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Portuguese firefighters work to stop a forest fire from reaching the village of Figueiro dos Vinhos central Portugal. (Photo: AP)

Portugal forest fire: What we know

Over 800 firefighters and more than 260 vehicles were employed to battle the fire.

19 Jun 2017 11:05 AM IST

Damaged USS Fitzgerald is seen at the US Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo Sunday. (Photo: AP)

US Navy identifies 7 missing sailors after collision off Japan

Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the commander of Navy, also described a harrowing scene as other sailors fought to keep the...

19 Jun 2017 10:40 AM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

French President Macron's party dominates parliamentary vote

Le Pen, who entered parliament for the first time in her career, told supporters her FN had won at least six seats.

19 Jun 2017 10:05 AM IST

The Tehran Security Council has convened an emergency meeting after two terror attacks were reported on the Iranian Parliament and Imam Khomeini Mausoleum respectively on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Iran's Revolutionary Guard strikes Syria for Tehran attacks

On June 7, gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the parliament complex and the shrine of revolutionary leader Ayatollah...

19 Jun 2017 9:24 AM IST

Theresa May, UK Prime Minister

Britain starts formal talks to leave EU on Monday

Britain last year voted to end its decades-old membership of the 28-nation bloc in a shock referendum result.

19 Jun 2017 9:15 AM IST

United Nations armored personnel vehicles are stationed with an ambulance outside Campement Kangaba, a tourist resort near Bamako (Photo: AP)

Two dead as suspected jihadists attack Mali tourist resort

Security forces who battled the gunmen at the site were continuing Sunday evening to search for the assailants who fled.

19 Jun 2017 8:38 AM IST

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

Trump decries 'witch hunt' even as lawyer insists no probe

Trump's fledgling presidency has been battered by allegations -- being dissected both by Congress and the FBI.

19 Jun 2017 8:24 AM IST

A Portuguese firefighter works to stop a forest fire from reaching the village of Figueiro dos Vinhos central Portugal (Photo: AP)

Portugal forest fire: Firefighters search for more bodies; toll rises...

Portugal is prone to forest fires in the dry summer months and temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius hit the area...

19 Jun 2017 8:15 AM IST

Police officers man a cordon near the Seven Sisters Road at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London on Monday, June 19, 2017. (Photo: AP)

1 killed, 10 injured as van hits worshippers near London mosque

Traffic was shut down on a section of Seven Sisters Road, where the incident happened.

19 Jun 2017 8:01 AM IST

United Nations armored personnel vehicles are stationed with an ambulance outside Campement Kangaba, a tourist resort near Bamako, Mali, Sunday, June 18, 2017. A security official says suspected jihadists have attacked the resort in Malis capital that is popular with foreigners on the weekends. The official with the U.N. mission known as MINUSMA, said people had been killed and wounded but gave no immediate toll. There also were believed to be hostages inside the luxury resort area. The people inside the Campement Kangaba hotel come from multiple nationalities, he added. (Photo: AP)

Gunmen attack resort in Mali's capital, killing two

More than 30 people managed to escape though at least two people were killed, authorities said.

19 Jun 2017 6:53 AM IST

Galagodaatte Gnanasara

Lanka arrests monk, cop over hate crimes

The police have warned that anyone harbouring or aiding the fugitive monk in any way will face prosecution.

19 Jun 2017 12:54 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday, the day after an apparent suicide bomber attacked an Ariana Grande concert as it ended Monday night, killing over a dozen of people among a panicked crowd of young concertgoers. (Photo: AP)

Britain hurtles into Brexit talks with weakened May

PM still hammering out details with DUP to stay in power.

19 Jun 2017 12:44 AM IST