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Six people, who were near the site of the explosion, also sustained minor injuries. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

China: 9 killed in explosion in Shanxi Province

The blast was apparently caused due to illegal storage of explosives in the house.

2 April 2017 7:47 PM IST

President Donald Trumps daughter Ivanka Trump. (Photo: AP)

LGBTQ activists protest outside Ivanka Trump's residence

Police put up barricades in front of Ivanka's residence, although it was uncertain if she and her family were home...

2 April 2017 7:16 PM IST

The bus, which was en route to Kathmandu from Dang area, was standing on a road due to a deflated tyre when the incident occurred. (Photo: AP)

5 killed in Nepal road accident, Indian among dead

The truck driver, Riyaz Khan from Bihar, was killed along with four passengers of the bus.

2 April 2017 6:28 PM IST

Irans Defense Minister confirmed that Iran conducted a missile test, but did not say when the test was carried out or specify the type of missile. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

4 missiles fired by Afghanistan land in northwest Pakistan's tribal...

No incidents of loss of life were reported, authorities said.

2 April 2017 6:10 PM IST

Police are treating the attack as a hate crime. (Photo: Representational/AP)

UK: 6 arrested in hate crime attack on asylum-seeking teen

Britain has seen a surge in xenophobia expressed in threats, taunts and attacks after Britain's vote to leave the...

2 April 2017 5:33 PM IST

US Defence Secretary James Mattis. (Photo: AP)

Iran rejects US terror allegation by Mattis, blames Saudi Arabia of...

Saudi Arabia denies backing terrorism and has cracked down on jihadists at home, jailing them and cutting down their...

2 April 2017 5:11 PM IST

The candid eyes of CCTV cameras may have recorded the gory incidents of sexual abuse in graphic detail.(Representational image)

UK woman alleges mother sexually abused her in childhood, fed raw...

Gimson said that the horrors of her childhood abuse still give her nightmares.

2 April 2017 5:07 PM IST

Jumaili was killed with other Islamic State commanders in a strike carried out by the Iraqi air force in the region of al-Qaim, near the border with Syria. (Photo: AP)

Second-in-command ISIS leader Ayad al-Jumaili killed in Iraqi...

Iraqi forces, backed by a US-led coalition, have been battling since October to retake the city of Mosul.

2 April 2017 4:18 PM IST

The candid eyes of CCTV cameras may have recorded the gory incidents of sexual abuse in graphic detail.(Representational image)

US: 26-yr-old woman held captive, sexually abused on pretext of...

Accused paid between $3,000 and $4,000 to smugglers to abduct young US woman for surrogacy.

2 April 2017 3:50 PM IST

Armenias president Serzh Sargsyan

Armenia holds a parliamentary election, ruling party favored

Armenia is also a member of Moscow-dominated economic and security alliances and hosts a Russian military base.

2 April 2017 1:44 PM IST

The Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, is a critic of the broadband privacy rules and has said he wants to roll them back. (Photo: File)

Democrats urge Trump to veto bill blocking online privacy rule

Both the House and the Senate voted this week to pass the resolution, sending it to President Trump.

2 April 2017 1:42 PM IST

The most destroyed in one area was 26 in Natuna on the edge of South China Sea and 10 in the nearby seaport of Tarempa. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia destroys 81 foreign ships for illegal fishing

Authorities have sunk 317 foreign vessels since President Joko Widodo took office in 2014, including the most recent.

2 April 2017 1:19 PM IST