Islamic Hamas movement and other Palestinian factions accepted early Friday a UN-proposed ceasefire for 72 hours with Israel, a senior Hamas official said. Izzat al-Resheq, member in Qatar based-Hamas politburo and closed to Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal, confirmed the three-day humanitarian truce deal on his personal Facebook page, Xinhua reported. "Responding to the United
At least 15 people, including fire fighters, were killed and 233 injured in gas leak explosions that hit Taiwan's Kaohsiung city Thursday. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu said that the incident was the worst of its kind in recent decade, Xinhua reported. The island's fire-fighting authority said gas leaks were reported in the city's Cianjhen
Discus thrower Vikas Gowda won India's first gold medal from athletics in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Hampden Park Stadium here Thursday. The 31-year-old Gowda converted the silver he had won four years ago in New Delhi in to the yellow metal with a best throw of 63.64 metres. Cypriot Apostolos Parellis took
China's Xiaomi has become the fifth largest smartphone maker in the world. The Chinese company reached this milestone in just three years. The electronics firm run by billionaire Lei Jun has captured five percent of the global market share in the last three months, according to new figures from Strategy Analytics. Xiaomi edged
Samsung Electronics will launch two new high-end smartphones in next six months. Kim Hyun-joon, senior vice president at Samsung, told investors that one model will feature a large screen, while the other will be made using "new materials". He did not elaborate further on the design, the Wall Street Journal reported. Samsung has hinted
Want to know if your job can give you a heart attack? Workers in service and blue-collar occupations as well as unemployed people are at increased risk for heart disease and stroke, says a new research. Those working in the wholesale trade are at greater risk – 2.9 percent of the people in that
A group of single Indian women want to see the sweet-and-sour camaraderie of Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to turn sweet permanently, according to a survey. Ahead of International Friendship Day, which falls Sunday, matrimonial website Shaadi.com conducted an online survey to find out what the country's single women felt about
Singer-model Iggy Azalea is all set to make her acting debut. She will be seen in a cameo in the forthcoming movie "Fast and Furious 7", actor Vin Diesel has revealed. The 47 year-old actor made the announcement via an interview with a radio show, saying: "Iggy Azalea, I just worked with her two
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley Friday said Health Minister Harsh Vardhan's request to ban tobacco products in military canteens has been forwarded to the services for their opinion. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Jaitley said: "A reference has been received from Harsha Vardhan … and (the) same has been sent to (the)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday sought minimum use of affidavits for official work, asking government departments to shift to self-certification to benefit the common man. In a citizen-friendly initiative, all ministries and departments of the central as well as state governments have been asked to make provision for self-certification of documents in place of