition partiessays they would challenge the results putting the 'Yes' campahead in the referendum on expanding the powers of PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan after alleged violations.
Apr 17: Islamabad: A 20-year-old medical student, whovisited Syria in February to join the ISIS and receive weaponstraining, says that she was to be used as a suicide bomberto attack a church on Easter in Pakistan's Lahore city.
Apr 22: Mazar-I-Sharif (Afghanistan): More than 100Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a Taliban attack onan army base in northern Afghanistan, the defence ministrysaid today, the latest in a string of deadly assaults againstAfghan military sites.
Apr 23: Paris: Centrist Emmanuel Macron will face offagainst far-right Marine Le Pen in the second round ofFrance's presidential election, projections showed today,making him clear favourite to emerge as the country's youngestleader in modern history.
Apr 24: Washington: The US today imposed "sweepingsanctions" on Syrian government officials in response to thesuspected sarin gas attack on civilians earlier this month.
Apr 25: Dakar: Almost 30 people have died in two boataccidents in Senegal and The Gambia, neighbouring west Africannations with poor maritime safety records.
Apr 26: Washington: The Trump administration todayannounced what it claimed to be "one of the biggest tax cutsin American history", through drastically reducing tax ratesboth in the business and individual categories, fulfilling oneof its major election promises.
Apr 27: Islamabad: Pakistan today said that it willdecide "on merit" the request made by India for consularaccess to its citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentencedto death by a military court on spying charges.
Apr 28: United Nations: Russia today warned at theUnitedNations that military options to address the threat from NorthKorea's nuclear and ballistic programs were "completelyunacceptable" and would have "catastrophic consequences."Apr 29: Istanbul: Turkey has passed two new decrees,onethat expelled more than 4,000 civil servants and another thatbanned television dating programmes.
Apr 30: Kathmandu: Nepal's first woman Chief JusticeSushila Karki was suspended today after an impeachment motionagainst her was registered in Parliament by two major rulingparties that accused her of "interfering" with the executiveand issuing "prejudiced" verdicts.
May 1: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaysaidhe would not rule out meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un,saying he would be "honoured to do it," despite weeks of toughtalk against the regime.
May 2: Beirut: A jihadist assault led by suicidebomberskilled dozens today at a camp for the displaced near Syria'sborder with Iraq, as pressure grows on the Islamic State groupin both countries.
May 3: Tehran: Iranian news agencies are quotingprovincial officials as saying that 21 miners died in a coalmine explosion earlier in the day in the country's north.
May 4: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaypromised to bring down health insurance premiums anddeductible as he celebrated the defeat of Obamacare on thefloor of the House of Representatives.
May 5: London: In a major boost to British PrimeMinisterTheresa May, her Conservative Party today made huge gains inthe local and mayoral polls which was being seen as a victoryfor her tough-talking Brexit stance and a vindication of hermove to call a general election next month.
May 6: Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned the Indianenvoyhere over non-issuance of medical visas to Pakistani nationalsseeking treatment in India, Pakistani media reports saidtoday.
May 7: Paris: Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macronpromised today to heal France's divisions after crushing far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a pivotal presidential electionthat has given him a large but fragile mandate for change.
May 8: Bonn: Uncertainty over America's future in theclimate-rescue Paris Agreement loomed large over UN talks inBonn today to work out the nuts and bolts of implementing thehard-fought international deal.
May 9: Washington: President Donald Trump delayed adecision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accorduntil he returns from Europe late this month, leaving globalpartners in limbo today.
May 10: Washington: Defending Donald Trump's decisiontofire FBI chief James Comey, the White House said today thatthe US President had lost confidence in him and was looking tofire him from day one.
May 11: Washington: President Donald Trump has saidthathe wants to stop illegal immigration into the US and calledfor a merit-based immigration system that could benefit high-tech professionals from countries like India.
May 12: Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi todaysaidthe biggest challenge to sustainable world peace is frommindsets rooted in hate and violence, and not necessarily fromconflict between the nation states.
May 13: Paris: The unprecedented global cyberattackaffected "more than 75,000 victims" in dozens of countries,French police said in a statement today, the day after theransomware hit Russia's banks, British hospitals and Europeancar factories among others.
May 14: United Nations: The United States and Japantodaycalled for an emergency meeting of the United Nations SecurityCouncil on North Korea after Pyongyang carried out its latestmissile test, diplomats said.
May 15: Paris: New French President Emmanuel Macronnamedcentre-right lawmaker Edouard Philippe as prime minister todayin a further effort to splinter the country's traditionalparties and redraw the political map.
May 16: United Nations: The United States wouldconsidertalks with North Korea if it halts all nuclear and ballisticmissile tests, Washington's envoy to the United Nations saidtoday as the UN Security Council weighed new sanctions onPyongyang.
May 17: Dublin: Enda Kenny announced today he willstepdown as Ireland's prime minister after six years once his FineGael party elects a new leader.
May 18: Islamabad: Pakistan stands at a "crossroads"inits fight against extremism and must decide whether it wantsto enjoy the benefits of its young demography or suffer at thehands of terrorism, Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa saidtoday.
May 19: Tripoli: An attack on an airbase in southLibyahas killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to militarystrongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces saidtoday.
