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NEW DELHI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A female cartoon superhero who dons a burka to tackle crimes against girls and other social ills is bringing her message of women’s empowerment to India, the creator of the Pakistani children’s series said.

(Reuters) – When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication of the attack.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama conceded yesterday that Congress will have the power to review a nuclear deal with Iran, reluctantly giving in to pressure from Republicans and some in his own party after they crafted a rare compromise demanding a say.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – German novelist Guenter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning author of “The Tin Drum”, an epic treatment of the Nazi era, died on Monday at the age of 87, his publishers said.

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military accused pro-Russian rebels yesterday of using heavy weapons that were meant to have been withdrawn under a ceasefire deal, after one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six wounded in rebel-held territories.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council is due to vote today on a resolution to blacklist the son of Yemen’s former president and a Houthi leader and effectively impose an arms embargo on the rebels who rule most of the country, diplomats said.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has unexpectedly released five women activists on bail, two lawyers said yesterday, after a vocal campaign against their detention by the West and Chinese rights campaigners.

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President-elect Muhammadu Buhari vowed today to make every effort to free more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants a year ago but admitted it was not clear whether they would ever be found.

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and bring jail terms of up to two years for offenders in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, the Jakarta Post said today.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – German novelist Guenter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning author of “The Tin Drum”, an epic treatment of the Nazi era, died today at the age of 87, his publishers said.

(Trinidad Express) The Caribbean needs to take the next step and use technology not just for entertainment and education but to create novel applications, services and processes to be able to compete globally.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis sparked a diplomatic row yesterday by calling the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians 100 years ago “the first genocide of the 20th century,” prompting Turkey to accuse him of inciting hatred.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Barack Obama’s historic talks with Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday were the culmination of a long quest by the U.S.

(Reuters) – Grammy-award winning rapper Nelly was arrested on felony drug charges on Saturday after a Tennessee state trooper stopped the vehicle he was traveling in and found illegal drugs, authorities said.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton promised to be a champion for everyday Americans today as she kicked off a long-awaited second run for the White House as the commanding Democratic front runner.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama met Cuban President Raul Castro yesterday in the highest-level talks between the two countries in nearly 60 years, and the two men agreed to push ahead on improving relations after decades of hostility.

ADEN (Reuters) – Local militiamen in the Yemeni city of Aden said they captured two Iranian military officers advising Houthi rebels during fighting on Friday evening.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton will announce her second run for the presidency today, starting her campaign as the Democrats’ best hope of fending off a crowded field of lesser-known Republican rivals and retaining the White House.

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh hanged Islamist opposition leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, a move met with an angry reaction from his supporters who called for a protest strike.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have talked by telephone about restoring diplomatic ties and are due to meet at a summit this weekend as they seek to set aside decades of hostility between two Cold War enemies.