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A video clip of the abuse, involving one of the 16-year-old girls, was leaked on various social media platforms, including Facebook. (Representational photo: file)

Afghan man cuts off wife's ears for speaking to other men

The victim, who is undergoing a treatment, is seeking her husband's arrest.

2 Feb 2017 9:46 AM IST

The vast majority of Leavers (86 percent) also believe Britain will be able to make up for any loss in trade with the EU through other deals, whereas 71 percent of Remainers believe it cannot. (Photo: AP)

British MPs approve first stage of Brexit bill

The bill will then move to the Lords for debate from February 20, with the government hoping for their approval by March...

2 Feb 2017 8:42 AM IST

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron (Photo: AP)

Cameron tried to get editor of pro-Brexit Daily Mail sacked

A spokesman for Mr Cameron told the BBC that he denied the report and had merely sought to persuade them of his pro-EU...

2 Feb 2017 6:34 AM IST

Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court pick

Conservative Gorsuch set to tilt' Supreme Court balance

The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of many sensitive issues.

2 Feb 2017 2:01 AM IST

Do you have a green card? Woman in hijab harassed

She posted the video on Facebook and it has received over 90,000 views.

2 Feb 2017 1:59 AM IST

Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan bars Hafiz Saeed, 37 JuD and LeT members from leaving country

The decision comes two days after Saeed was put under house arrest, presumably following pressure from the United...

1 Feb 2017 9:01 PM IST

Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. (Photo: AFP)

China the reason for Saeed's house arrest, not US: Pak media

With his orders and several unfilled senior posts, the media speculated that Trump had too much on his plate to focus on...

1 Feb 2017 8:07 PM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May. (Photo: AP)

UK: Brexit bill at first stage, British MPs to vote

The bill will authorise British Prime Minister Theresa May to start the exit negotiations.

1 Feb 2017 8:00 PM IST

The boy reunited with his mom after he was detained for hours at the airport. (Photo: YouTube)

US: After hours at airport, 5-year-old Iranian origin boy reunites...

The boy is a US citizen from Maryland while his mother is from Iran.

1 Feb 2017 7:56 PM IST

Jurors found Timothy Ciboro and his 28-year-old son, Esten Ciboro, guilty on charges of rape, kidnapping and child endangering. (Photo: Lucas COunty Corrections Centre)

US: Father-son duo who raped, enslaved teen sentenced to life in...

Officers found leg irons in the basement along with a bucket the girl said she used as a toilet, according to a police...

1 Feb 2017 12:46 PM IST

Watanabes employer, Tokyo-based firm Minrevi, said demand for its monk delivery service has spiked since it started in May 2013, as more and more Japanese lose their ties to local temples -- and lose faith in an opaque donation system. (Representational Image)

'Rent-a-monk' business thrives as Japan loses temple ties

At the click of a mouse, customers can hire a monk from Minrevi from 35,000 yen($300) depending on the ceremony.

1 Feb 2017 9:50 AM IST

Noor Salmans attorneys said on Tuesday in court filings arguing for her release from jail that she had no involvement or knowledge of her husband Omar Mateens plan to attack the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando on June 12. (Photo: Twitter)

Orlando shooter's widow seeks jail release

Mateen shot to death 49 people and wounded 53 others before police killed him.

1 Feb 2017 9:41 AM IST