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Greece probing how parcel bombs got to France, Germany

The investigation so far suggests that the booby-trapped mail sent to the IMF.

17 March 2017 4:54 PM IST

Bangladesh policemen. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Suicide bomber blows self up in RAB camp in Bangladesh

A man carrying explosives entered the of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) camp and blew it up, said Home Minister.

17 March 2017 3:30 PM IST

Judge James Robart noted that Washington and several other states have also asked Donald Trump to block the revised ban. (Photo: AFP)

Trump's Muslim rhetoric key issue in travel ban ruling

Donald Trump called his new travel ban a watered-down version of the first one, which he said he wished he could...

17 March 2017 3:19 PM IST

It was the third such Israeli strike into Syria recently, according to the Syrian government. (Photo: Representational Image)

Syria says shot down Israeli plane after raids near Palmyra

Our air defence engaged them and shot down one warplane over occupied territory, said statement.

17 March 2017 2:53 PM IST

Francois Delattre the UN ambassador from US ally France lamented Americas retreat and unilateralism. (Photo: AP)

UN, affiliated agencies face affected by Trump budget cuts

America's contribution to UN peacekeeping costs would be capped at 25 percent.

17 March 2017 2:37 PM IST

Cerys Yemm was heard screaming from the hotel room. (Photo: Facebook)

Frantic UK hotel owner alerts police about 'cannibal killer' attack

The hotel owner, Mandy Miles, 50, heard the woman, Cerys Yemm, screaming and called the police to help the woman.

17 March 2017 1:58 PM IST

Rescuers earlier left the wreckage site but were forced to double back when they heard moaning coming from the debris. (Photo: Representational/AP)

US claims deadly north Syria strike, denies targeting mosque

Rescue workers struggled to pull survivors from rubble, dozens of residents were still unaccounted for.

17 March 2017 1:11 PM IST

Sansha Communist Party Secretary Xiao Jie said that preparatory work on the stations was among the governments priorities for 2017, but gave no other details. (Photo: Representational/AP)

China plans monitoring station on SCS shoal

The top official in Sansha City that administers China's island claims said such stations were being built on six...

17 March 2017 12:35 PM IST

Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was killed by a gunman in a Kansas bar.

Kansas recognises Mar 16 as Indian-American Appreciation Day

Alok Madasani and Ian Grillot also attended the event to commemorate the life of Srinivas Kuchibhotla.

17 March 2017 12:16 PM IST

A government spokesman confirmed children were detained in the operation but said authorities had followed the law. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Myanmar crackdown: Kids among Rohingya detainees

Police said some of the children had confessed to working with insurgents and that they were being detained away from...

17 March 2017 11:52 AM IST

In this photo taken from video footage, Sierra Leones President Ernest Bai Koroma hands a diamond during a meeting with delegates of Kono district, where the gem was found, at the presidential office in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Photo: AP)

706-carat diamond unearthed by pastor in Sierra Leone

The diamond was presented to President Ernest Bai Koroma on Wednesday before being locked in Freetown's central bank...

17 March 2017 11:50 AM IST

Pakistan Peoples Party of former president Asif Ali Zardari had opposed the courts but extended its support after some of its proposals were accepted. (Photo: AP)

Pak political parties agree to revive military courts

The decision was taken after a marathon consultative session of government and opposition politicians.

17 March 2017 11:28 AM IST