News brief: Big stories of the day

In a major diplomatic victory for India, the man behind several terror attacks in the country including Pulwama terror attack,Masood Azharhas finally been listed as an international terrorist by the United Nation Security Council's 1267 committee.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by the London court for breaching a court order seven years ago, when he took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden.

At least 15 C-60 commandos, including a woman, and a police driver were killed on Wednesday in Kurkheda area of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district after a powerful explosion triggered by theNaxalitesblew up their vehicle.

Sri Lankan PresidentMaithripala Sirisenahas said that a “foreign mastermind” may have been behind the series of bomb blasts that struck churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhanisigned a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all USforces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the USgovernment a sponsor of terrorism.