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Turkish medics carry a wounded Syrian woman, evacuated from Aleppo, to a field hospital near Idlib, Syria, Friday, December 16, 2016. (Photo: AP)

Video of Syrian child being operated without anaesthesia leaves...

With the Russian and Syrian forces' continued assault, the civilians in the war-torn region have been caught in the...

17 Dec 2016 4:05 PM IST

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (Photo: AP)

No turning back on combating climate change: UN chief

Climate action means jobs, growth, cleaner air and better health, he said in his last press conference as the UN...

17 Dec 2016 3:38 PM IST

CIA Director, John Brennan, met the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director, James Comey and the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper early this week. (Photo: Representational Image)

FBI agrees with assessment on Russian hacking: CIA

CIA recently said that Russia was involved in hacking of servers of the Democratic party and that of Clinton's campaign...

17 Dec 2016 3:26 PM IST

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AFP)

'Bye-bye America': Philippines Duterte to US over aid issue

US scrapped a major aid package to Philippines over human rights concerns.

17 Dec 2016 2:19 PM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Trump salutes supporters in Florida, names budget director

Trump vowed to defeat the Islamic State group, offering no details but promising a foreign policy strategy that means...

17 Dec 2016 2:07 PM IST

Officials said the women were employees of a private company who would provide luggage and body search services for female passengers. (Photo: Representational Image)

Gunmen kill 5 female airport workers in Afghan

The women were concerned about their security after receiving death threats from people who disapproved of their career.

17 Dec 2016 1:58 PM IST

Contrary to these representations and in violation of the H-1B programme, the conspirators paid the foreign workers only when they were placed at a third-party client who entered into a contract with SCM Data or MMC Systems. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Indian-origin pleads guilty for H-1B visa fraud in US

According to federal prosecutors, Karne's conspirators recruited foreign workers with purported IT expertise who sought...

17 Dec 2016 1:34 PM IST

A public bus is burning at the scene of a car bomb attack in central Anatolian city of Kayser on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

13 soldiers killed, 48 wounded in car bombing: Turkish army

Initial television pictures showed the bus had been reduced to a smouldering wreck by the impact of the blast.

17 Dec 2016 1:27 PM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump thanks Indian-Americans for role in polls triumph

During campaigning, Trump pledged to work for betterment of India-US relationship and said he would be the best friend...

17 Dec 2016 1:22 PM IST

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi. (Photo: File)

Will not accept any modifications to Indus Water Treaty: Pakistan

Tariq Fatemi's remarks came after India strongly pitched for bilateral redressal of differences with Pakistan while...

17 Dec 2016 1:12 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

US to reveal number of citizens under surveillance

The estimate, requested by members of the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, is expected to be made public...

17 Dec 2016 12:08 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

Over 1 tonne narcotics worth $57 million destroyed in China

The traditional outdoor burning can emit a large amount of pollutants, so the drugs were incinerated in furnaces.

17 Dec 2016 12:01 PM IST