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Attorney Brent Renison said the court did not say the lottery was the best way to distribute visas, only a permissible way. (Photo: File)

Bill proposed for H-1B exemption for persons with PhD to benefit...

Lawmakers in a statement said numerous studies have found that H-1B visas correspond with an increase in jobs for native...

27 May 2017 11:42 AM IST

The White House did not respond to requests for comment on how much Mrs. Trump paid for the jacket.

Melania wears USD 51,000 floral applique jacket by Dolce & Gabbana in...

Melania also carried matching clutch to lunch with spouses of G-7 leaders hosted by Catania's mayor.

27 May 2017 11:12 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump decries attack on Egypt Christians, calls all allies together to...

Sisi said Egyptian forces had hit a jihadist training camp in an undisclosed location in retaliation for the attack on...

27 May 2017 10:15 AM IST

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan presents new USD 50 billion development-heavy budget

'We have increased the defence budget to Rs 920 billion (from Rs 860 billion),' Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said.

27 May 2017 9:54 AM IST

The extremist Sunni Muslim LeJ, one of a myriad of Islamist militant outfits operating in Pakistan, has claimed responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of civilians.

About 28 dead, 130 wounded as militias clash in Libya capital

Health ministry spokesman Anwar Frajallah gave a provisional toll of 28 dead, 128 wounded but could not say if they...

27 May 2017 9:26 AM IST

Multiple ground assaults and a deluge of air strikes shrank the Islamic State groups caliphate to a rump and decimated its fighters in 2016 but the organisation remains a potential threat.

Civilian deaths in Iraq-Syria on rise after US-led air strikes against...

According to an official tally at the end of April, the Pentagon confirmed at least 352 civilians had been killed.

27 May 2017 8:43 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

Tillerson breaks bipartisan tradition, declines to host Ramadan event...

Muslim activists have accused President Donald Trump's administration of having an unfriendly attitude toward Islam.

27 May 2017 7:59 AM IST

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (Photo: AP)

Trump son-in-law sought bug-proof communications line with Moscow:...

Michael Flynn, who would become Trump's national security adviser before being fired 24 days into the job, was also at...

27 May 2017 7:48 AM IST

Pak clerics: No sect should be called infidel'

The clerics recommended complete ban on posting of provocative material on social media and arresting the violators.

27 May 2017 6:58 AM IST

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump's son-in-law to face FBI investigation

Investigators believe Kushner has significant information relevant to their inquiry, officials said.

27 May 2017 6:29 AM IST

Three of the plots involved the use of knives two in London and one in Birmingham and another plot in London using an unspecified means of attack. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

UK security forces foiled 5 terror attacks since March: Report

A fifth terrorist cell was disrupted by arrests linked to other offences that have removed suspects from the streets,...

26 May 2017 9:22 PM IST

President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AP)

Philippine President Duterte warns of 'contamination' by Islamic State...

The raid went awry and gunmen swept through the streets, fending off government forces and taking over large parts of...

26 May 2017 8:56 PM IST