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Orlando postscript: Gun sales to continue

Orlando postscript: Gun sales to continue

The US Senate on Monday rejected four measures restricting gun sales after last week’s massacre in an Orlando...

21 Jun 2016 11:38 PM IST

Ovais Ali Shah, the son of the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC), Sajjad Ali Shah (Photo: Facebook)

Sindh High Court chief justice's son kidnapped in Karachi

Eyewitnesses claimed four masked gunmen intercepted him and took him away.

21 Jun 2016 9:00 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo: AP)

Sweden to question Julian Assange in London embassy hideout

It could prove to be a major breakthrough in the protracted standoff between the 44-year-old Assange and Sweden.

21 Jun 2016 6:03 PM IST

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Man with 'suicide belt' of biscuits, salt triggers terror alert in...

Prosecutors said they were still investigating whether the man -- who had once claimed he had been urged to join the...

21 Jun 2016 5:54 PM IST

Different tune China now says 'NSG door open', did not target India

Speaking on the US’s support for India’s NSG bid, Chunying pointed out that US was one of those who made the...

21 Jun 2016 4:59 PM IST

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Turkish court frees wife who murdered abusive husband

Cilem Karabulut, 24, was found guilty earlier this month of killing her husband Hasan Karabulut, 33, in the southern...

21 Jun 2016 3:49 PM IST

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Trump's $1.3 million campaign funds trounced by Clinton's $42 million

Clinton's campaign -- backed by big donors -- had more than $42 million in the bank as of May 31.

21 Jun 2016 3:47 PM IST

A cook roasts dogs at a restaurant in Yulin in south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo: AP)

China city holds dog-meat eating festival despite protests

Many of the victim dogs are believed to have been pets stolen from their owners.

21 Jun 2016 12:01 PM IST

Commit to unity regardless of ethnicity, faith, gender: Ban Ki-moon

United Nations General Assembly had proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of Yoga in recognition of its 'universal...

21 Jun 2016 12:00 PM IST

Barack Obama had welcomed India’s application to the 48-member grouping during Modi’s visit to the US. (Photo: AP)

As China talks tough, US asks NSG members to support India's bid

Pakistan has also applied for NSG membership, a week after India submitted its membership applications.

21 Jun 2016 11:02 AM IST

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Death in childbirth: Grim prospects for women in Pakistani Kashmir

Local customs dictate that male doctors are not permitted to examine women during pregnancy or labour.

21 Jun 2016 10:49 AM IST

Oscar Pistorius, family receive threats ahead of murder sentence

Pistorius, who fatally shot Steenkamp in his home early on Valentine’s Day in 2013, is currently under house...

21 Jun 2016 10:48 AM IST