Among supporters he was known as the soldier-politician who brought peace and love to the people of Cuba, however, he also faced accusations for suppressing the economy by not allowing opposition in working properly.

The Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who ruled the country for five long decades, died on Friday at the age of 90. The former Cuban Prime Minister and then President built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States.

Trio Brett Stanford, Derek Herron and Scott Gaunson have performed the impossible. Recently they trekked all the way to the top of the Mauvoisin Dam in Switzerland and created the record for the highest basketball shot ever made.

It was also reported that the quake also rattled parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

On Wednesday, a fierce hurricane and a powerful offshore earthquake struck Central America at the same time.

Terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility of suicide truck bomb in Iraq that killed nothing less than 100 people, most of them Iranian Shi'ite pilgrims, at a petrol station in the city of Hilla 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad on Thursday.

Subah Infosolutions, a Ghanaian Information Technology solution provider, has once again gained international recognition, adjudged “The Best Enterprise and Most Promising IT Company of the year” in Africa at the prestigeous Europe Business Assembly (EBA) in France. And the man behind the achievements is none other than Mr. Birendra Sasmal, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Indian America Haley has already carved out a legacy for herself, serving as her home state's first female and first minority governor.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley as the US Ambassador to the United Nations. She has also accepted the nomination and her appointment must now be confirmed by the US Senate, the Upper house of the US legislature.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is America’s highest civilian honor and you will be surprised to know that Obama has given more medals than any previous president in history.