May 20: Tehran: Iran's moderate President HassanRouhanitrounced a hard-line challenger to secure re-election today,saying his country seeks peace and friendship as it pursues a"path of coexistence and interaction with the world."May 21: Male/New Delhi: The Indian Navy has traced aMaldivian landing craft with six crew members, three daysafter it went missing while travelling between two islands inthe Maldives.
May 22: Beijing: China today said there is no changeinits stance on admission of non-NPT states into the NuclearSuppliers Group (NSG), marring IndiaÂ’s chances of entering the48-member elite club at its crucial meeting next month.
May 23: Manchester/London: A 22-year-old Libyan-originsuicide bomber set off a powerful homemade bomb at a concertof US pop star Ariana Grande in Manchester, killing at least22 people and injuring 59 others, in the deadliest terrorattack in Britain since the 2005 London bombings.
May 24: Islamabad: Pakistani fighter jets flew neartheSiachen Glacier today, according to a media report here, butIndian Air Force sources said there was no violation ofIndia's air space.
May 25: United Nations: The United Nations hasdismissedPakistan Army's claim that its military observers came underattack from Indian troops near the Line of Control, sayingthere was "no evidence" of them being targeted.
May 26: Washington: Amul Thapar, an Indian-Americanlegalluminary and US President Donald Trump's first nominee to apowerful appeals court, has been confirmed by the US Senate tothe key judicial position.
May 27: Colombo: India today rushed relief materialsanddeployed rescue personnel in Sri Lanka as the country facedits worst floods since 2003 that claimed the lives of 122people and displaced half a million.
May 28: London: British police today conducted freshraids in Manchester and arrested a 19-year-old man inconnection with the concert bombing, taking the total numberof those in custody over the attack to 13.
May 29: Berlin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said hehada "very good interaction" when he met German Chancellor AngelaMerkel today at her country retreat near Berlin for informaltalks over a private dinner.
May 30: Washington: Relations between the US andGermanyveered further toward crisis today as President Donald Trumpcomplained about the US trade deficit with Germany and said itmust pay more for the NATO military alliance.
May 31: Kabul: At least 90 people were killed andhundreds wounded today when a massive truck bomb rippedthrough Kabul's diplomatic quarter during rush hour, in thedeadliest attack in the Afghan capital since 2001.
Jun 1: Washington: President Donald Trump todaywithdrewthe US from the landmark Paris climate accord which he saidwas not tough on India and China, and alleged that the dealwas negotiated "poorly" by the Obama administration and signedout of "desperation".
Jun 2: St Petersburg: Prime Minister Narendra Moditodaymet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on the thesidelines of an economic summit and stressed onmultilateralism to address global challenges such asterrorism.
Jun 3: Kabul: Explosions ripped through the funeral ofanAfghan anti-government protester in Kabul today, killing atleast seven people and wounding dozens in fresh carnage thatspiked tensions in a city already on edge.
Jun 4: London: Three knife-wielding attackers wearingfake suicide vests unleashed a terror rampage through centralLondon, plowing a high-speed van into pedestrians on theiconic London Bridge before stabbing revellers in a nearbymarket, killing seven people and injuring 48.
Jun 5: Riyadh: Arab nations including Saudi Arabia andEgypt today cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supportingextremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the regionin years.
Jun 6: Houston: Facebook and Google are among the topUStech giants who have joined an alliance to fight globalwarming by reducing carbon emissions to honour the ParisAgreement on climate change, days after President Donald Trumpannounced his decision to withdraw from the landmark deal.
Jun 7: Washington: The Pentagon has said that tensioncontinues to exist along the disputed portions of India-Chinaborder even though the economic relationship between the twocountries have increased in recent years.
Jun 8: Seoul: North Korea launched a series of whatappeared to be "surface-to-ship" cruise missiles today, SouthKorea's defence ministry said, in what would be the latest ina string of tests in defiance of UN sanctions.
Jun 9: Doha: Qatar today dismissed as "baseless" aterrorism blacklist published by Saudi Arabia and its allieswhich linked individuals and organisations in Doha to supportfor Islamist militant groups.
Jun 10: Tripoli: An armed group in Libya said onFacebooktoday it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictatorMoamer Kadhafi who has been in custody since November 2011.
Jul 1: Washington: The US Congress is "broadly positive"towards Indo-US strategic and commercial partnership despitemany areas of "serious discord", a Congressional report hassaid, underlining that the bilateral engagements are"unprecedented".
Jul 2: Baghdad: A suicide bomber attacked a camp fordisplaced Iraqis in Anbar province today, killing 14 people, apolice major and a doctor said.
Jul 3: Versailles: President Emmanuel Macron todaypromised a "profound transformation" of French politics,proposing to slash by a third the number of MPs, and tellinglawmakers he would call a referendum if they do not agree.
Jul 4: Jerusalem: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonightgifted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu replicas oftwo sets of relics from Kerala, regarded as key artifacts ofthe long Jewish history in India.
Jul 5: United Nations: The US ambassador to the UnitedNations is warning China it risks its massive trade with theUnited States if its trade with North Korea violates UNsanctions.
Jul 6: Bangui: Local officials say that more than 78people have been killed after a truck overturned in anaccident in Central African Republic's city of Bambari.
Jul 7: Hamburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi todayheldbilateral meetings with his counterparts from Japan, ShinzoAbe, and Canada, Justin Trudeau, along with informalinteractions with a number of world leaders on the sidelinesof the G20 Summit here.
