{"id":1871,"date":"2015-06-10T16:22:24","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T11:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/jwt2015\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2015-06-10T16:38:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T11:38:31","slug":"world-top-10-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/others\/general\/world-top-10-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"World Top 10 Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"World<\/a><\/p>\n

The Kingdom Re-Cameronized<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

May 08: Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives won a stunning victory in Britain’s election by winning 331 of the 650 parliament seats. Cameron’s victory cut short the careers of his top three rivals and put the country’s future in the European Union in doubt.<\/p>\n

An Inconsolable Tragedy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 09: An army helicopter ferrying foreign envoys and their spouses crashed into a school, killing the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the Ambassador of Indonesia and the High Commissioner of Malaysia, both pilots of the Mi-17 chopper and a crew member.<\/p>\n

The Macabre Act<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May 13: In one of the most organised and ruthless attacks in Karachi’s history, six heavily-armed militants attacked a bus killing 43 commuters belonging to the Shia Ismaili community near Safoora Goth.<\/p>\n

Yes To Palestinian Statehood<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 13: The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty. The treaty, which concerns the activities of the Catholic Church in Palestinian territory, is both deeply symbolic and makes explicit that the Holy See has switched its diplomatic recognition from the Palestine Liberation Organization to the State of Palestine.<\/p>\n

A Royal Snub For Obama<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 14: The first-ever summit meeting between President Obama and the Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was held at Camp David \u2014 the country retreat of the US President \u2014 to discuss ways to enhance their partnership and deepen security cooperation.\u00a0 The King of Saudi Arabia skipped the Summit.<\/p>\n

The New \u201cUnbelievable\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 17: A New York Times report \u201cFake Diplomas, Real Cash: Pakistani Company Axact Reaps Millions\u201d written by NYT Pakistan Bureau Chief Declan Walsh unveiled that a local IT company Axact allegedly earned millions of dollars from scams involving fake degrees, non-existent online universities and manipulation of customers.<\/p>\n

A Whiff Of Fresh Air<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 19: After six long years, international cricket came to Pakistan with the arrival of Zimbabwe cricket team for playing a series. The tour marks the first by a Test-level team since seven Sri Lankan cricketers were wounded during a 2009 attack by militants in Lahore.<\/p>\n

Who Will Police The Police?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 25: Protests erupted in several cities across Punjab after two lawyers \u2014 including Daska Bar Association President Rana Khalid Abbas \u2014 were killed during a clash between protesting lawyers and police in Daska. The police opened fire on the lawyers as they demonstrated a protest against the City SHO.<\/p>\n

Yet Another First In Pakistan <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 26: Setting a new precedent for future governments, PTI Chairman Imran Khan and Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak heard public grievances through live radio calls on Pakhtunkhwa radio FM 92.2. The programme named \u201cTalk to Imran Khan\u201d was arranged by Directorate of Information Peshawar.<\/p>\n

A Beautiful Mind Gone! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 23: Dr John F. Nash Jr., a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician who revolutionized the mathematical field of game theory, and whose descent into and recovery from mental illness inspired the Academy Award-winning film \u201cA Beautiful Mind,\u201d died in a car crash. He was 86.<\/p>\n

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