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Johnson & Johnson stops selling talc-based baby powder in US, Canada amid lawsuits claiming it causes cancer. (AFP Photo)

Johnson & Johnson stops selling baby powder in US, Canada

J&J faces more than 16,000 lawsuits from consumers claiming its talc products, including Johnson's Baby Powder, caused...

20 May 2020 9:32 AM IST

WHO to review virus response as Trump renews attack. (AFP Photo)

WHO to review covid response after Trump attack

WHO Director-General Tedros us acknowledged there had been shortcomings and told the virtual assembly he welcomed calls...

19 May 2020 1:12 PM IST

US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. (AP)

Just don't want to talk to Xi Jinping right now: Trump

The US's criticism on how Chinese leadership handled the coronavirus outbreak has led to a spat between both the...

16 May 2020 12:51 PM IST

Afghan and foreign security personnel stand guard in front of a hospital after gunmen attacked, in Kabul. (AP)

US blames Islamic State on Kabul maternity hospital attack

Afghan president orders military to switch to offensive mode against the Taliban following the hospital attack and...

15 May 2020 12:18 PM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AFP)

US unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus...

The prominent suggestions include moving manufacturing chain from China and deepening military-strategic ties with...

15 May 2020 9:22 AM IST

US Federal Bureau of Investigation and cybersecurity experts believe Chinese hackers are trying to steal research on developing a vaccine against coronavirus. (AFP Photo)

Chinese hackers stealing research on coronavirus vaccine: FBI

The hackers are also targeting information and intellectual property on treatments and testing for COVID-19

12 May 2020 11:27 AM IST

The Konarak support vessel which was struck during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, is docked in an unidentified naval base in Iran.(Photo provided by the Iranian Army)

Iran accidentally strikes its own ship, 19 sailors dead

The incident comes amid months of heightened tensions between Iran and US since Trump unilaterally withdrew from...

11 May 2020 3:28 PM IST

Liz Vereshko, left, is assisted into PPE equipment by fellow nurse Evana Croda before stepping into a patients room in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. (AP)

They don't want our IT guys, but they want our nurses, docs

US to offer 40,000 Green Cards to foreign medics while temporarily banning the issuance of work-based visas like H-1B

9 May 2020 2:04 PM IST

Authorities say firefighters in the Florida Panhandle battled wildfires through the night that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes. (AP)

Hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage in Florida

With only 35% of the fire contained, officials say it could be days before the fire could be brought under control

8 May 2020 1:39 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Korean Central News Agency)

North Korea praises China for getting the pandemic under control

China is North Korea's most significant ally and economic lifeline, accounting for about 90% of the country's external...

8 May 2020 9:28 AM IST

Rangels pronouncement marks another blow to Maduro after a handful of similar defections by senior officers this year. (Photo:AP)

Venezuela: Two US nationals arrested for plotting to overthrow Maduro...

The arrests came a day after the government said it foiled an "invasion" from the sea.

5 May 2020 1:17 PM IST

An Indian Navy helicopter (unseen) throws rose petals on the INHS Asvini (Indian Naval Hospital Ship) staff to pay tribute to all those involved in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai. (AFP)

Coronavirus global death toll hits 2,40,000

The United States has the highest number of total deaths with 65,645 out of 1,121,414 cases.

3 May 2020 12:20 PM IST