Queen Elizabeth II set for 8% pay rise
london: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is set for an 8 per cent pay rise this year, which will boost her funding from UK taxpayers by 6 million pounds.
Sikh couple refused to adopt white child in UK
london: A Sikh couple in the UK have alleged that they were refused permission to adopt a white child because of their “cultural heritage” and told to adopt a child from India instead.
Zyzzyva is new last word in Oxford dictionary
london: ‘Zyzzyva’ — a tropical beetle — has become the new last word in the Oxford English Dictionary with the latest quarterly update which added over 1,200 new words, phrases and senses.
‘Water route: ultras beat philippine offensive’
Marawi: Islamist terrorists occupying parts of a southern Philippine city used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate wounded fighters, helping them withstand a five-week military offensive, the Army said on Tuesday.
Panamagate: Sharif’s daughter summoned
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, has been summoned to appear before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in connection with the Panama Papers probe into the family’s assets, media reported on Tuesday.
China landslide: 35 victims found safe,73 still missing
Beijing: China on Tuesday further trimmed the list of people buried under a huge landslide last Saturday to 73 after verifying that 35 people who were believed to be missing were found.
Over 8,000 migrants rescued in Med in 48 hrs
Rome: More than 8,000 migrants have been rescued in waters off libya during the past 48 hours in difficult weather conditions, Italy's coastguard said on Tuesday. “On Monday, we rescued about 5,000 people from four large boats, one smaller one and 18 rubber dinghies,” a spokesman said.