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Police in the city are on high alert following on Mondays explosion that killed the attacker and 13 other people and wounded some 55. (Photo: AP)

Russian police check suspicious object in Saint Petersburg

Residents in the building have been evacuated and explosives experts have started working on the site.

6 April 2017 3:59 PM IST

Deadly road accidents are common in China, where traffic regulations are often flouted or go unenforced by police. (Representational Image)

Australia: High on meth, man crashes car, kills 14-month-old daughter

Nguyen, ashamed of his act, pleaded guilty before judge in the SA District Court during a trial.

6 April 2017 3:47 PM IST

One of the men switched off the lights while the two others raped her. (Representational Image)

Rapist marrying his victim remedy to crime, social problems: Malaysian...

Parliament, which was in session over the Sexual Offences Against Children Bill 2017 debated on child marriage as an...

6 April 2017 3:33 PM IST

The victims have still not been paid for the diamonds that they sold in the scheme. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

12 accused for duping people in US, India in USD 9 million diamond...

The 12 accused have been charged with conspiring to commit mail fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in...

6 April 2017 2:25 PM IST

German chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Merkel, Trump talk over concerns over Afghanistan, Ukraine

Merkel's spokesperson Steffen Seibert said in a statement on Thursday that the two leaders had talked by phone on...

6 April 2017 1:49 PM IST

New Zealand has been drenched in recent days by the remnants of Cyclone Debbie, which flooded parts of Australias east coast last week. (Photo: AP)

Hundreds evacuated after New Zealand river levee fails

Local authorities declared a state of emergency after the levee failed in the town of Edgecumbe on the North Island.

6 April 2017 12:46 PM IST

Thailand s new king Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun pays his respects to a portrait of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Thai Queen Sirikit. (Photo: AP)

Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn to sign country's new constitution

The palace says King Maha Vajiralongkorn, ascended the throne following the October death of his widely revered father...

6 April 2017 12:18 PM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama with Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu at Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery Bomdila. (Photo: PTI)

China could interfere in 'turbulent' J&K: Chinese media on Dalai visit

An editorial in Global Times flaunted Beijing's military power and wondered if India would be able to defeat China in a ...

6 April 2017 11:36 AM IST

US House of Representatives (File Photo)

Vaisakhi resolution introduced in US Congress

The resolution, introduced at a time when the Sikh community is facing increasing instances of hate crimes in the US.

6 April 2017 10:48 AM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing of Myanmar minority

The Geneva-based body's fact-finding mission will examine allegations of torture, murder and rape allegedly committed by...

6 April 2017 9:38 AM IST

Donald Trumps chief startegist Steve Bannon. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump drops Steve Bannon from National Security Council

Vice President Mike Pence said Bannon would continue to play an important role in policy and played down the shake-up as...

6 April 2017 9:34 AM IST

Nikki Haley, warned of unilateral action and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Russia to rethink its support for Assad. (Photo: AP)

Trump warns of unilateral action after Syria chemical massacre

Trump strongly urged then-president Barack Obama not to order military intervention against Bashar al-Assad's regime.

6 April 2017 9:15 AM IST