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The bug in the Uber software was not a one-off case and had been experienced by other users. (Photo: Representational Image)

US: Uber driver unable to speak English cited $250 in Miami

Javi Correoso, an Uber spokesman, said the law doesn't specify drivers should speak the language but only communicate.

20 Jun 2017 1:40 PM IST

Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui, center, listens to a colleague during a press conference in Mexico City. (Photo: AP)

Mexico govt accused of spying on journalists and activists

The Mexican government has been using cellphone malware to spy on journalists, activists, claims a criminal complaint...

20 Jun 2017 1:09 PM IST

Out of the 18 persons killed in incidents of lightning strike in eight districts, five persons were killed in East Champaran, four in Jamui, one in West Champaran, two each in Munger, Bhagalpur and Madhepura and one each in Vaishali and Samastipur districts. (Photo: File)

After B'desh landslides claim hundreds of lives, lightning takes 22...

Hundreds of people die every year from lightning strikes in Bangladesh and experts say climate change has worsened the...

20 Jun 2017 1:04 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about the US role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden. (Photo: AP)

Trump admin may cut financial aid to Pak to crack down on terror:...

Some US officials sceptical of the prospects for success say that previous efforts to curb Pak's support for militants...

20 Jun 2017 12:43 PM IST

India filed Bhandaris re-nomination on Monday with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres here, well ahead of the July 3 deadline. (Photo: Twitter/President of India)

India re-nominates judge for another term at ICJ

Before joining the ICJ, Bhandari was a judge in the higher judiciary in India for more than 20 years.

20 Jun 2017 12:18 PM IST

Out-of-court litigation is expected to help reduce the burden on courts in a country where over 3 crore cases are pending.

Lahore High Court allows Christians to divorce without adultery...

The court restored Section 7 of the Christian Divorce Act 1869 that enables a couple to approach a court of law for...

20 Jun 2017 12:17 PM IST

Migrants and refugees sit on the deck of the rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro after being rescued by Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms workers in the Mediterranean Sea Friday. (Photo: AP)

130 refugees feared dead after shipwreck off Libya: IOM

The survivors said traffickers intercepted their boat shortly after setting off and stole their engine.

20 Jun 2017 11:47 AM IST

(Photo: AFP/Representational)

No more US-N Korea trips: Travel firm used by Warmbier after his death

Otto Warmbier died 6 days after his return to the US, with US President Donald Trump blaming Pyongyang's brutal regime'...

20 Jun 2017 11:47 AM IST

Warmbier had suffered severe brain damage during his captivity. (Photo: AP)

Prez Trump condemns brutality of N Korea post Otto Warmbier's death

Otto, the college student who returned to the US last week after 17 months of detention in North Korea, died on Monday...

20 Jun 2017 9:31 AM IST

Mali resort attack: Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility; 5...

The Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen, said the attackers were from the Fula ethnic group and battled for many hours'...

20 Jun 2017 8:47 AM IST

The death toll has been unclear, with Afghan officials (Photo: AP)

Afghanistan: Attack on Bagram military base; 8 guards dead, 2 injured

This is yet another attack targeting the Afghan military base, as there has been a recent spate of such incidents.

20 Jun 2017 8:30 AM IST

London mosque attacker Darren Osborne. (Photo: Twitter)

Suspect in London mosque attack named as UK leaders try to ease...

British media named the suspect as Darren Osborne, 47-year-old father of four who was living in Cardiff, Wales.

20 Jun 2017 8:11 AM IST