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British PM Theresa May. (Photo: AP)World
It's over: Britain files for divorce from EU, Brexit secretary calls...

Britain's top envoy to EU, hand-delivered a letter to European Council President formally triggering a two-year...

29 March 2017 5:35 PM IST

Pakistan Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif. (Photo: AFP/File)World
Pak minister Khawaja Asif defends ex-army chief appointment as...

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said government took the decision to let Raheel proceed to take the command after a lot...

29 March 2017 4:57 PM IST

The rapist, Davut Bulduk, who was on drugs at the time of the attacks. (Representational Image)World
Australia: Mother, daughter raped; accused jailed for 18 years

A few months later, Bulduck also raped the woman's teenage daughter by jumping into her bedroom.

29 March 2017 3:29 PM IST

Attorney Brent Renison said the court did not say the lottery was the best way to distribute visas, only a permissible way. (Photo: File)World
H-1B visa lottery system to stay, rules US court

US District Court Judge Simon upheld the USCIS's view that an H-1B visa application is not considered filed unless a...

29 March 2017 3:28 PM IST

Her zombie-like movements looked like she was possessed by some spirit. (Photo: Videograb)World
Woman in Singapore shocked to see CCTV footage of possessed housemaid

Though terrifying to watch, many viewers believe that it is an act put on by the maid in an attempt to get back to her...

29 March 2017 3:12 PM IST

ISIS extremists smashed icons, toppled church bell towers and systematically chiselled out the crucifixes that once adorned each panel of the outer wall of the Mar Bahnam wa Sara church. (Photo: Representational/AP)World
Freed from ISIS, Iraq's Qaraqosh now deemed ghost town

Qaraqosh was ravaged by IS jihadists, who seized it in June 2014 as they rampaged across parts of northern Iraq.

29 March 2017 3:03 PM IST

U.S. officials told CNN that intelligence \indicates terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation\ by \smuggling explosive devices in various consumer items. (Photo: AP)World
IATA questions laptop ban on some flights to US, UK

IATA said the "only way" to stop terrorists was to share intelligence between governments and the aviation industry.

29 March 2017 2:20 PM IST

Though the number of tropical cyclones in a season could remain the same, their category or intensity would be higher.World
Cyclone-ravaged Australia like 'a war zone'

'This rainfall is likely to lead to major river flooding over a broad area this week', Bureau of Meteorology said.

29 March 2017 2:11 PM IST

30-year-old Aggarwal decided to take the matter to the court on his own when he realised that he could not get any help from complaining to the authorities. (Photo: Facebook)World
UK: Called stupid, Indian-origin autistic man wins discrimination...

The health club dismissed the instructor and offered him USD 117.8, which he refused.

29 March 2017 1:31 PM IST

The police say that in the two cases, in 2014 and 2016, insurance policies worth USD 62,000 and USD 30,000 were either taken out or collected. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)World
El Salvador gang kills kidnapped women's new husbands to claim...

Prosecutors suspect that the gang kills the kidnapped women after the policies on their slain husbands are collected.

29 March 2017 1:03 PM IST

The move comes days after the Public Broadcasting Service aired a documentary on H-1B visa programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US. (Photo: DC/File)World
2 Indian-Americans indicted on H-1B visa fraud

If convicted, Jayavel Murugan, 46, and Syed Nawaz, 40, will face up to 20 years in prison or up to USD 250,000 of fine...

29 March 2017 10:32 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 moves to roll back Obama climate measures

Critics say that rolling back Obama's Clean Power Plan is unlikely to boost production or to create substantial numbers...

29 March 2017 10:13 AM IST

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