deccanchronicle.com/rss/world/rss.xml en http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-world/article/no-plans-leave-embassy-even-if-charges-dropped-assange London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy here for the past one year, on Wednesday vowed to remain there even if accusations of sex crimes against him are dropped in Sweden. "My lawyers have advised me I should not leave the embassy because of the risk of arrest Julian Assange WikiLeaks Sweden TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:42:18 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-world/gallery/%E2%80%98standing-man%E2%80%99-style-grips-protesters Turkey protest Standing Man TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:38:06 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-world/gallery/paris-air-show-2013 Paris Air Show 2013 TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:36:39 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-world/article/china-arrests-man-who-planned-tiananmen-protest-wife Beijing: Chinese authorities have arrested a man who planned to protest on the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen square crackdown on a charge of "inciting state subversion," his wife and an advocacy group said today. Police in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou detained Gu Yimin on June 1, and Tiananmen square protest China TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:28:06 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-world/article/hamid-karzai-suspends-talks-us-over-taliban-move Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he has suspended talks with the US on a new security deal to protest the way the Americans are reaching out to the Taliban in efforts to find a political solution to the war. Karzai says he has suspended negotiations with the US on what troops will remain Hamid Karzai Afghan taliban TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:28:17 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-world/article/pak-violates-ceasefire-after-infiltration-bid-foiled Poonch (JK): Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated ceasefire and opened indiscriminate firing along Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch sector after an infiltration bid was foiled by Indian troops. A group of four armed persons from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) were seen moving towards an Indian Pakistan Occupied Kashmir LOC Poonch infiltration TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:17:42 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130618/news-world/gallery/photos-artists-fight-it-out-sand-sculpting-world-championship Sand Sculpting Championship Sand sculptures TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:53:28 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-world/article/turkey%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98standing-man%E2%80%99-style-grips-protesters Istanbul: A man stood still in Istanbul’s Taksim Square — silent, staring straight ahead, he had not moved for hours. His peaceful action, on the square that police cleared of protesters on Saturday and where the Turkish authorities have banned gatherings, was a new form of protest. He arrived on Istanbul Taksim Square Erdem Gunduz TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:48:34 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-current-affairs/article/remark-oz-pm-sparks-cleavage-protest Sydney: A remark against Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sparked a rush of cleavage photos on Facebook and Twitter. The online protest was lodged after a commentator said on a radio programme that it was wrong on the PM’s part to show too much of her breasts in the Parliament, media Julia Gillard australia Facebook twitter TO DO Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:44:32 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130618/news-world/article/turkey-pm-claims-victory-after-protest-crackdown Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown on the movement, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators to stamp out nearly three weeks of unrest. After a weekend of heavy clashes sparked by Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey protests Ankara Istanbul TO DO Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:28:53 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130618/news-world/article/us-hold-talks-taliban-within-days-officials Washington: United States envoys will meet with Taliban representatives within days, senior officials said Tuesday, after the Afghan militants opened an office in Qatar to oversee peace negotiations. US-led NATO forces are still fighting Taliban guerrillas on the Afghan battlefield, but the taliban United States Afghanistan TO DO Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:02:59 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130618/news-world/article/angelina-jolie-stunt-double-sues-news-corp-over-phone-hacking New York: Media giant News Corp has suffered setback in its battle to contain the fall out from the British press phone hacking scandal on Tuesday, with the revelation of the first known US law suit. British national Eunice Huthart, US actress Angelina Jolie's Hollywood stunt double, filed a suit News Corp Angelina Jolie Eunice Huthart phone hacking TO DO Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:56:14 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130617/news-world/gallery/pope-blesses-hundreds-harley-davidsons Harley Davidson Pope Francis Vatican TO DO Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:11:14 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130617/news-world/gallery/google-goes-ballooning TO DO Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:35 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130617/news-world/article/man-survives-15th-floor-fall-new-zealand Melbourne: In a miraculous save, a young British man, who was slightly "tipsy", has survived a fall from the 15th floor of a building in New Zealand. Twenty-year-old Tom Stilwell fell from his neighbours' balcony in his apartment block in Auckland yesterday, while trying to lower himself onto his newswrap Auckland accident TO DO Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:16:06 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130618/news-world/article/nigella-attacked-public-hubby London: TV host Nigella Lawson was reportedly assaulted by her husband Charles Saatchi after a row at a restaurant during which he grabbed her by the throat. In photographs published in a newspaper, Saatchi embroiled in a violent dispute with Lawson while sitting outside Scott’s in Mayfair, nigella lawson Charles Saatchi abuse TO