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The UN said \there can be no impunity\ for the crimes and urged the Security Council to refer the case to the International Criminal Court or a tribunal. (Photo: File/AP)World
Almost 10,000 Yazidis 'killed or kidnapped in ISIS genocide', says...

The study, conducted by US, UK, Israel and Iraqi Kurdistan researchers, found children were disproportionately affected...

10 May 2017 9:55 AM IST

The strike was observed in all six district courts due to which all work was totally paralysed. (Representational image)World
Indian woman can be repatriated after completing legal requirements:...

Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said that FO and Indian authorities were in touch over the issue.

10 May 2017 9:39 AM IST

But many experts doubt that the X-37 B is the prototype for a true weapon of war or espionage. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (Photo: AP)World
After 2-year secret space mission, US military drone returns to Earth

Since its first flight in 2010, it has sparked all kinds of speculation about its real purpose.

10 May 2017 8:49 AM IST

Donald Trump told Comey in the letter that he accepted the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he could no longer provide effective leadership. (Photo: AP)World
In surprise move, Trump fires FBI director in midst of Russia probe

The move raised suspicions among Democrats and others that the White House was trying to blunt the FBI probe involving...

10 May 2017 8:27 AM IST

Jakartas Christian governor Basuki Ahok Tjahaja Purnama (centre) talks to his lawyers after his sentencing at a court in Jakarta. (Photo: AP)World
Jakarta's Christian governor sent to the slammer

Purnama, Jakarta's first non-Muslim governor for half a century and its first ethnic Chinese leader.

10 May 2017 6:46 AM IST

Rabbit Simon was found dead on a United Airlines flight.World
United Airlines goes down the hole over dead rabbit

United Airlines spokesman Charles Hobart denied Simon died in a freezer

10 May 2017 6:37 AM IST

Gurmukh SinghWorld
Sikh who sneaked into US in 1998 fears deportation

The the Orange County Register said immigrants rights groups and politicians had successfully advocated for his release.

10 May 2017 6:32 AM IST

The cable was sent after President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. (Photo: AP)World
Climate envoys meet in Bonn, but all eyes on Washington

Some fear a US U-turn would dampen enthusiasm among other signatories for more efforts on emissions-cutting targets.

10 May 2017 6:29 AM IST

South Koreas presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party raises his hands as he arrives to give a speech on a stage in Seoul. (World
Landslide win for Moon South Korea presidential election

Voters were galvanised by anger over the sprawling bribery and abuse-of-power controversy that brought down Park.

10 May 2017 6:11 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)World
UN climate team in limbo as Trump still undecided

The White House postponed a meeting to determine whether the US will stay in the Paris Agreement to curb planet-harming...

10 May 2017 5:00 AM IST

An activist of the Gaspar social network uses her cell phone to go online at a park in Gaspar, a small town in Ciego de Avila province in central Cuba. (Photo: AFP)World
Cuban town hooked on pirate social network

In one of the least wired countries on Earth, Gaspar, population 7,500, is one of the most connected towns of all.

10 May 2017 12:30 AM IST

South Koreas liberal candidate Moon Jae-In (Photo: AP)World
Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in declared winner in South Korea...

'It's a great victory by a great people. 'I'll gather all of my energy to build a new nation.' Moon told the crowd.

9 May 2017 9:32 PM IST

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