Jul 8: Hamburg: Wrapping up his second European tour,President Donald Trump and Asian allies searched for consensustoday on how to counter what the president called the "menace"of North Korea after its test-launch of an intercontinentalballistic missile.
Jul 9: Mosul: Iraq declared victory against the IslamicState group in Mosul today after a gruelling months-longcampaign, dealing the biggest defeat yet to the jihadistgroup.
Jul 10: Washington: An Indian man in America haspleadedguilty to supporting terrorism by providing material supportto a "key leader" of al-Qaeda for "violent jihad" against USsoldiers and a judge, authorities said today.
Jul 11: Washington: Donald Trump today defended hiseldest son Don Jr -- who is under fire for his meeting with aRussian lawyer during last year's US presidential campaign -and hailed his "transparency" for releasing emails about thetalks.
Jul 12: Washington: US President Donald Trump said inaninterview today that he had a good meeting with RussianPresident Vladimir Putin last week and that the two have agood relationship.
Jul 13: Paris: US President Donald Trump suggestedtodayhe could change his position on the Paris climate accord, inremarks after talks with his French counterpart EmmanuelMacron.
Jul 14: Washington: US forces killed the leader of theIslamic State group's Afghanistan branch in a raid earlierthis week in the northeastern province of Kunar, the Pentagonsaid today.
Jun 11: Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron'spartyis on course for an overwhelming parliamentary majority aftertoday's first round of voting for the National Assemblythat left traditional parties in disarray.
Jun 12: Athens: A woman died and 10 people were hurttoday when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek islandsof Lesbos and Chios and the Aegean coast of western Turkey,officials said.
Jun 13: Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron saidtoday the door was "always open" for Britain to remain in theEU after Prime Minister Theresa May said Brexit talks wouldbegin next week.
Jun 14: Mogadishu: Gunmen posing as military forceswereholding dozens of hostages inside a popular restaurant inSomalia's capital in an attack that began when a car bombexploded at the gate, police and a witness said tonight, whilethe extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
Jun 15: Washington: The US Senate today overwhelminglypassed tough sanctions on Russia and Iran, sending the Houseof Representatives a bill that would prevent President DonaldTrump from unilaterally easing penalties against Moscow.
Jun 16: Washington: US President Donald Trump todayvowedto roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's signature Cubapolicy, saying it was "one-sided" and his administration willseek a "much better" deal for the Cuban people and America.
Jun 17: Moscow: Russia said today that airstrikescarriedout this month had killed about 180 Islamic State jihadists inSyria, including two field commanders.
Jun 18: Tehran: Iran's Revolutionary Guard said itlaunched a series of missiles into Syria today in revenge fordeadly attacks on its capital that were claimed by the IslamicState group.
Jun 19: Bamako: An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist allianceclaimed responsibility today for an attack on a tourist resortnear Mali's capital that left five people dead, includingmembers of a European Union mission to the country.
Jun 20: Brussels: An explosion rocked the centraltrainstation in Brussels today and a man was shot by police duringthe incident, prosecutors told Belgian media.
Jun 21: Baghdad: Jihadists today blew up Mosul'siconicleaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader AbuBakr al-Baghdadi declared a "caliphate" in his only publicappearance in 2014, an Iraqi commander said.
Jun 22: Washington: The US has cleared the sale of 22predator Guardian drones to India, governmental sources saidtoday, a deal being termed as a "game changer" ahead of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi's visit here for his maiden meetingwith President Donald Trump.
Jun 23: Peshawar/Karachi: Twin blasts tore through amarket crowded with Eid shoppers in a mainly Shia town, asuicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car and militantsopened fire on police in separate attacks in Pakistan's threemajor cities today, killing 62 people and wounding nearly 100.
Jul 15: Dhaka: A 25-year-old medical studentfromIndia was allegedly stabbed to death by his compatriot whothen tried to commit suicide at their flat in Bangladesh'snortheastern port city of Chittagong, police said today.
Jul 16: Islamabad: The Pakistan Army said today thatithad no role in the investigation of Prime Minister NawazSharif's family assets, asserting that it was "focused only"on safeguarding the country's security.
Jul 17: London: India and the UK have discussed keyissues such as extradition, counter-terrorism and illegalimmigration during high-level talks here, officials saidtoday.
Jul 18: Moscow: India has sought time to "evaluate"Russia's offer of upgrading its Sukhoi-30 fleet to a nearfifth- generation aircraft level, a top official of RussiaÂ’sRostec State Corporation has said.
Jul 19: Washington: The US today listed Pakistan amongthe nations providing "safe havens" to terrorists, sayingterror groups like the LeT and JeM continued to operate,train, organise and fundraise inside the country.
Jul 20: Islamabad: Pakistan today said it was fullyresolved to fight terrorism and had taken strong measuresagainst the menace, a day after the US listed it among nationsproviding "safe havens" to terrorists.
Jul 21: Washington: Pentagon chief Jim Mattis saidtodaythat he believes Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi isstill alive, following various claims he was dead.
Jul 22: Dubai: Five Indian sailors, who were stuck onanUAE ship for months over non-payment of their salaries, willbe returning home, the Indian Consulate General said heretoday.
Jul 23: Moscow: Pakistan has received a Russian-madeMi-171E non-combat helicopter, the second such chopper deliveredto the country this year, indicating growing ties betweenIslamabad and Moscow, a media report has said.
