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A spokeswoman for Apple said Monday that statistics on Siri being used for emergencies werent available, but noted some recent emergencies in which it was used. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

iPhone's Siri helps man escape house explosion with few injuries

Beaucher could not dial because of his injuries so he asked his iPhone's voice-controlled virtual assistant Siri to call...

16 May 2017 10:05 AM IST

Trump reportedly even revealed the city in which the intelligence was gathered -- something seen as problematic, as it could allow Moscow to identify the partner nation. (Photo: AP)

White House denies Trump revealed classified information on ISIS to...

President Trump's closed-door meeting with the Russian officials came a day after his surprise firing of Comey.

16 May 2017 9:30 AM IST

Webb has been arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a grocery employee in Estacada. (Photo: AP)

US: Man with knife, holding mother's severed head enters grocery...

Wagner, the grocery store checkout clerk, was hospitalised and was expected to survive.

16 May 2017 9:03 AM IST

Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of Indias Ministry of External Affairs, right, and his delegation wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague. (Photo: AP)

Direct dialogue could lessen tensions in Jadhav case: US to India, Pak

A State Department spokesperson said that India and Pakistan could stand to benefit from practical cooperation.

16 May 2017 8:54 AM IST

Israel's first female Sharia judge sworn in

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said he hoped other courts, including Jewish ones, would follow suit.

16 May 2017 6:33 AM IST

Top Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve (left), who represented the Indian government, and MEA joint secretary Deepak Mittal (right), along with the rest of the Indian delegation, wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo: AP)

Don't let Pak hang Kulbhushan Jadhav: India to ICJ

Order reserved after India-Pak tussle at ICJ.

16 May 2017 5:12 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Panamagate: JIT to seek tax records of Sharif, kin

The cost of the Premier's Jati Umra residence was shown as Rs 40 lakh in the documents.

16 May 2017 3:49 AM IST

A picture of Hwasong-12, a new type of ballistic missile, launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

New missile can carry N-warhead: North Korea

That would require a flight of 8,000 km or more and technology to ensure a warhead's stable re-entry into the...

16 May 2017 3:46 AM IST

Russian President Putin played some songs on Xis piano (Photo: AP)

Piano man' Putin says he'll meet Trump, talk and then choose tune to...

The date for a meeting between Trump and Putin has not been set but they could meet at the G-20 summit in July in...

15 May 2017 9:24 PM IST

US National Security Adviser General HR McMaster has said the Trump administration is working on a policy that would apply to both Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP)

US anti-terror policy: Thousands of troops to be dispatched to...

US National Security Adviser General HR McMaster said President Trump would take a call after he returned from his...

15 May 2017 8:54 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Putin says Russia has no role in ransomeware' attack, tells govts to...

President Putin said that there was no significant damage to Russian institutions, including its banking and healthcare...

15 May 2017 8:04 PM IST

Martin Schulz, chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). (Photo: AP)

Germany: SPD chief Martin Schulz acknowledges defeat in national...

Schulz's SPD won just 31.2 percent of the votes, well below the 39.1 percent it garnered five years ago, final results...

15 May 2017 7:36 PM IST