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Family members wait for word from the police near Pulse Orlando nightclub in Florida. (Photo: AP)

Orlando: Pulsing music, strobe lights and gunfire

It was a Saturday night at the Pulse nightclub, which could mean only one thing: a raucous, high-spirited celebration...

13 Jun 2016 4:46 AM IST

Saudis not linked to 9/11 attacks: CIA

CIA chief John Brennan said that he believes the 28 redacted pages of the 9/11 commission report will prove that the...

13 Jun 2016 4:39 AM IST

Stanford students to protest rape sentence at graduation ceremony

Stanford students to protest rape sentence at graduation ceremony

Students and rights groups plan to demonstrate at Stanford University’s commencement on Sunday to express outrage...

13 Jun 2016 4:36 AM IST

Bangladesh crackdown: 2,132 more held

The Bangladeshi police in Dhaka on Sunday escorts arrested men who were detained during an anti-militant crackdown...

13 Jun 2016 4:34 AM IST

Ruins of ancient civilisation found in Cambodia

The Angkor-period temple of Banteay Top, within the Banteay Chhmar acquisition block, in Siem Reap province....

13 Jun 2016 4:29 AM IST

Shahbaz Taseer poses in a jersey signed by Manchester United team. (Photo: Twitter)

Pak slain governor Tasser’s son gets Manchester United signed...

The son of a murdered Pakistani governor who was kidnapped by Islamist insurgents has received a signed jersey from...

13 Jun 2016 4:26 AM IST

For Ethiopians, Mother India mother of all films

For Ethiopians, Mother India mother of all films

For Ethiopians, Bollywood is synonymous with Mother India and such is the popularity of the Nargis-Sunil Dutt starrer...

13 Jun 2016 4:22 AM IST

Hewlett Packard Enterprise co-chief executive and Republican donor Meg Whitman. (Photo: AP)

US CEO likens Donald Trump to Hitler, Benito Mussolini

Hewlett Packard Enterprise co-chief executive and Republican donor Meg Whitman reiterated her opposition to Donald Trump...

13 Jun 2016 2:38 AM IST

Refugee children sit-in-protest in front of the Athens municipality building. (Photo: AFP)

Without help, families face a lonely search for missing refugee...

After losing its way in the dark waters of the Aegean between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, the small wooden...

13 Jun 2016 1:26 AM IST

Genocide row: Police protection for German MPs

Genocide row: Police protection for German MPs

German lawmakers of Turkish descent have been placed under police protection after receiving death threats over the...

12 Jun 2016 11:50 PM IST

Iraqi forces gain against ISIS south of Mosul

Iraqi forces gain against ISIS south of Mosul

Iraqi troops advanced against the ISIS south of Mosul on Sunday as the US-led coalition intensifies its campaign against...

12 Jun 2016 11:39 PM IST

Pope Francis celebrates a jubilee mass for disabled and sick people in St. Peters Square at the Vatican. (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis slams culture of shunning the disabled

Pope Francis has decried the pursuit for perfect bodies, saying it leads to society hiding away the disabled to avoid...

12 Jun 2016 11:31 PM IST