Jul 24: Islamabad: Pakistan today summoned India'sDeputyHigh Commissioner J P Singh over alleged ceasefire violationsduring which he lodged a strong protest over the death of anIndian soldier and many civilians in firing by Pakistanitroops.
Jul 25: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaypraised his son-in-law Jared Kushner for "proving" that he"did not collude" with the Russians and mocked opponents bysaying that his 11-year-old son could be their next target.
Jul 26: Washington: US President Donald Trump saidtodaytransgenders will not serve in the US military "in anycapacity", asserting that their service would bring"tremendous medical costs and disruption".
Jul 27: Islamabad: In the wake of the Panamagate case,Pakistani officials have recorded a stunning hike in taxespaid by lawmakers, from a paltry 15 to a whopping 3,852 percent rise in individual cases, authorities said today.
Jul 28: Washington: North Korea today launched anintercontinental ballistic missile for the second time in amonth, the Pentagon said, a day after US Congress voted toimpose new tougher sanctions against Russia, Iran andPyongyang.
Aug 5: Caracas: A new assembly loyal toPresidentNicolas Maduro fired Venezuela's attorney general, avociferous critic, in its first working session today,bolstering criticism it is acting to create a "dictatorship."Aug 6: Warri: Twelve worshippers were shot dead at achurch in southeast Nigeria today, with authorities suggestingthe bloodshed was due to a local feud.
Aug 7: Lahore: An explosive device tonight went offinside a truck parked on the route former Pakistan primeminister Nawaz Sharif is to take on Wednesday for a publicrally in Lahore, injuring at least 35 people, officials said.
Aug 8: Beirut: US-led coalition raids on Raqa innorthernSyria have killed 29 civilians over the past 24 hours asAmerican-backed forces battle the Islamic Stategroup, amonitor said today.
Aug 9: Washington: Defence Secretary Jim Mattis todaywarned North Korea to "stand down" from pursuing nuclearweapons and cease considering actions that would lead to the"end of its regime", after Pyongyang threatened missilestrikes against US strategic military installations in Guam.
Aug 10: Washington: Pakistan has built a "hardened,secure, underground" complex in a remote mountainous region inthe restive Balochistan province that could serve as a storagesite for nuclear warheads, an American thinktank said today.
Aug 11: Cairo: At least 41 people were killed andnearly180 others injured today after two trains collided nearEgypt's coastal city of Alexandria, officials said.
Aug 12: Lahore: Pakistan's sacked premier Nawaz Sharifsaid today he will strive hard to replace the country's oldand "flawed" system with a new law which will put an end tothe unceremonious ouster of the prime ministers.
Aug 13: Washington: North Korea's "grave threat"demandsa "concerted effort" from the US and its international allies,a top American security official said today as he warned thatthe two countries were closer to war than they were a decadeago.
Aug 14: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaydenounced racism as "evil" as he slammed white supremacist andneo-Nazi groups for the weekend violence in Charlottesville,describing them as "criminals and thugs".
Aug 15: Washington: Religious freedom is under attackinPakistan where minorities like Sikhs, Christians and Hindusremained concerned over government's "inadequate" action toaddress forced conversions to Islam.
Aug 16: Lahore: Pakistan's top anti-graft organisationhas summoned ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his twosons in money laundering and corruption cases on Friday on theorder of the Supreme Court.
Aug 17: Barcelona: At least 13 people were killedtodaywhen a driver deliberately slammed a van into crowds onBarcelona's most popular street in an attack claimed by theIslamic State group.
Aug 18: Lahore: Ousted Pakistan prime minister NawazSharif and his two sons today failed to appear before the topanti-graft body, which wanted to interrogate them over moneylaundering and corruption charges revealed by the PanamaPapers.
Aug 19: Beirut: The Islamic State group todayclaimedresponsibility for deadly attacks in Spain and stabbings inRussia, in statements carried by the jihadists' propagandaagency.
Aug 20: Riyadh: Qatar has blocked Saudi planes fromtransporting hajj pilgrims, Saudi state media said, afterRiyadh reopened the border despite a major diplomatic crisisroiling the Gulf.
Aug 21: Washington: US Secretary of State RexTillersontoday spoke with Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi,India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and AfghanForeign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani to discuss how they canhelp in shaping President Donald Trump's new South Asiastrategy.
Aug 22: Washington: India is emerging as a veryimportantregional strategic partner for the US that can help moderniseAfghanistan both politically and economically, Secretary ofState Rex Tillerson said today.
Aug 23: Benghazi: At least 11 people were beheadedtodayin an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group on acheckpoint manned by forces of Libyan military strongmanKhalifa Haftar.
Aug 24: Charleston: A fired dishwasher shot and killedachef and held a "small number" of people hostage for aboutthree hours before he was shot by police at a crowdedrestaurant in a tourist-heavy area of downtown Charleston,South Carolina, today, authorities and one of the restaurant'sowners said.
Aug 25: United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres hasinformed through a letter to the Security Council of the ordergiven by the International Court of Justice in the case ofIndian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced todeath by a Pakistani military court.
Aug 26: Houston: At least three persons were killedtodayafter tropical storm Harvey, the most powerful hurricane tohit the US mainland in 12 years, made landfall in centralTexas coast with winds of 195 kmph.
Aug 27: Houston: Harvey, the most powerful hurricanetohit the US in 13 years, left a trail of destruction as it septthrough Texas today, pummelling the region with heavy rainsand claiming at least five lives since making landfall on theUS' Gulf Coast.
