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Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

UK Government scrambles to contain political fall out from London fire

Theresa May says she will receive daily reports from the stricken neighborhood, where hundreds of people have been...

18 Jun 2017 3:41 PM IST

2 Pakistani diplomats go missing in Afghanistan

According to a statement by the Ministry, the diplomats went missing on June 16 while commuting to Pakistan by road.

18 Jun 2017 2:50 PM IST

The library, which will remain open till June 18, is close to Trump Tower, local media reports said. (Photo: AFP)

Library with moments of Trump's Twitter history opens in New York

The library also has a gold toilet in an imitation Oval Office where visitors can sit and compose their own tweets.

18 Jun 2017 1:59 PM IST

Security forces are deployed as the site of suicide attacks and an ongoing clash between Taliban insurgents and government forces in the main police station in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

5 Afghan policemen killed, 15 injured in Taliban attack in Gardez

One of the five attackers was still holding out more than five hours after the coordinated assault began, police...

18 Jun 2017 1:31 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves his house followed by bodyguards before voting in the final round of parliamentary elections, in the northern seaside town of Le Touquet, France. (Photo: AP)

Macron casts ballot in French parliamentary vote

French voters are casting ballots in the final round of parliamentary elections that could clinch President Emmanuel...

18 Jun 2017 1:17 PM IST

The publishing house said in a statement that the word was chosen because of its significant increase in use - 839 percent - and the wide variety of contexts in which it was deployed, reports the New York Times. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Oxford University Press declares 'Trump' Children's Word of the Year

Children also got creative, using the word in more than 100 mixes such as character names - Boggle Trump, Snozzle Trump,...

18 Jun 2017 1:08 PM IST

Damaged USS Fitzgerald is seen at the US Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo Sunday. Navy divers found a number of sailors bodies Sunday aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship in the busy sea off Japan. (Photo: AP)

US Navy stop search operation after bodies of 7 missing sailors found...

Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin paid tribute to the crew's efforts to save their ship, saying they prevented it from sinking.

18 Jun 2017 12:57 PM IST

US Vice-President Mike Pence with Indian-American Sikh leader Gurinder Singh Khalsa. (Photo: PTI/File)

US Vice President Mike Pence applauds contribution of Sikhs

'Sikh Community and its issues are always close to my heart and I always admire the contribution of Sikhs across the...

18 Jun 2017 12:38 PM IST

The London Fire Brigade said that 40 fire tenders and 200 firefighters were sent to tackle the flames. (Photo: AP)

At least 58 feared dead in London tower fire; UK PM May admits failure

If the number is confirmed, it would make the Grenfell Tower blaze the deadliest in London since World War Two.

18 Jun 2017 12:30 PM IST

An ongoing trial in Phnom Penh of Australian nurse Tammy Davis-Charles on charges of running an illegal surrogacy business. ( Photo: AP)

Surrogacy remains a lure for Cambodia's poorest despite ban

"Cambodia is still poor but we don't want to use surrogacy to reduce poverty among our people', Interior minister Chou...

18 Jun 2017 12:10 PM IST

Polls open for French parliamentary election

Macron's Republic on the Move (REM) and its allies are tipped to win 400-470 seats in the 577-strong parliament.

18 Jun 2017 11:58 AM IST

The Conservatives had delayed this years Queens speech as the party held discussions with the DUP to thrash out an agreement on propping up the minority government. (Photo: AFP)

To ease way for new Brexit laws, UK PM May cancels Queen's speech to...

In a highly unusual move, the parliamentary session is being doubled to two years, reports said.

18 Jun 2017 11:42 AM IST