100 people killed in Gas tanker truck fire mishap in Nigeria
A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria, killing scores of people lining up to refill their cooking gas c...
50 people killed in Afghanistan road accident
In Afghanistan, over 50 people were killed in a traffic accident along a highway in northern province of Samangan. Police said that a long distance ...
Modi arrives in Kabut to inaugurate Parliament building
Kabul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived here on a visit during which he is expected to hold talks with Afghan leadership, including Presid...
Man found alive 60 hours in rubbles after China landslide
A migrant worker was pulled out alive on Wednesday after he was buried for more than 60 hours in a massive landslide that swept through part of a ma...
Greek Parliament approves same-sex marriages
Athens: Greece’s parliament has approved legislation legalising civil partnerships for gay couples, two years after the country was condemned by a E...
Man arrested with bomb in San Francisco, wanted to harm Muslims
Richmond: Bomb squad crews safely detonated a possible explosive device at the house of a San Francisco Bay Area man and arrested him in connection wi...
Not blacklisted by US, say two California universities
The two California-based universities have said they have not been blacklisted by the US which was cited as reasons for the recent deportation of 14 I...
After big mistake, Philippines beauty crowned Miss Universe 2015
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines was announced as the Miss Universe 2015, after the ceremony's host Steve Harvey admitted to making a big mista...
US bill making H-1B visas passed
US House of Representatives passed Friday an omnibus bill to fund the federal government that makes hiring of highly skilled foreign workers on H-1B a...
US lifts ban on oil exports
United States has lifted a 40-year ban on oil exports, marking a historic shift for the booming US oil industry. Senator Heidi Heitkamp of oil-rich No...
India largest remittances receiving country in 2015: World Bank
India became the largest remittances receiving country at USD 72 billion this year followed by China at USD 64 billion, the World Bank said today.The ...
Sikh boy jokes about bomb in backpack spends three days in Jail
New York: A 12-year-old Sikh boy was kept behind the bars for three days for allegedly joking to a classmate that he has a bomb in his backpack,...
UN Security Council unanimously adopt resolution to cut-off revenue flows to IS
Finance Ministers from the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution to increase sanctions against the Islamic State, IS, group and cut off i...
US Fed raises interest rates by 0.25 percent
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 0.25 percent, its first increase since 2006. This was announced yesterday after a two-day policy m...
6.4 magnitude quake struck in Southern Mexico
Southern Mexico was rattled by a magnitude-6.4 quake on Thursday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.The tremor was felt in the southern ...
World Bank approves Rs.10,000 cr to support Swachh Bharat Campaign
The World Bank has approved a near Rs. 10,000 crore (USD 1.5 billion) loan for the ambitious clean India campaign to support the government in its eff...
30 dead in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Boko Haram militants have attacked three villages in north-eastern Nigeria, leaving 30 people dead and 20 wounded, according to vigilantes. Mustapha K...
Trump defends call for banning Muslims from US
Las Vegas: Republican front-runner Donald Trump defended his provocative call for banning Muslims from the United States in Tuesday night’s presidenti...
Yemen peace talks begin in Switzerland
Yemen's warring parties have begun UN-backed peace talks in Switzerland, as a seven-day ceasefire came into effect. The UN says the talks between the ...
Robber shoots Indian-origin store clerk in US
In a suspected hate-related incident, an Indian-origin store clerk was shot in the face during a struggle with an unidentified man who called him a te...
New Zealand picks new flag design
Wellington: New Zealanders chose a new flag design on Tuesday but the question now is whether enough people will rally behind it to oust the current f...
Prove my role in 26/11 attacks: Hafiz Saeed
Days after India and Pakistan resolved to work together to counter terrorism, Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed has dared New Delhi to prove his inv...
A USD 2,000 H-1B fee on Indian companies could return in US
Washington: A special USD 2,000 fee could return on H-1B and L-1 visas for Indian IT companies to fund a 9/11 healthcare act in the US with a group of...
43 police officers killed in bus crash in Argentina
In Argentina, 43 police officers were killed when their bus fell off a bridge into a dry riverbed yesterday. The bus was carrying 51 people when it ca...
ISIS being hit harder than ever: President Obama
US President Barack Obama says he will ask more nations in the West Asia to make military contributions to the fight against Islamic State. Mr Obama h...
Philippines evacuates 700,000 people ahead of typhoon
Manila: More than 700,000 people fled the central Philippines amid threats of giant waves, floods and landslides as powerful Typhoon Melor approached ...
Facebook offices in Germany vandalised
London: Offices of social network Facebook in Hamburg were vandalised by a group of 15-20 people, local media reported on Monday.The European head of ...
Two Southern California mosques vandalised
Los Angeles: Two mosques have been vandalised with paint in the U.S. state of California in the latest in a series of episodes of arson at Muslim hous...
At least 10 killed in blast at Pakistan’s Parachinar market area; several injured
At least 10 people were killed and 30 wounded when a bomb ripped through a crowded Sunday bazaar in a mainly Shiite area of Pakistan's northwestern tr...
Trump name, image removed from Dubai site
The image and name of American presidential hopeful Donald Trump was gone on Friday from much of a Dubai golf course and housing development amid the ...
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