Aug 28: Islamabad: Pakistan today summoned India's DeputyHigh Commissioner here after three civilians died in alleged"ceasefire violations" by Indian troops along the Line ofControl.
Aug 29: Washington: The missile North Korea firedearlytoday over Japan was an intermediate range ballistic missileand did not threaten the US, the Pentagon said today.
Aug 30: Washington: The Trump administration saidtodayit was necessary that Islamabad take "decisive action" againstmilitant groups based in Pakistan, after the National Assemblyunanimously condemned US President Donald Trump's "hostile andthreatening" statements against the country.
Aug 31: Crosby: Storm-battered Texans faced a worryingnew threat today as potentially harmful smoke spewed from aswamped chemical plant near Houston, as Harvey's floodwatersbegan to recede in America's fourth-largest city.
Sep 1: Lahore: Pakistan's anti-graft watchdog hasrecommended freezing of assets and bank accounts of oustedprime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members, anofficial said today.
Sep 2: Moscow: Russia today summoned the top US envoy inMoscowto protest a search it says American officials are planning ata diplomatic facility in Washington that is due to beshuttered.
Sep 3: Washington: The US will launch a "massive militaryresponse" to any threats from North Korea, Defense SecretaryJames Mattis said today in a blunt warning to the reclusivenation after it carried out its biggest nuclear test.
Sep 4: United Nations: The US today called for "strongestpossible" measures against North Korea in the wake of apowerful nuclear test and warned that every nation thatdoes business with Pyongyang and is aiding its "dangerous"nuclear intentions will be on its radar.
Sep 5: Washington: US President Donald Trump todayscrapped anObama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits toimmigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children, amove likely to impact 800,000 undocumented workers includingmore than 7,000 Indian-Americans.
Sep 6: United Nations: The United States today asked theUNSecurity Council to slap an oil embargo on North Korea andfreeze the assets of leader Kim Jong-Un, in response toPyongyang's sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
Sep 7: Washington: US President Donald Trump offeredtoday tomediate in the crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors andsaid he believed the dispute could be solved "fairly easily."Sep 8: Juchitan De Zaragoza: Mexico's most powerfulearthquakein a century killed at least 40 people, officials said today,after it struck the Pacific coast, wrecking buildings andsending families fleeing into the streets.
Sep 9: Damascus: Syrian troops broke the Islamic Stategroup'ssiege of Deir Ezzor military airport today, dealing a freshblow to the jihadists who also face a new offensive from US-backed fighters elsewhere in the province.
Sep 10: Dhaka: Bangladesh's foreign minister said todaythatgenocide was being waged in Myanmar's violence-racked Rakhinestate, triggering an exodus of nearly 3,00,000 Muslim Rohingyato his country.
Sep 11: Geneva: At least 30 people, most of them schoolchildren,were injured today when a train engine collided with carriagesfull of passengers at a station in the Swiss Alps, police andmedia said.
Sep 12: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaydescribed thelatest batch of UN-backed sanctions against North Korea as a"very small step" that must lead to tougher measures.
Sep 13: Rockford (US): A shooter opened fire at a highschool inWashington state today, killing one person and injuring atleast three others, authorities said.
Sep 14: Nasiriyah (Iraq): Gunmen and suicide car bomberskilledat least 74 people today near the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, inthe deadliest attack claimed by the Islamic State group sinceit lost second city Mosul.
Sep 15: London: An improvised explosive device (IED)exploded ona packed underground train at a London station today, injuringat least 29 people in the fifth terrorist attack this year,which Prime Minister Theresa May said was "clearly intended tocause significant harm".
Sep 16: Bujumbura: At least 36 Burundian refugees havebeenkilled in clashes with Congolese security forces who allegedlyfired indiscriminately at protesters, the United Nations envoyto Congo said today.
Sep 17: Lahore: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif'sailing wifetoday won the crucial by-election in Lahore that was seen as atest of support for the family after the Supreme Courtdismissed Sharif from the office in the Panama Papers scandal.
Sep 18: Seoul: North Korea bitterly denounced newsanctions onits economy as "vicious, unethical and inhumane" and warnedthe measures would only accelerate progress on its nuclearweapons programme, state media reported today.
Sep 19: United Nations: Iranian Foreign Minister MohammadJavadZarif today slammed US President Donald Trump's address thattook aim at Iran at the United Nations, calling it an"ignorant hate speech."Sep 20: United Nations: Japanese Prime Minister ShinzoAbe todaydeclared the time for dialogue with North Korea is over andrallied behind a US warning that "all options" are on thetable.
Sep 21: Miami: Hurricane Maria left more than 15 peopledead inhard-hit Dominica, the small Caribbean island's Prime MinisterRoosevelt Skerrit announced today.
Sep 22: New York: The number of threats and incidentsendangeringSouth Asia's peace and stability are on the rise, ExternalAffairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said, in an apparentreference to Pakistan.
Sep 23: Beijing: A shallow 3.5-magnitude earthquake whichhitNorth Korea near the country's nuclear test site today waslikely an aftershock from the hermit state's missile test onSeptember 3, a nuclear test ban watchdog and other expertssaid.
Sep 24: Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched afourth termin Germany's election today, but her victory was clouded bythe entry into parliament of the hard right AfD, the bestshowing for a nationalist force since World War II.
