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Australia PM calls July 2 election amid economic slowdown

Australia PM calls July 2 election amid economic slowdown

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull fired the starting gun on Sunday on one of the longest election campaigns in...

9 May 2016 7:22 AM IST

A wildfire burns south of Fort McMurray at Alberta, Canada. (Photo: AP)

Turkish shelling kills 55 ISIS men in Syria

Turkish shelling killed 55 ISIS insurgents in northern Syria on Saturday evening, military sources said, in retaliation...

9 May 2016 7:20 AM IST

Canada wildfire rages for 7th day

Canada wildfire rages for 7th day

A wildfire ripping through Canada’s oil sands region was set to grow rapidly on Sunday but move further away from...

9 May 2016 7:17 AM IST

Donald Trump: Taxes for rich should go up

Donald Trump: Taxes for rich should go up

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Sunday that taxes for the wealthy should go up but that...

8 May 2016 11:41 PM IST

‘Equation’ sparks terror scare on US flight

‘Equation’ sparks terror scare on US flight

An Italian economist says his flight was delayed for over two hours after a fellow woman passenger saw him working on an...

8 May 2016 11:38 PM IST

Woman falls over and regains sight after 20 years

Woman falls over and regains sight after 20 years

A 70-year-old woman in Florida, who was been blind for over 20 years, has regained her sight after falling over and...

8 May 2016 11:36 PM IST

London mayor Sadiq Khan (Photo: AP)

Conservatives’ tactics just like Trump: Sadiq Khan

London’s new mayor Sadiq Khan on Sunday accused Prie Minister David Cameron’s ruling Conservative party of...

8 May 2016 11:35 PM IST

New London mayor Sadiq Khan during his swearing-in ceremony at Southwark Cathedral in London. (Photo: AFP)

Londoners chose hope over fear: Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan was on Saturday sworn-in as London’s mayor after he won by a record margin to bec-ome the first Muslim...

8 May 2016 4:18 AM IST

Sufi leader killed in Bangladesh

Sufi leader killed in Bangladesh

A local Sufi leader has been found hacked to death in Bangladesh in a suspected Islamist killing, the police said on...

8 May 2016 3:01 AM IST

Nepal levels 3 charges against its India envoy

Nepal levels 3 charges against its India envoy

The Nepal government has levelled three charges against the country’s ambassador to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyaya,...

8 May 2016 3:00 AM IST

Oil minister fired in Saudi reshuffle

Oil minister fired in Saudi reshuffle

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday replaced his veteran oil minister and the central bank governor in a major...

8 May 2016 2:59 AM IST

Pakistani govt rejects Opposition terms for Panama probe

Pakistani govt rejects Opposition terms for Panama probe

The Pakistani government on Saturday rejected the terms of reference proposed by the Opposition for the commission to...

8 May 2016 2:57 AM IST