{"id":1209,"date":"2015-03-10T14:54:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T09:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/jwt2015\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2015-10-26T12:48:51","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T07:48:51","slug":"worlds-top-ten-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/others\/general\/worlds-top-ten-2\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s Top Ten"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"top-ten\"<\/a><\/p>\n

1. A Big Deal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jan 25: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Sunday ended the six-year-old deadlock over operationalising the landmark civil nuclear deal signed in 2008.<\/p>\n

2. Hard Times Ahead<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jan 26: Radical left leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as Greece\u2019s new prime minister. The 40-year-old Alexis broke with tradition and took a secular oath rather than the Greek Orthodox religious ceremony.<\/p>\n

3. The Safe Hands<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan 29: Kumar Sangakkara broke the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in One-day Internationals.<\/p>\n

4. Symbol of Palestinian Anger<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Feb 04: A 14-year-old schoolgirl, Malak al-Khatib, who had been jailed for trying to attack Israeli soldiers, emerged as a symbol of Palestinian anger over the arrests of children in the occupied territories.<\/p>\n

5. Descending into Chaos<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Feb 06: Yemen\u2019s Huthi rebels announced that they had taken over control of the country and set up a group to replace the parliament.<\/p>\n

6. Kejriwal Brooms Modi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Feb 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s BJP collapsed on its face taking a pathetic tally of three seats out of 70 that make up the Delhi assembly. The three were the only ones that Arvind Kejriwal\u2019s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could not win.<\/p>\n

7. The Treasure Trove<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Feb 11: Major reserves of iron ore as well as copper, silver and gold were discovered Rajoia near Chiniot.<\/p>\n

8. Peace A La Russia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Feb 12: A new peace roadmap aimed at ending the 10-month war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels was agreed in Belarus, but Germany\u2019s Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that \u201cbig hurdles\u201d remained.<\/p>\n

9. Another First for Pakistan<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Feb 26: Dr Maleeha Lodhi, assumed charge as Pakistan\u2019s first female Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. She vowed to \u201cprotect and defend\u201d her country\u2019s vital interests at the world body.<\/p>\n

10. A Fairytale Win<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Feb 26: Afghanistan, playing in their first cricket World Cup, beat Scotland by one wicket to notch their first win of the tournament. The feat is astonishing for a war-ravaged nation that only took up the sport 15 years ago.<\/p>\n

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