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Emergency personnel and local people work at the site of a landslide in Xinmo village in Maoxian County in southwestern Chinas Sichuan Province. Dozens of people are feared buried by a landslide that unleashed huge rocks and a mass of earth that crashed into their homes, a county government said. (Photo: AP)

China landslide: 9 more bodies found; toll rises to 24, 109 still...

The government lowered an earlier figure of 15 dead retrieved, which was initially reported in the state media.

25 Jun 2017 1:42 PM IST

A view of an apartment in the Grenfell Tower after fire engulfed the 24-storey building, in London. (Photo: AP)

Post Grenfell horror, 34 high-rise buildings in UK discovered with...

Hundreds of residents hastily packed their bags and sought emergency shelter, with many angry and confused about the...

25 Jun 2017 1:13 PM IST

The mother of a victim of a sex-trafficking ring greeting a high-ranking police official. (Photo: AFP)

Girls referred as dessert: Thailand sex scandal puts spotlight on grim...

Until recently the most sinister part of that tradition, the procurement of underage girls, was well-known but rarely...

25 Jun 2017 12:57 PM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Istanbul. (Photo: AP)

Turkey president Erdogan backs Qatar, says demand to shut base...

Qatar had said that the ultimatum by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain was unreasonable.

25 Jun 2017 12:43 PM IST

Dozens of lawyers shout slogans during a protest against the accord to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands, Tiran and Sanafir, to Saudi Arabia in front of the lawyers syndicate in Cairo. (Photo: AP)

Egypt President Sisi ratifies Red Sea islands deal

'Sisi has ratified the maritime demarcation agreement between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi...

25 Jun 2017 12:36 PM IST

The cable was sent after President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump wishes Muslims on occasion of Eid

'With Muslims around the world, the United States renews our commitment to honor these values', said Trump.

25 Jun 2017 12:20 PM IST

Britain has been rocked in recent days by a fire which killed at least 79 people when it engulfed a 24-storey building in west London on June 14. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Residents evacuated as fire breaks out at low rise building in east...

The London Fire Brigade is also working to evacuate residents from an estate in north London.

25 Jun 2017 11:57 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Washington DC for 1st meeting with President Trump (Photo: PMO, Twitter)

Modi must raise H-1B visa issue with Trump: Indians in US

Trump will host Modi at the White House on Monday and the two leaders would spend about five hours together in various...

25 Jun 2017 11:54 AM IST

National police chief Tito Karnavian said last week about 40 suspected militants had been detained in recent weeks. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Indonesian cop stabbed by suspected Islamist militants in Medan city

Islamic State sympathizers have carried out a series of mostly low-level attacks in Indonesia over the past few years.

25 Jun 2017 11:30 AM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

Cyber attack on British MPs tried to find out weak' email passwords

The hackers carried out a sustained and determined attack on all parliamentary user accounts in an attempt to identify...

25 Jun 2017 11:00 AM IST

Eight other vehicles were destroyed, officials said. (Photo: Youtube grab)

Over 120 killed as overturned oil tanker catches fire in Pak's Punjab...

The tanker flipped over Sunday and the fire from the oil spill engulfed scores of residents who had rushed to collect...

25 Jun 2017 10:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Indian sectors protected, press Modi on trade: US Lawmakers to Prez

Modi is due to meet with about 20 leading US CEOs in Washington on Sunday before his first meeting with Trump on Monday...

25 Jun 2017 10:16 AM IST