Sep 25: Washington: The White House today rejected claimsthatthe United States has declared war on North Korea as "absurd"in the latest exchange of barbs and insults between the twonuclear powers.
Sep 26: Washington: Two influential Democratic lawmakers,including an Indian-American, today introduced a legislationin the US House of Representative to support India's permanentmembership to the UN Security Council.
Sep 27: New York: Pakistan's Foreign Minister hasacknowledgedthat Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, the Haqqanisand the LeT are "liabilities" but the country lacks therequired "assets" to get rid of them.
Sep 28: Islamabad: Pakistan today dodged a question onthe recentphotograph gaffe by its top diplomat in the UN GeneralAssembly, saying the incident cannot be used to deny an"indisputable fact" that Indian security forces were usingpellet guns in Kashmir.
Sep 29: Washington: The US said today it will withdrawabout 60per cent of its personnel from the embassy in Cuba in responseto mysterious health attacks on more than 20 Americandiplomats in Havana.
Sep 30: Kinshasa: A transport plane chartered by theCongolesearmy crashed near Kinshasa today, killing at least 11 people,military and airport sources said.
Oct 1: Washington: US President Donald Trump said todaythatnegotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program would bea waste of time after it emerged that Washington had channelsof contact with Pyongyang.
Oct 2: Beirut: Syria's war killed at least 3,000 peopleincluding 955 civilians in September, the deadliest month ofthe conflict this year, the Syrian Observatory for HumanRights monitor said today.
Oct 3: Las Vegas: At least 58 people were killed and 500injuredwhen a heavily armed "lone wolf" gunman opened fire from a 32-floor hotel room on an open-air concert on the Las VegasStrip in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
Oct 4: Kathmandu: Nepal's Maoist party announced today analliance with the largest communist bloc, ahead of keyelections seen as the final step in the Himalayan nation'spost-war transition to a federal democracy.
Oct 5: Djibouti City: Djibouti today acknowledged India'srolein maintaining peace and stability in the Horn of Africaregion as the two counties decided to join hands to eradicatethe menace of terrorism.
Oct 6: Karachi: A suicide bomber today blew himself up ata Shiashrine packed with devotees in Pakistan's troubled Balochistanprovince, killing at least 18 people and injuring 25 others,police officials said.
Oct 7: London: At least 11 people were injured today whena carjumped on to a pavement and hit pedestrians near the NaturalHistory Museum in London, the police said.
Oct 8: Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh): A boat packed withRohingyarefugees fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state capsizedtoday in a river near the coast of Bangladesh, leaving atleast two people dead and scores missing, officials said.
Oct 9: Washington: The head of the US EnvironmentalProtectionAgency said today that President Donald Trump's administrationwill move to repeal his predecessor Barack Obama's plan torestrict greenhouse gas emissions.
Oct 10: Washington: The series of reforms initiated bythe Modigovernment like demonetisation and the GST has put the Indianeconomy on a "far more stronger track", Union Finance MinisterArun Jaitley today said.
Oct 12: Santa Rosa (US): The death toll from some ofCalifornia'sworst ever wildfires rose to 17 as thousands of firefightersbattled today to bring the infernos under control.
Oct 12: Beirut: A jihadist car bombing targetingdisplacedSyrians in the northeastern province of Hasakeh today killedat least 18 people, including Kurdish security forces, amonitor said.
Oct 13: London: The leaders of Britain, France andGermany todaysaid they remain committed to the international nuclear dealwith Iran after US President Donald Trump refused to certifythe agreement.
Oct 28: Mogadishu: A suicide car bomb exploded outside apopularhotel in Somalia's capital today, killing at least 18 peopleand wounding more than 30, and gunfire continued as securityforces pursued the attackers inside the building, police said.
Oct 29: Mogadishu: The death toll from a deadly attack ona hotelin Mogadishu rose to 27 today, prompting the Somali governmentto sack its police and intelligence chiefs.
Oct 30: Washington: A top Chinese diplomat has said thatpeopleaccusing China of indulging in "predatory economics" should"look into the mirror", underlining that there is no evidenceof China trying to dominate the region.
Oct 31: Washington/New Delhi: India today jumped 30places torank 100th in the World Bank's 'ease of doing business'ranking, sending the jubilant government to vow to continuereforms that will help the country break into top 50 in comingyears.
Nov 1: Washington: Osama bin Laden closely followeddevelopmentsin Kashmir and the trial of Pakistani-American terrorist DavidColeman Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case, indicatedthe documents seized during the 2011 US raid on a Pakistanicompound that killed the al-Qaeda founder.
Nov 2: Madrid: A judge in Madrid today ordered ministersofCatalonia's deposed government to be held in jail pendingfurther probes into their role in the regional government'squest for independence, prompting calls for protests inBarcelona and other cities.
Nov 3: Rome: The bodies of 23 people were recovered fromtheMediterranean today after the dinghy they were travelling insank, the EU's anti-migrant task force said.
Nov 4: Islamabad: Pakistan's ousted prime minister NawazSharifdenies any deal with the powerful establishment for his returnto the country.
Nov 5: Jerusalem: Ratan Tata has "testified" before theIsraelipolice in connection with allegations of corruption involvingPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports in Israeli mediasay, which were denied as "factually incorrect" by the notedIndian industrialist's office.
