5.0 intensity quake hits Nepal
A moderate intensity quake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Nepal at 2340 hrs, India Meteorological Department (IMD), yesterday, said in a state...
Trump calls for boycott until Apple unlocks shooter's phone
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on Friday for a boycott of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) products until the tech company agreed to help the...
British PM Cameron wins deal for 'special status' in EU
A deal on Britain’s future membership of the EU was trashed out by leaders of the 28 member states of the grouping after more than 30 hours of intense...
NASA sees record number of astronaut applications
NASA has received a record 18,300 resumes from people keen on becoming astronauts, the US space agency has said.The number of applications for a spot ...
Vatican to Trump: It's not personal,' it's religion
The Vatican on Friday tried to tamp down a firestorm ignited by Pope Francis' comments assailing Donald Trump's views on U.S. immigration as "not Chri...
US writer Harper Lee dies at the age of 89
Harper Lee, one of America's most celebrated novelists whose masterpiece "To Kill a Mockingbird" was read by millions worldwide, has died at the age o...
Vietnam lodges formal complaint to UN against China
Vietnam has lodged a formal complaint to the UN over China's placement of a surface to air missile battery on a disputed island in the South China Sea...
Silicon Valley wants dramatic expansion of H1-B visa: US CEO
A top American CEO has called for a "dramatic expansion" of the H-1B visa scheme -popular among Indian tech firms- to meet the growing demand. "The en...
Barrack Obama to become first US president to visit Cuba
Barack Obama will become the first US president to visit Cuba in almost a century next month, a symbolic visit that will cast off one of the last vest...
Donald Trump not a Christian: Pope Francis
Pope Francis has questioned US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Christianity over his call to build a border wall with Mexico. He said...
71 people killed in bus accident in Ghana
In Ghana, at least 71 people died while a further 13 people were seriously injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck carrying tomatoes on a ...
China one of great thefts of all time: Trump
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has slammed China for the devaluation of its tightly-controlled currency, describing the Communist t...
Mumbai Teacher makes it to global top 10 for USD 1 million prize
An Indian teacher who runs a not-for-profit school in Mumbai for girls from the city's red light areas was on Wednesday named in the top 10 shor...
John Kerry slams Beijing's increased militarisation in South China Sea
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington is seriously concerned about increased Chinese militarisation in the contested South China Sea. He wa...
Ukraine's govt survives no confidence vote
In Ukraine, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's government has survived a no-confidence vote hours after the President asked him to step down. The Pr...
John Paul II had intense friendship with married woman : BBC
Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted over 30 years, according to letters which feature in a documentary being ...
3 Indian-Americans could be US Supreme Court judge nominees
Three Indian-American legal luminaries may be among the possible candidates whom US President Barack Obama could nominate as a Supreme Court judge fol...
Trump threatens to sue Cruz unless his rival apologises
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has offered rival Ted Cruz an ultimatum, threatening to sue Cruz over his eligibility to serve in the W...
Yellow fever outbreak kills 51 in Angola
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INS Vikramaditya reaches Maldives on 4-day visit
India’s largest aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, accompanied by two battleships, INS Mysore and INS Deepak reached Maldives yesterday on a four-day...
Two Indian girls killed in Russian medical university fire
Two Indian girl students lost their life in a fire at a medical university in western Russia. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informed this in...
Obama to host US-Asean summit
ASEAN leaders are in California for a summit with US President Barack Obama starting today. It is the first meeting of its kind on US soil. On the age...
HSBC to keep headquarters in London
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Turkey to end assault against Kurdish fighters in North Korea: France foreign ministry
France's foreign ministry has urged Turkey to end its assault on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. In a statement, it said it was worried about the ...
US Congress adopts tougher sanctions on North Korea
The US Congress has adopted tougher sanctions on North Korea, in a bid to punish the reclusive Asian nation for its provocative recent nuclear test ...
9 persons killed in a terror attack in Mali
Nine troops including six UN Peacekeepers were killed and around 30 injured when suspected Islamist militants attacked their base with mortars and m...
Earthquake strick eastern Indonesia
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NATO launches sea mission against people-smugglers
NATO ships are on their way to the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece crack down on criminal networks smuggling refugees into Europe, the alliance's...
52 inmates killed in a prison in Mexico
In Mexico, at least 52 inmates were killed in an overcrowded prison, as prisoners fought with bats, sticks and blades Thursday.Nuevo Leon state Govern...
Andreessen's comments about India deeply upsetting: Mark Zuckerberg
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