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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

We’ll stand by Afghan, says Modi

Unfazed by terror attacks on its missions, India will continue to extend cooperation in war-torn Afghanistan, Prime...

5 Jun 2016 6:52 AM IST

Adolf Hitler (Photo: AFP)

Adolf Hitler’s code machine finally meets its WWII nemesis

The machine Adolf Hitler used to send coded messages to his generals met the supercomputer that revealed its secrets on...

5 Jun 2016 6:40 AM IST

Pope Francis (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis says negligent bishops can be recalled

Catholic bishops guilty of negligence in respect to child abuse cases can now be dismissed from office, Pope Francis...

5 Jun 2016 6:21 AM IST

Four dead in France as flooding peaks in Paris

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (left) and Essone departmental council president Francois Duvovray visit flooded...

5 Jun 2016 6:18 AM IST

Documents filed by their lawyers allege that Moscow has worked to keep its involvement in the plane disaster hidden. (Photo: AP)

MH17 criminal probe results due within months: prosecutor

The results are expected to shed light on the exact type of missile used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on...

4 Jun 2016 4:07 PM IST

Scott Stammers was one of five defendants pleaded guilty last year in a case stemming from a US Drug Enforcement Administration

UK man gets 15 years in US jail for smuggling 100kg of North Korean...

Scott Stammers, 47, was sentenced by US district judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan.

4 Jun 2016 4:04 PM IST

Afghanistan is Modis first stop as part of his five-nation tour which will take him to Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico

In Afghanistan, Narendra Modi to inaugurate biggest dam in Herat

Over 1,500 Indian and Afghan engineers were involved in construction of the dam for several years in difficult...

4 Jun 2016 2:18 PM IST

The jury convicted Madison last month of multiple counts of aggravated murder and kidnapping. (Photo: AP)

Death for rapist who killed 3 women, wrapped bodies in garbage bags

Judge said horrific nature of Madison’s crimes far outweighed evidence presented to spare him, including an...

4 Jun 2016 11:52 AM IST

He is scheduled to meet President Obama at the White House on June 7 and address a joint meeting of the US Congress on June 8.

Modi’s visit will highlight deepening Indo-US relationship:...

Modi will only be the fifth Indian Prime Minister to address a joint session of Congress.

4 Jun 2016 11:41 AM IST

Reporters gather near the hut where the boy was found. (Photo: AFP)

Japan boy left in forest found alive after 6 days

A seven-year-old boy was found alive on Friday nearly a week after his parents left him in a bear-inhabited forest as...

4 Jun 2016 7:16 AM IST

Nepal to drain big glacial lake near Mount Everest

Nepali soldiers have kicked off efforts to partially drain a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, fearing possible...

4 Jun 2016 7:12 AM IST

Hamid Saeed Kazmi

Pak ex-minister jailed for Haj graft

A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced former religious affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi to 16 years in prison over...

4 Jun 2016 7:10 AM IST