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The woman was robed in white, had her face covered and then made to kneel on a stage where she was punished in front of a crowd. (Photo: AP)World
Woman in Indonesia caned under Sharia law for having sex before...

The punishment was in accordance with the Sharia law, which forbids having sex outside of wedlock and punishes all...

19 April 2017 2:03 PM IST

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. (Photo: AFP/File)World
Australia's foreign visa programme changes spark cheers, fears

Australia drew comparisons to moves by US President Donald Trump to tighten skilled-worker visa rules on Tuesday.

19 April 2017 1:31 PM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks on \Reviving Indian Wisdom in Contemporary India at a public event in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)World
China 'names' 6 places in Arunachal after Dalai row

The state media in Beijing said the move was aimed at reaffirming China's claim over the state, which it claims as...

19 April 2017 1:30 PM IST

Kori Ali Muhammad. (Photo: AFP)World
US: Gunman kills 3 in alleged hate crime in California, shouts Allahu...

The suspect, Kori Ali Muhammad, was also wanted in connection with the fatal shooting last week of an unarmed security...

19 April 2017 1:07 PM IST

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South Sudan refugees take 13 UN Congo mission staff hostage

The South Sudanese refugees wanted to be sent other East African countries to avoid their forced return to South Sudan.

19 April 2017 9:43 AM IST

President Donald Trump about the health care overhaul bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)World
Trump signs order restricting H-1B visas, Indians to be affected

He said the order sets in motion the first steps to initiate long-overdue' reforms to end visa abuses'.

19 April 2017 9:14 AM IST

A hooded elite police officer pulls a suitcase after searches in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. (Photo: AP)World
French police stop attack days before election, arrest 2 suspected...

The suspects, Mahiedine Merabet, 29 and Clement Baur, 23, were detained under arrest warrants for terrorist criminal...

19 April 2017 8:50 AM IST

Authorities say officers tried to pull Stephens over and, after a brief pursuit, he shot and killed himself. (Photo: Facebook)World
Suspect in Facebook video killing shoots himself to death

Pennsylvania State Police said Steve Stephens was spotted Tuesday morning in Erie County, in the state's northwest...

19 April 2017 8:28 AM IST

FBI warned that Patel, who stabbed his 21-year-old wife Palak Bhadreskumar Patel multiple times with a large knife, should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. (Photo: FBI Twitter)World
FBI puts Indian who killed wife on its Most Wanted List'

Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel went missing after allegedly killing his wife inside the kitchen of a Dunkin Donuts...

19 April 2017 7:57 AM IST

Harkirat SinghWorld
NYC Sikh driver attacked, abused by drunk youth

The report said the New York Police Department is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

19 April 2017 3:33 AM IST

British PM Theresa May. (Photo: AP)World
Brexit plans unaffected by election: European Union

The remaining 27 EU countries are set to rubber-stamp Mr Tusk's guidelines at a summit on April 29.

19 April 2017 3:27 AM IST

President Donald Trump about the health care overhaul bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)World
Donald Trump pushes for buy American, hire American'

US President will sign an executive order to recommend changes to H-1B visa programme for skilled workers.

19 April 2017 3:20 AM IST

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