DO Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:44:14 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130618/news-world/article/pak-woman-mla-slaps-hostess-not-serving-her Punjab: A woman legislator of the PML-N has allegedly slapped a hostess of a luxury bus service in Pakistan’s Punjab province for not providing her water immediately, prompting Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to order a police probe into the incident. The incident occurred on Sunday when PML-N Punjab TO DO Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:35:47 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/gallery/news-pictures-16th-june-2013 TO DO Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:58:54 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130617/news-world/article/worlds-highest-wind-tunnel-open-dubai Dubai: The world's highest wind tunnel, standing 20 meters tall and five meters wide, is set to open in Dubai this summer. InFlight Dubai's glass wind tower will beat its rivals in the United States at 15.8 meters and in Singapore at 17.2 meters, a report in The National said. Four high-powered newswrap wind tunnel Dubai TO DO Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:47:13 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130617/news-world/article/flying-bike-closer-reality London: Scientists have developed the prototype of a 95kg remotely-controlled bike that can hover a few metres above ground for a full five minutes. Carrying a dummy rider, the electric prototype successfully took off, flew around and landed inside an exhibition hall in Prague in the Czech newswrap London flying bike Prague Duratec Technodat Evektor TO DO Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:26:02 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/russian-tycoon-wants-move-mind-machine New York: Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so. Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains — and a few robots — in New York City on Saturday to discuss how humans can get their minds to outlive their bodies. Itskov, who Dmitry Itskov future best picks robots brain New York TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:37:27 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/nelson-mandelas-health-improving-jacob-zuma Johannesburg: Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, although still serious, has made "sustained" improvement in health condition and is engaged with his family, South African President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday. "Over the last two days, although he (Mandela) remains serious, his doctors have stated Nelson Mandela Jacob Zuma South Africa TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:35:55 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/new-iran-president-hassan-rowhani-hails-victory-moderation Tehran: Iran's new President Hassan Rowhani on Sunday hailed his presidential election win as a victory over "extremism" as jubilant supporters took to the streets, pinning their hopes on an easing of Western sanctions. Major powers quickly offered to engage with the moderate cleric and former Iran Hassan Rowhani Mahmoud Ahmadinejad TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:16:40 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/pope-blesses-hundreds-harley-davidsons Vatican City: Hundreds of Harley-Davidson enthusiasts from all over the world received the pope's blessing on Sunday, drawing cheers and applause from pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square for a pro-life mass.  Pope Francis, riding through the throngs aboard his popemobile, made the sign of the Vatican Harley Davidson Pope Francis best picks TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:51:25 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/saudi-arabia-plans-block-whatsapp-within-weeks-report Dubai: Saudi Arabia plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the U.S.-based firm fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom's telecom regulator, local newspapers reported this week. This month the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC Saudi Arabia WhatsApp internet TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:32:28 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/death-toll-pakistan-blast-rises-woman-lej-suicide-bomber-involved Islamabad: A woman Lashkar-e-Jhangvi suicide bomber carried out the devastating attack on a university bus carrying women and her male accomplice struck a hospital in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, police said, as the death toll on Sunday rose to 26 in the multiple strikes. The banned Quetta Pakistan blast Lashkar-e-Jhangvi TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:09:59 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/four-stabbed-uk-mosque-attack-one-arrested London:  Four persons, including a police officer, were stabbed inside a mosque in the British city of Birmingham over an argument. A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident last night. The officer was wounded as police arrested the man and all four London Murder attempt Crime mosque UK Britian TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:47:07 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/saudi-slashes-number-hajj-pilgrims-20-cent-including-india Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has slashed the number of Hajj pilgrims, including from India, by 20 per cent this year, citing massive ongoing construction work aimed at expanding grand Mecca mosque as a reason behind the decision. "The decision to reduce the numbers of pilgrims at home by 50 per cent and Saudi Arabia Hajj pilgrims Mecca mosque Spa TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:22:32 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130616/news-world/article/meet-cat-running-mayors-post-eastern-mexico Washington: A cat owner has put his black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, up for mayoral elections in eastern Mexico's Xalapa. Morris' campaign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat" has attracted attention of tens of thousands of people on social media, Fox News reported. 35-year- CAT Mayor Xalapa Morris newswrap TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:00:38 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130614/news-world/gallery/now-bicycle-can-fly No matter how many cycle lanes you paint on the road, cycling in cities is always going to have a certain amount of risk attached. So why not fly above it? A prototype “flying bike” has been demonstrated successfully taking off for the first time. Given a few more years it might just represent a bicycle best picks technology TO DO Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:30:25 +0530 TODO