Nov 6: Houston: A court-martialled former US Air Forceairmanarmed with a powerful assault rifle sprays bullets onworshippers at a Sunday service at a rural church in Texas,killing at least 26 people and injuring 20 others in thelatest gun-related massacre to shock the countryNov 7: Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court says thedisqualification of prime minister Nawaz Sharif was"uncontroversial" as it issues a detailed verdict rejectingreview petitions filed by the Sharif family in the PanamaPapers case.
Nov 8: Washington: India is a lot more attractive placeforbusiness than what the World Bank's recent ranking suggests,top Indian-American economist Arvind Panagariya says, notingthat the 30-point jump in one year was "overdue".
Nov 9: Beijing: President Donald Trump wraps up two daysofintense talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as bothsides ink deals worth over USD 250 billion but doubts lingeredabout any headway over his efforts to push Beijing to takestrong action to rein in nuclear-armed North Korea.
Nov 10: Islamabad: Pakistan says it will allow convictedIndiandeath row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife, monthsafter India had requested Islamabad to grant a visa to hismother on humanitarian grounds.
Nov 11: Danang (Vietnam): President Donald Trump saidSaturday hebelieves Vladimir Putin is being sincere when he deniesmeddling in the US election that propelled Trump to power,adding that the Russian leader felt "very insulted" by theallegations.
Nov 12: Washington: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rattlednortheastIraq near the border with Iran today, the US Geological Surveysaid.
Nov 13: Manila: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held"veryexpansive" talks with US President Donald Trump during whichthe two leaders carried out a "broad review" of the strategiclandscape in Asia, signalling deeper cooperation by the twocountries in dealing with sensitive security issuesconfronting the region.
Nov 14: Manila: In the backdrop of emerging configurationof akey quadrilateral alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi todayheld separate talks with his counterparts from Japan ShinzoAbe and Australia Malcolm Turnbull focusing on crafting a newstrategy for the Indo-Pacific region.
Nov 15: London: Embattled British Prime Minister TheresaMaytoday called on MPs from all sides of the political spectrumto "come together" to deliver Brexit.
Nov 16: Harare: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, theworld'soldest head of state, refused to resign during a crunchmeeting today with military generals who pushed him from powerand seized control of the country.
Nov 17: Bonn (Germany): Global talks on curbing climatechangewrapped up today, with delegates and observers claimingprogress on several key details of the 2015 Paris accord.
Nov 18: Beijing: India's Manushi Chhillar today won thecovetedMiss World 2017 crown at a grand event in China, bringing toan end the country's dry spell of 17 years at the top pageantcontest.
Nov 19: Harare: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe hasagreed toresign, a source close to the presidency said today, as hisauthoritarian 37-year reign drew to a close days after amilitary takeover.
Nov 20: Washington: US President Donald Trump todaydeclaredNorth Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, a move that allowsthe Trump administration to impose additional sanctions onPyongyang over its nuclear and missile programmes.
Nov 21: Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin todayinformedUS counterpart Donald Trump of his talks with Syrian leaderBashar al-Assad, saying Damascus is in favour of conductingparliamentary and presidential polls, the Kremlin said.
Nov 22: Harare: Zimbabwe's incoming president EmmersonMnangagwatold adoring crowds in Harare today that they were witnessing"unfolding full democracy" as he returned to take power afterRobert Mugabe stepped down after 37 years in power.
Nov 23: Lahore: Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah(JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has been released from house arrest, aspokesperson for the banned outfit said today after thePakistan government decided against detaining him further inany other case.
Nov 24: Cairo: At least 155 worshippers were killed and120others injured when militants struck a mosque during Fridayprayers in Egypt's restive North Sinai region, in thedeadliest terror attack in the country.
Nov 25: Washington: Describing the release of Hafiz Saeedas astep in the wrong direction, the US today said Pakistan nowhas an opportunity to "demonstrate its seriousness" in thefight against terrorism by "arresting and charging" the 26/11mastermind for his crimes.
Nov 26: Beijing: A powerful blast in China's port city ofNingboin the Zhejiang province today killed two persons and injurednearly 20 others, officials said, the country's worstindustrial explosion in three years which also damaged nearbybuildings and vehicles.
Nov 27: Washington: Britain today appointed Karen Pierceas itsnew Ambassador to the UN, replacing incumbent Matthew Rycroftunder whom it suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands ofIndia in the recent election to the International Court ofJustice.
Nov 28: Beijing: The unprecedented consolidation of powerbyChinese President Xi Jinping has triggered "anxiety" about"bullying" by a more assertive China among its neighbours,according to former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Nov 29: Islamabad: Unidentified, motorcycle-borne gunmentonightopened fire outside a Shia imambargah here, killing two peopleand injuring three others, in a rare attack in Pakistan'scapital.
Nov 30: Islamabad: A US drone attack along Pakistan'smountainousborder with Afghanistan today killed four suspected militants,officials said, the latest strike near the tribal region wherehideouts of the Haqqani network have been targeted.
Dec 1: Peshawar: Three burqa-clad Taliban militants stormanagriculture training institute in Pakistan's northwestern cityof Peshawar and open indiscriminate fire, killing at least 12people, half of them students, before being shot dead bysecurity forces.
Dec 2: Washington: US President Donald Trump scores amajorpolitical victory as the Senate passes his administration'sUSD 1.5 trillion tax plan, a historic step in tax reform.
Dec 3: Beijing: Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichaimakes astrong case for the search giant's return to China, saying itis already helping Chinese companies gain global access.
