Following reports on the arrest of New-York based Indian diplomat, Devyani Khobragade (39) last week, which quoted unnamed sources saying that she was “detained with sex workers and drug addicts,” and “subjected to strip and cavity searches like an ordinary criminal,” the U.S. Marshals Service has confirmed that she was indeed strip-searched and “placed in a cell with other female defendants awaiting court proceedings.” However in doing so, the USMS […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Two-year anniversary marked for death of Kim Jong Il North Korea’s top brass attended ceremony Attention to North Korea after execution of Kim Jong Un’s uncle New: More restrictions in North Korea On the second anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, the nation held a memorial in his honor, lauding his life and achievements. During the ceremony, his son, Kim Jong Un […]

South Korea’s president has convened a meeting of security officials after the shock execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle. Ahead of the meeting President Park Geun-hye warned of possible “reckless provocations” by the North and called for increased border vigilance. Last week’s execution of Chang Song-thaek left the region in a “grave and unpredictable” situation, she said. Mr Chang, a key figure, was executed for allegedly planning a […]

  India’s top court has upheld a law which criminalises gay sex, in a ruling seen as a major blow to gay rights. The Supreme Court ruling reverses a landmark 2009 Delhi High Court order which had decriminalised homosexual acts. The court said it was up to parliament to legislate on the issue. According to Section 377, a 153-year-old colonial law, a same-sex relationship is an “unnatural offence” and punishable […]

  STORY HIGHLIGHTS Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tours the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum She meets with survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing, which killed as many as 80,000 Kennedy says her family is committed to nuclear disarmament “President Obama also has been working very hard on this issue,” she says Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, visited Nagasaki on Tuesday, one of two Japanese cities on which the United States […]

  Ukrainian police have begun dismantling protest camps in front of government buildings in Kiev. An opposition party said the police had also raided their headquarters. The protesters had been given until Tuesday to leave. No clashes have been reported. Opposition leaders urged supporters to defend Independence Square, the main protest site. The stand-off follows weeks of unrest after a U-turn on a free-trade deal with the EU. The BBC’s […]

As social media is emerging as  a powerful tool for campaigning in India almost all political parties are getting on social media websites .   BJP’s Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi has been one of the most active politicians to use social media to reach out his followers and supporters.    But, some of the recent survey done by Clamorworld team shows that many of the followers of Narendra Modi twitter accounts are fakes.    Some of […]

A fuel-efficient, lightweight hybrid vehicle that could keep soldiers safe? It might sound like mission impossible, but such a machine is already roaming the earth – albeit on a tight leash. A rugged new US Army research prototype Ultra Light Vehicle (ULV) has recently entered an advanced blast-testing phase in Michigan, with further tests scheduled for mid-December in Nevada Developed by the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS CBC says it obtained a top secret NSA document from Edward Snowden It says the U.S. conducted surveillance during the G8, G20 summits in Toronto This was “closely coordinated with the Canadian partner,” the NSA says, reports CBC U.S. agencies haven’t responded to comment on this report The United States — in partnership with its ally Canada — spied during a pair of major 2010 summits of world […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS USS George Washington in huge naval exercise — AnnualEx 2013 — off Okinawa CNN reporter aboard carrier as dozens of warships, subs and aircraft take part This year’s games held against backdrop of tension after China imposes new air zone China announced a new Air Defense Identification Zone, angering U.S. and Japan USS George Washington, East China Sea: The deafening roar of state-of-the-art warplanes being catapulted into the […]