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Sundaresan Asokan was working with a metal fabrication company in Dubai. (Photo: Representational/File)World
Indian man dies of heart attack in Dubai before flying home

However, the man was not seen outside his room in the company's staff accommodation in Sharjah for a couple of days.

25 July 2017 3:55 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)World
We don't care a bit: North Korean official responds to US travel ban

Tour companies say business has already been hit hard by recent developments, including tensions over the North's...

25 July 2017 3:23 PM IST

The victims were brutally murdered with a sharp-edged weapon. (Representational Image)World
Honour killing: Indian Muslim woman kidnapped, raped, murdered in UK

The deceased was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered at an address in Kingston-upon-Thames, Wimbledon Magistrates',...

25 July 2017 3:02 PM IST

Israel has begun dismantling metal detectors it installed a week earlier at the gates of a contested Jerusalem shrine, amid widespread Muslim protests. (Photo: AP)World
Post Muslim protest, Israel removes metal detectors from Jerusalem...

A work crew removed the metal detectors from one entrance to the compound in the early hours.

25 July 2017 2:54 PM IST

US: Teenage driver livestreams in fatal car crash that killed sisterWorld
US: Teenage driver livestreams in fatal car crash that killed sister

After a gap in the livestream, the driver is seen leaning over the body of the girl, trying to shake her awake and...

25 July 2017 12:52 PM IST

US President Donald Trump thanks the audience at the end of joints statements with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (Photo: PTI)World
Syrian rebel aid programme was 'dangerous and wasteful': Trump

US officials said last week that some of the anti-Assad forces could be absorbed into US military-supported groups...

25 July 2017 11:30 AM IST

Attorney Brent Renison said the court did not say the lottery was the best way to distribute visas, only a permissible way. (Photo: File)World
US to resume fast processing of H-1B work visas popular with Indians

Federal agency USCIS also plans to resume premium processing of other H-1B petitions as workloads permit.

25 July 2017 11:17 AM IST

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and travel ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of supporting Islamist terrorists in the worst crisis among Arab states in years, a charge that Doha denies. (Photo: AP)World
President al-Sisi says Egypt firm on decision keep up Qatar blockade

Qatar's ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said he was ready for dialogue, but any solution must respect...

25 July 2017 10:23 AM IST

The UN chief said that he supports the efforts of the Pakistan government to fight terrorism and violent extremism with full respect for international human rights norms and obligations. (Photo: File)World
UN chief Guterres condemns deadly attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan

Guterres also condemned the terrorist attack in Lahore, calling for those responsible to be brought to justice.

25 July 2017 10:18 AM IST

sick baby Charlie Gard provided by his family, taken at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. A British court will assess new evidence in the case of 11-month-old Charlie Gard as his mother pleaded with judges to allow the terminally ill infant to receive experimental treatment for his rare genetic disease, mitochondrial depletion syndrome. (Photo: AP)World
UK: Baby Charlie's parents give up legal battle, agree to let him die

Charlie's mother, Connie Yates said 11-month-old Charlie could have lived a normal life if he had been given treatment...

25 July 2017 9:49 AM IST

Since December, ISIS has also targeted Christians in other parts of the country, including in Cairo, killing dozens. (Photo: Representational/File)World
Egypt: 7 dead in car bomb in North Sinai

The jihadists have threatened to carry out further attacks on Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt's 90...

25 July 2017 9:46 AM IST

US President Donald Trump thanks the audience at the end of joints statements with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (Photo: PTI)World
Trump's criticism against attorney general Jeff Sessions, may replace...

US presidents normally avoid being seen as influential on ongoing or possible investigations at all costs.

25 July 2017 9:12 AM IST

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