Dec 4: London: The extradition trial of Vijay Mallya,wanted inIndia on charges of Rs 9,000 crores fraud and moneylaundering, begins at a UK court here, with the prosecutionasserting that the embattled liquor baron had a "case offraud" to answer.
Dec 5: Beijing: India and China criticise US PresidentDonaldTrump's protectionist measures and anti-immigration policiesas the two neighbours sought common ground to push forglobalisation and better trade ties.
Dec 6: Washington: President Donald Trump will recogniseJerusalem as Israel's capital and start the process of movingthe US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city which many Arableaders warned could trigger an upheaval in the alreadyvolatile Middle East.
Dec 7: Beijing: China says an Indian drone "intruded"into itsairspace and crashed in the Sikkim sector which includesDokalam, prompting Beijing to lodge a diplomatic protest withIndia over the violation of China's territorial sovereignty.
Dec 8: Islamabad: Pakistan says it will allow convictedIndiandeath row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet both his wife andmother on December 25, months after India sought a visa forhis mother on humanitarian grounds.
Dec 9: Washington: The United States today stood isolatedin thepowerful UN Security Council as the member nations cornered iton the decision of President Donald Trump to recogniseJerusalem as Israel's capital.
Dec 10: Kathmandu: Nepal's Left alliance was headingtowards acomfortable majority in the parliamentary elections, winning81 seats so far in the historic polls that many hope willbring the political stability to the country.
Dec 11: New York: An ISIS-inspired Bangladeshi-originman,wearing a homemade device, triggered a blast at a metrostation in New York City during rush hours, injuring fourpersons and causing chaos in one of the busiest commuter hubsin the metropolis, according to US media reports.
Dec 12: Lahore: A Pakistani jail superintendent recordshisstatement before an additional district and sessions judgeLahore in the murder case of Indian national Sarabjit Singhwho was killed by fellow prisoners in 2013.
Dec 13: Lahore/Islamabad: Pakistan's former foreignminister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri expresses anguish forbeing unnecessarily dragged into Indian politics by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, saying that even the word 'Gujarat'was not mentioned by anyone at a private dinner in New Delhi.
Dec 14: Islamabad: Pakistan directs its High Commissionin NewDelhi to issue visas to the wife and mother of Indian deathrow prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, say official sources.
Dec 15: Islamabad: Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politicianImranKhan today survived being disqualified from parliament as theSupreme Court dismissed a petition against him in a foreignfunding case, months after prime minister Nawaz Sharif wasforced to quit by the court in the Panama Papers case.
Dec 16: Dhaka: Bangladesh today honoured 27 Indian warveterans as it celebrated 'Victory Day' marking its emergenceas an independent nation following the 1971 Liberation Waragainst Pakistan.
Dec 17: Karachi/Islamabad: Two suicide bombers attacked apacked church during a Sunday service in the restive Pakistanicity of Quetta, killing eight people and injuring 44 others ina targeted assault on the minority Christian community aheadof Christmas in the Muslim nation.
Dec 18: Melbourne: Beleaguered Adani Australia todaysaid it has cancelled a 2.6 billion dollar contract with anAustralian mining services firm to cut costs, days after theIndian energy giant failed to get a concessional loan for itscontroversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland.
Dec 19: Riyadh, Dec 19 (AFP) Saudi Arabia said itintercepted a missile today over Riyadh fired by Iran-backedHuthi rebels in Yemen who announced that the target was theofficial residence of King Salman.
Dec 20: Washington: The US says it is concerned about JuDchief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed running foroffice in Pakistan despite the "guy" carrying a USD 10 millionbounty on his head for terror activities.
Dec 21: Washington: India today joined 127 othercountries to vote in the United Nations General Assembly infavour of a resolution opposing the recent decision of USPresident Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel'scapital.
Dec 22: Washington: Donald Trump today signed intolaw USD 1.5 trillion tax bill, the most sweeping overhaul inover 30 years, days after the Republican plan was adopted byCongress in a major political victory for the US President.
Dec 23: London: A fire broke out today at the UK's famousLondon Zoo in which eight people, including staff, wereinjured and an aardvark was killed.
Dec 24: Davao: At least 37 people, including call centrestaff from an American firm, are believed to have perished ina fire that tore through a shopping mall in the southernPhilippine city of Davao, local authorities say.
Dec 25: Islamabad: Kulbhushan Jadhav, on death row inPakistan for alleged spying, today met his wife and mother --but separated by a glass screen -- in a carefullychoreographed event that unfolded in tweets, photos and TVfootage.
Dec 26:Beijing: China will maintain communication withIndia to deal with massive lakes formed by landslides on theBrahmaputra river in Tibet following an earthquake, whichcaused concerns of a sudden flooding on the Indian side, aForeign Ministry official says.
Dec 27: United Nations: The UN approves a USD 286 millioncut in its annual budget for the next year, a five per cent"historic reduction in spending" that the US says it hadnegotiated.
Dec 28: Islamabad: Pakistani frees 145 Indian fishermen,held for allegedly fishing in its territorial waters, as agoodwill gesture amidst a war of words between Islamabad andNew Delhi on the circumstances in which a recent meetingbetween Kulbhushan Jadhav and his family took place.
Dec 29: New York: A massive fire sweeps through a five-storey apartment building in New York, killing at least 12people including a toddler and injuring four others in thedeadliest blaze to hit the city in decades. PTI TRSMAH.
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