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An injured person is carried in Barcelona, Spain, after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people. (Photo: AP)

Terror attack in Barcelona leaves 13 dead, several injured

Cars, trucks and vans have been the weapon of choice in multiple extremist attacks in Europe in the last year.

17 Aug 2017 9:18 PM IST

Bannon talked about the infighting in the White House, now engulfed in a storm over Trumps defensive response to deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia. (Photo: AP)

N Korea conflict only sideshow', US in economic war' with China: WH...

Bannon, an economic nationalist and ex-CEO of Breitbart news website, is said to be on shaky ground with President...

17 Aug 2017 9:00 PM IST

Sri Lanka has appealed for outside help as the death toll from floods and mudslides on Saturday rose to 100 with 99 others missing.

Mudslide in northeast Congo leaves 40 dead, say authorities

Jean-Bosco Lalu, who leads civil society groups in the nearby regional hub of Bunia, says 30 bodies have been recovered.

17 Aug 2017 8:35 PM IST

Syed Salahuddin (Photo: PTI/File)

US decision to blacklist Hizbul Mujahideen as terror outfit...

The US decision came nearly 2 months after declaring its Pakistan-based chief Salahuddin as a global terrorist.

17 Aug 2017 7:28 PM IST

According to the report, Sunitha, who was from Kasaragod districts Adukkath Vayal beach area, was working as a beautician in a salon in Sharjah for the last five years. (Photo: File/Representational)

Kerala-based woman dies in UAE after falling off moving car

Sunitha Prashanth from Kerala was killed in the incident after she hit her head on a lamp post.

17 Aug 2017 6:04 PM IST

India and China have been locked in a prolonged standoff in the area in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

China to give ultimatum to India for troops withdrawal before Sept:...

'After the deadline, if Indian troops still remain within China's territory, India will be responsible for all...

17 Aug 2017 4:05 PM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

South Korea's Moon says N Korea crossing a red line' if it launches...

N Korea's rapid progress in developing nuclear weapons and missiles capable of reaching the US has fueled surge in...

17 Aug 2017 1:22 PM IST

A woman was killed and 19 were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville. (Photo: AP)

Hindu, Sikh-Americans denounce white supremacist Virginia violence

Rajwant Singh, co-founder National Sikh Campaign said that the Charlottesville incident was shameful and reprehensible.

17 Aug 2017 1:02 PM IST

Mudslides and torrential flooding has killed many people in and around Sierra Leones capital early Monday following heavy rains, with many victims thought to be trapped in homes buried under tons of mud.

Sierra Leone: Over 100 children among dead in massive flooding; toll...

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in New York that the UN country team was supporting national authorities in rescue...

17 Aug 2017 12:27 PM IST

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad. (Photo: AFP)

Alomst after 27 years, Saudi Arabia, Iraq look to reopen border

Riyadh and Baghdad reached a deal 'to renovate the Arar border post and fully open it for trade and passage for...

17 Aug 2017 12:16 PM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

South Korea's Moon says there will be no war on Korean peninsula

Tensions have soared in recent months over N Korea's weapons ambitions, which have seen it subjected to a seventh round...

17 Aug 2017 9:34 AM IST

Senior prison authorities and officers from Nagpada police station are examining the jail premises.

At least 37 killed in gun battle at small Venezuela prison

Prosecutors said 14 officials were wounded in the violence which ran from Tuesday into early Wednesday.

17 Aug 2017 9:27 AM IST