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Sessions, who was the Alabama Senator since 1997, was confirmed as the 84th nations top law enforcement officer by surviving a near-party-line vote by 52 to 47 after days of delays in the Senate voting. (Photo: AP)

Jeff Sessions confirmed as US attorney general

In his farewell speech, soon after his confirmation and before his resignation, Sessions urged his colleagues to respect...

9 Feb 2017 10:36 AM IST

US Vice President Mike Pence watches at left as President Donald Trump prepares to sign his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

'Wasn't kidding,' says Trump as US begins designing Mexican border...

The wall is essential to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and drug pouring into the country from across the border,...

9 Feb 2017 9:24 AM IST

US President Barack Obama speaks during his farewell address at McCormick Place in Chicago. (Photo: AP)

Alleged 9/11 mastermind tells Obama attacks were America's fault

The attacker wrote that the plot was a 'natural reaction' to US foreign policy.

9 Feb 2017 9:22 AM IST

Chinas government has offered mild criticism of the ban, saying immigration policy was a sovereign right but reasonable concerns must be considered. (Photo: Representational Image)

Trump travel ban shows US misunderstanding of anti-terror duties:...

Radical elements around the world could use the ban to further justify their ruthless causes, and to gain more recruits,...

8 Feb 2017 6:49 PM IST

President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AP)

Duterte defends drugs war, rejects advice of 'idiot' ex-Colombia...

The former Colombian president Cesar Gaviria warned Duterte that a security-centred approach do more harm than good.

8 Feb 2017 6:43 PM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Overturning immigration ban could hurt security: Trump

Trump tweeted if he loses the court case over his travel ban, the country can never have the security and safety to...

8 Feb 2017 6:19 PM IST

The schools principal confronted the student after discovering the threat to shoot a teacher. (Photo: Representational Image)

US student suspended after threatening to shoot teacher

The post on Snapchat was made after school hours by a fourth grade student who attends Poupard Elementary in Harper...

8 Feb 2017 6:13 PM IST

Rebiya Kadeer (leader of the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress). (Photo: http://worlduyghurcongress.com)

Will oppose invite to 'separatist' leader: China tells Taiwan

Rebiya Kadeer (leader of World Uyghur Congress) is among the heads of the separatist 'East Turkistan' forces, China...

8 Feb 2017 6:08 PM IST

As the blaze whipped across the squalid area, sending a huge plume of smoke billowing into the night sky, residents ran for their lives carrying refrigerators, religious icons and other valuables. (Photo: AP)

Fire engulfs Philippine slum, thousands homeless

About 3,200 homes, many made from little more than scrap wood, were destroyed and four people were injured.

8 Feb 2017 6:01 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

China defends blocking US' bid to impose UN ban on Masood

Last year 1,267 Committee of the UN Security Council discussed the issue regarding listing Masood (Azhar) in the...

8 Feb 2017 3:53 PM IST

People rally with flags at Brooklyn Borough Hall as Yemeni bodega and grocery-stores shut down to protest US President Donald Trumps Executive Order banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Yemen in New York. (Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump's immigration ban faces tough scrutiny in court

Justice Department urged court of appeals to reinstate the travel ban -- put on hold by the courts last week.

8 Feb 2017 12:34 PM IST

Under Islamic States guidelines, women are banned from stepping out of their homes without male members of the family accompanying them. (Representational Image)

ISIS female militants tear girl to death with metal jaw in Iraq's...

The victim was brutally punished for accidentally stepping out of her house while cleaning.

8 Feb 2017 12:26 PM IST