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Delhi police releases Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal after detention
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee, former chief minister of West Bengal and a leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), have been released after being detained during a protest in New Delhi. Members of Parliament from Mamata’s party who were also detained have been released.
Mamata Banerjee detained in Delhi during protest demanding CEC’s removal
Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday (October 10) during protests demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Abhijit Dipke, Dhruv Rathee detained in Delhi
New Delhi Police has launched a massive crackdown centring the pre-announced protest programme of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
New Delhi on high alert ahead of CJP's Jantar Mantar protest
Indian authorities have thrown a security blanket over New Delhi ahead of a protest by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), deploying more than 25,000 police and CRPF personnel, installing over 300 cameras and preparing 12 temporary detention centres across the capital. The measures came into force from midnight on Friday.
Major earthquake destroys buildings, roads in Panama
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Panama on Friday, causing buildings and roads to collapse in the center of the country but no immediate reports of casualties.
US sanctions ICC right after Navi Pillay wins Nobel
The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) just hours after the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize. The move on Friday, October 9, has raised fears of further diplomatic conflict between the United States and its European allies.
South Africa's Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to South Africa's Navi Pillay, a human rights champion who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and last year accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, the prize committee said.
Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Canadian poet Anne Carson
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and classicist who brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her writings about love, desire and despair.
Two earthquakes strike eastern Japan within hours
Two earthquakes struck eastern Japan within three hours early Thursday, shaking Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures, but neither triggered a tsunami, according to the country's weather agency. The first earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, struck northeastern Chiba Prefecture at 4.13 am local time (1913GMT Wednesday), Kyodo News reported, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports
Three civilians have been killed in attacks on Saudi Arabia airports over two days, authorities said, as flare-up of fighting spilled across the Yemen border into the kingdom.