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Use of word ‘Rohingya’ may lead to stir: Aung San Suu Kyi

Use of word ‘Rohingya’ may lead to stir: Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi, on Sunday, addressed controversy over the use of the word “Rohingya” to describe the...

22 May 2016 11:36 PM IST

EgyptAir crash victims (Photo: AFP)

Families of EgyptAir victims struggle to accept loss

'She doesn't want to believe it.I told her to switch off her phone, but she said, what if Samar calls ' said a victim's...

22 May 2016 6:32 PM IST

Mansour was appointed head of the Taliban in July 2015 following the revelation that groups founder Mullah Omar had been dead

US drone strike 'kills' Taliban chief Mullah Mansour, confirms...

Mansour spent part of his life in Pakistan, like millions of Afghans who fled the Soviet occupation.

22 May 2016 1:26 PM IST

Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero

Honolulu to pay lesbians jailed after kissing

Honolulu has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit from two gay women who allege that a police officer wrongfully...

22 May 2016 7:07 AM IST

Armed man outside White House shot at

A Toyota sedan is towed away on Constitution Avenue (the White House is seen behind it) in Washington D.C. (Photo: AP)

22 May 2016 7:04 AM IST

‘Smoke alert on plane before crash’

‘Smoke alert on plane before crash’

Smoke was detected inside an EgyptAir plane shortly before it plunged into the Mediterranean with 66 people on board,...

22 May 2016 7:01 AM IST

Oklahoma governor vetoes bill outlawing abortion

The governor of the US state of Oklahoma on Friday vetoed a bill outlawing abortion, saying it was too vague and would...

22 May 2016 7:00 AM IST

Donald Trump fuels US relocation dreams

Donald Trump fuels US relocation dreams

Donald Trump’s inflammatory presidential campaign and the prospect of the brash-talking tycoon actually becoming...

22 May 2016 6:58 AM IST

Man gets breast implants to win $1,00,000 bet

Brian Zembic, a magician from Canada, was challenged by a friend to get breast implants for a year. — Via web

22 May 2016 6:55 AM IST

Villagers make their way to shelter in the Bangladeshi town of Cox’s Bazar. (Photo: AFP)

21 dead, 500,000 flee as Cyclone Roanu strikes

Cyclone Roanu battered the coast of southern Bangladesh on Saturday, forcing half a million people to flee their homes...

22 May 2016 6:53 AM IST

Flood-affected Sri Lankans struggle to cross a torrent of floodwaters in Kelaniya, Colombo. (Photo: AFP)

Foreign aid gets to Colombo, toll 71

Foreign aid began arriving in Sri Lanka on Saturday, bringing help to half a million people forced out of their homes by...

22 May 2016 6:50 AM IST

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman

China: Will cut off ties if Taiwan won’t toe line

Beijing warned Taiwan it would cut off critical contacts with the island if its new President Tsai Ing-wen does not...

22 May 2016 6:48 AM IST