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The thousands of fires burning in the Amazon dont look like the major forest fires of Europe or North America -- instead, they are fuelled mainly by branches, vegetation and other byproducts of deforestation in cleared areas, experts say. (Photo: File)

After global outcry, Brazil sends Army to put out Amazon rainforest...

The fires in the world's largest rainforest have sparked street protests around the planet.

24 Aug 2019 3:44 PM IST

KCNA have accused Mike Pompeo of derailing discussions. (Photo:AP)

Pompeo warns anyone who 'touches' Iran tanker risks US sanctions

He said he believes this rationale 'is shared by the entire world.'

21 Aug 2019 1:51 PM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)

Wants Brexit deal but without Irish backstop: Boris Johnson to EU

In the letter, Johnson stressed that his government wanted to achieve a divorce deal with Brussels.

20 Aug 2019 1:38 PM IST

Three Iranian ships attempted to impede the passage of a British oil tanker in Gulf waters, forcing a UK frigate to intervene, the British government said Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

24 Indians aboard Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 released in Gibraltar

A spokesman for Gibraltar's government also confirmed that police proceedings against four members of the crew had...

16 Aug 2019 8:06 AM IST

The missiles fired by the North last week were described as a new type of tactical guided short-range weapon. (Photo: AFP)

EU condemns North Korea over latest missile test

It was the fifth round of launches in two weeks, with Kim Jong Un labelling them a 'warning' over the joint US-South...

10 Aug 2019 8:46 PM IST

Nigel Farages Brexit Party is on course to win European parliamentary election in the United Kingdom while pro-European Union parties remain divided. (Photo:AP)

EU asks India, Pak to hold dialogues to resolve disputes

Islamabad has announced to cut trade and downgrade diplomatic relations with India.

8 Aug 2019 5:46 PM IST

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that the attack bore all the hallmarks of an attack by the Syrian regime. (Photo: AP)

Racism is the secret allure of the Take Back Control' call of UK PM

The Nazis, Brown Shirts and imperial Japanese came to rule their countries though hard-core patriotic appeal.

3 Aug 2019 1:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Why did Modi invoke ancient Tamil poet to stress India's unity in...

This is not for the first that an Indian leader has echoed these words on an International forum.

28 Sept 2019 11:56 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Brexit blues: UK's future is uncertain and unwritten, given the...

On the other hand, culturally and economically, Britain was hardly cut off from the Continent in the decades leading up...

26 Sept 2019 12:57 AM IST

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that the attack bore all the hallmarks of an attack by the Syrian regime. (Photo: AP)

European Union warns no-deal Brexit imminent if UK doesn't get serious

The warning came two days after Juncker and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met in Luxembourg for talks.

18 Sept 2019 5:51 PM IST

Acknowledging the issues, Apple said it is sorry for the issues with the third-generation butterfly keyboard. Users facing the problem are suggested to contact AppleCare.

Apple says USD14 billion EU tax order 'defies reality and common...

The European Union's order to Apple to pay EUR 13 billion (USD14 billion) in back taxes 'defies reality and common...

18 Sept 2019 10:02 AM IST

Facebook hopes Libra will not only power transactions but offer people without bank accounts access to financial services for the first time.

Global regulators to question Facebook's Libra amid EU concerns: paper

The development comes amidst concerns expressed by European Union governments over the threat the currency poses to...

16 Sept 2019 8:37 AM IST