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Cult leader and one of America’s most notorious killers Charles Manson died on Monday from natural causes at the age of 83. Manson was serving nine life sentences at California State Prison-Corcoran for seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. A statement released by California State Prison-Corcoran said 8:13 p.m. [...]

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday expressed the hope that India will once again lead the world in higher education, just like it did for 1,700 years through 6th century BC to 11th century AD. Speaking at the 60th founder’s day celebrations of the Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya (SKV) in Gwalior, Mukherjee said the current scenario – [...]

US President Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who had earlier called him a “son of a whore”. Mr Duterte was responding to the US president’s promise to raise the issue of drug-related extra-judicial killings in the Philippines at their meeting. The Philippine leader, known for his colourful language, [...]

The top leader for the Islamic State‘s Afghanistan branch was killed by U.S. forces in a strike last month, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. Hafiz Sayed Khan was killed in the July 26 airstrike, the Pentagon announced, in the nation’s southern Nangarhar province. Officials said U.S. and Afghan special forces carried out the operation. [...]

The authorities is “now not winning the argument on academies” and has no solutions for critics of plans to force nearby authority faculties into multi-academy trusts, consistent with the new president of thecountrywide association of Head teachers. Kim Johnson, a headteacher of an academy in Kent, will ask the NAHT’s annual convention on Friday: “Whatis [...]

A Dutch popular vote against strengthening ties between the European Union and Ukraine was an “attack on the unity of Europe,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday. “The true goal of the organizers of this referendum is not the association agreement between Ukraine and the EU. … This is an attack on the spread of [...]

Brainy girls are keeping quiet in the classroom to avoid being labelled as “swotty”, a teachers’ leader has warned. They fear that if they show themselves to be clever they will be seen as unattractive to the boys in their class. Members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers will draw attention to the growing [...]