Articles by Divya Avasthy

Divya Avasthy is a trainee journalist at International Business Times. She is a graduate from London School of Economics. She has covered Politics&Policy, Society, and Science during her internship at IBT.

Email : divya.avasthy@gmail.com

India: UN Voices Concern over Rape and Hanging of Two Teenage Girls

Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson slams gender-based violence in India and Pakistan.

May 31, 2014

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim apostasy sharia law Sudan

David Cameron Asks Sudan to Review Meriam Ibrahim Death Sentence

Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband also press Sudanese government on Christian woman.

May 31, 2014

Blood pressure differences between arms could be important indicator of increased cardiovascular risk

War on Blood Pressure: More Lives Saved Now than 20 Years Ago

Better management of hypertension has cut numbers of heart attacks and strokes

May 30, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Search Area to be Widened in Indian Ocean

Australia still confident plane wreckage could be lying in Indian Ocean.

May 30, 2014

South Korea: Fire at Nursing Home for Elderly Kills 21

Police suspect 81-year-old dementia patient started lethal blaze

May 28, 2014

Narendra Modi Sworn In as the 15th Prime Minister of India (Pictures)

India's New PM Narendra Modi Has Compact Ministry

Veterans Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitely and Sushma Swaraj part of new BJP government.

May 27, 2014

Chinese Ship Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Vessel near Controversial Oil Rig

Vietnam's Coast Guard says fishing vessel sinks after being hit by Chinese ship.

May 27, 2014

Philippines

Petro Poroshenko Wins Ukraine Presidential Election: Rebles Seize Donetsk Airport

Armed pro-Russian rebels seize airport in backdrop of electoral victory of pro-European businessman

May 26, 2014

Egypt Goes to Polls, Former Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Frontrunner

Al-Sisi had backed revolt against Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi.

May 26, 2014

Iranian Businessman Executed Over $2.6bn Bank Fraud

Mahafarid Amir Khosravi swindled billions from leading banks to purchase over 35 companies.

May 24, 2014

China Urumqi Suicide Bombing: Police Identify Suspects as Religious Extremists

Uighur separatists influenced by radical religious beliefs blamed for attack in Xinjiang province.

May 24, 2014

Pope Francis Arrives in Jordan on First Leg of Middle East Tour

Pope breaks with tradition by travelling with rabbi and imam and flying directly to Bethlehem.

May 24, 2014

Pope Francis

India: Parents Force 11-month-old to Perform Solo Parasailing Stunt

The parents and organisers of the event who wanted to set a record were booked for child rights violation

May 22, 2014

US Successfully Launches Shore-Based Missile Interceptor

The test comes at a time when US and Russia are embroiled in the Ukraine crisis.

May 22, 2014

French Rail Company Orders 2,000 Trains - and Finds Them too Wide for Old Platforms

SNCF has to now spend millions of euros to reconfigure platforms to fit too-wide trains.

May 21, 2014

Prince Charles Likens Putin to Adolf Hitler: Nick Clegg to the Rescue

UK's Prince Charles compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Nazi dictator over the recent crisis in Ukraine.

May 21, 2014

Abu Hamza Launches Last-Minute High Court Appeal against Extradition

Abu Hamza, London-Based Islamist Cleric, Faces Life Term in US Prison

Hamza, charged with hostage-taking and helping al-Qaida, found guilty by New York court.

May 20, 2014

Colombia Bus Fire Kills More than 30 Children

Children were travelling from an event at a Church in Fundacion when bus caught fire

May 19, 2014

India Elections 2014: History in the Making as Country Poised to Get First One-Party Led Government in 30 Years

For the first time in history the BJP looks set to cross the 272 mark and gain a majority in parliament

May 16, 2014

Hong Kong Burns Massive Ivory Stockpile as 100 Elephants a Day Butchered by Poachers

Environmentalists have launched campaigns to sensitize public on the brutality elephants suffer for their tusks.

May 15, 2014

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