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Millions of eggs have been pulled from supermarket shelves across Europe and dozens of poultry farms closed since the discovery of fipronil, which can harm human health. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

EU calls talks on contaminated eggs as scandal spreads to Asia

Fipronil is commonly used to get rid of fleas, lice and ticks from animals but is banned by the EU from use in the food...

12 Aug 2017 12:55 PM IST

Quick reaction surface-to-air missile of the DRDO is test fired successfully from ITR Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast. (Photo: PTI)

Take cover, avoid bomb flash: Guam issues nuclear guidelines

Guam is home to about 163,000 people and a US military base that includes a submarine squadron, an air base and a Coast...

12 Aug 2017 10:58 AM IST

Robin Rhodes approached Rabeeya Khan, who wears a hijab, at the Sky Club in Terminal 2 while she was sitting in the utility office, authorities said. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

California to pay $85,000 to Muslim woman over forcibly removing hijab

Powell spent the night in prison without her headscarf. It was returned when her husband posted her bond.

12 Aug 2017 10:29 AM IST

A man from Bihar has been languishing in a jail in Saudi Arabia for over 15 years as his family is unable to pay a punishment sum of over Rs 1 crore. (Representational image)

Indian man sentenced for 6 months in Singapore prison

The Indian-origin man also tried to assault Staff Sergeant Lionel Tan Wei Ming's face but was stopped.

12 Aug 2017 10:19 AM IST

There was no immediate information on what had caused the collision. (Photo: Twitter)

Egypt: Toll rises to 43 in trains collision; officials say deadliest...

An eyewitness who lives close to the crash site said he and others ran toward the site when they heard the sound of the...

12 Aug 2017 10:02 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

As tension soars, North Korea preparing for submarine ballistic...

The Pukguksong-1 is an SLBM that was first successfully test-launched on August 24, 2016.

12 Aug 2017 9:43 AM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)

Merkel embarks on Germany's 'strangest' campaign

Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) lead their closest rivals, the Social Democrats (SPD), by a...

12 Aug 2017 9:39 AM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

If North Korea attacks US and allies, it will regret it fast: Trump...

Trump appeared to draw another red line that would trigger a US attack against N Korea and 'big, big trouble' for its...

12 Aug 2017 9:26 AM IST

The top court sacked him last month after an investigation into corruption allegations against him and his family. (Photo: AFP)

Convoy of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif kills boy at rally

Sharif said in his Gujrat speech he would personally visit the boy's home 'and try to help his family for life'.

12 Aug 2017 9:09 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump will speak to his Venezuela's Maduro when 'democracy is...

'The United States stands with the people of Venezuela in the face of their continued repression by the Maduro regime',...

12 Aug 2017 8:50 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump says he won't rule out military response to Venezuela

The Trump administration has slapped a series of sanctions against Maduro and more than two dozen current and former...

12 Aug 2017 8:07 AM IST

The brightly-painted statue is of Guan Yu, a former General who is worshipped by some Chinese.

Statue of Chinese god stokes tension in Indonesia

Muslim, nationalist protesters call for 30-metre statue of Guan Yu to be torn down.

12 Aug 2017 7:05 AM IST