Zika virus transmitted through sex comes up in US
A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) t...
President Hollande calls for an end to US sanctions on Cuba
French President Francois Hollande today called for an end to US sanctions on Cuba during a historic visit to Paris by President Raul Castro. After ...
New computer programme can instantly read your mind
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a computer software that can decode brain signals and read people's thoughts with almost 96...
Schools in Sydney evacuated after bomb threats
Several schools in Sydney were evacuated and locked down today after reportedly receiving bomb threats leading to police operations in Australia's lar...
86 people killed in attack by Islamic extremists in Nigeria
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people of...
Indian-American couple gifts $3.5 mn for Sanskrit studies at Chicago university
The University of Chicago has established a professorship for the study of Sanskrit with a $3.5 million gift from an Indian-American couple to help it...
British Muslim woman found guilty of joining ISIS
A British Muslim woman who took her 14-month-old baby to Syria was today found guilty of being a member of Islamic State (ISIS), becoming the first UK...
7 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Russia
A strong 7 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Russia on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake struck 109 km north of Petropavlovsk-Kamc...
18 people killed and 28 injured in an attack in Nigeria
In Nigeria, at least 18 people have been killed and 28 others injured in an attack in the restive northeast. Witnesses said, a teenage suicide bomber ...
Peace talks to end the Civil War in Syria begin in Geneva
The United Nations hosted peace talks to end the Civil War in Syria opened in Geneva Friday. UN envoy Staffan de Mistura met the Syrian government's d...
Zika virus can spread to countries having Aedes mosquito: WHO
The Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas and can infect upto four million people, the WHO warned today as it issued a warning to all ...
Iran signs deal with France to buy 118 Airbus
Iran has signed a deal to buy 118 Airbus planes worth 25 billion dollars at list prices in one of the biggest deals signed since Western sanctions aga...
Trump steals the show by skipping debate
Defying conventional wisdom, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has refused to reconsider his decision to skip the party debate before t...
French justice minister Christiane Taubira resigns
In France, Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has resigned, blaming a major political disagreement with her government. Taubira stepped down from her...
Vaccine for Zika virus 10 years away: US scientists
US scientists studying the Zika virus have warned that it could be a decade before a vaccine is publicly available. The virus is linked to shrunken br...
Air India bomber released from Canadian prison
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the lone person convicted for the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing that killed all 329 people on board, was today released from p...
India is doing great,says Trump
Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump has commented on India for the first time after he entered the presidential race, saying that the co...
JK Rowling to receive PEN award for literary service
The "Harry Potter" author is to receive the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, PEN America told The Associated Press today. Rowling wil...
35 people killed in suicide attack in Cameroon
In Cameroon, four suicide bombers have killed at least 35 people and injured 65 at Bodo town near the border with Nigeria. Cameroon officials bl...
33 killed after snowstorm hits US East Coast
In United States, the icy streets in the capital remained largely deserted on the first work day after a mammoth blizzard smothered the East Coast. ...
It was smooth, but it was big earthquake.
By Sunday afternoon -- whether terrified or calm in the face of the earthquake -- people had stories to tell about what they felt and what they...
New York rebounds after blizzard; Washington shuts down
Washington shut down US federal government offices on Monday, while New York prepared for a normal workday following the worst snowstorm in decades to...
IS releases video of 'Paris attackers'
The Islamic State group has released a video purporting to show nine jihadists behind the November Paris attacks that killed 130 people, in which they...
Alaska jolt with magnitude 7.1 quake
A magnitude 7.1 quake knocked items off shelves and walls in Alaska early Sunday morning, jolting the nerves of residents in this earthquake-prone reg...
Sedition case filed against Khaleda Zia
Former Bangladeshi prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia was on Monday booked for sedition over her alleged “slanderous comments” concernin...
7 hurt on American Airlines jet
Seven people were taken to hospital after an American Airlines plane from Miami to Milan made an emergency landing in Newfoundland after the jet brief...
Kerala's snake boat pavilion wins award in Madrid
Kerala Tourism's pavilion themed on the famous snake boat race has bagged an award in the destination category along with Mexico, Japan and Nepal at F...
28 people killed in heavy snow storm in US
In United States, a travel ban in New York City has ended as the eastern parts of the country begin digging out from the weekend's massive snowstorm t...
45 people drown as boats sank-off Greece
At least 45 people drowned when three refugee boats sank-off Greece, as Turkey pledged to do everything to stop record numbers of migrants heading t...
Emergency declared in 5 States of US as huge blizzard hit
A huge blizzard has begun to hit the United States east coast and is expected to dump near-record levels of snow from Washington to New York. More t...
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