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California Attorney General Kamala Harris, speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

3 Indian-Americans could be next Supreme Court judge

Three Indian-American legal luminaries may be among the possible candidates whom US President Barack Obama could...

17 Feb 2016 6:06 AM IST

Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. -AP

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 1st UN chief from Africa, dies

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a veteran Egyptian diplomat who helped negotiate his country’s landmark peace deal with...

17 Feb 2016 6:03 AM IST

Hillary barks like a dog to attack Republicans

Hillary barks like a dog to attack Republicans

In an unusual move, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton barked like a dog to attack Republicans for...

17 Feb 2016 6:00 AM IST

Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, center, accompanied by his brother George W. Bush. -AP

George W Bush campaigns for brother Jeb

17 Feb 2016 6:00 AM IST

China in focus as Barack Obama hosts Asean

China in focus as Barack Obama hosts Asean

Mr Obama is hoping to secure a united front against China’s territorial ambitions

17 Feb 2016 5:57 AM IST

European’s Juncker rules out Brexit, says no Plan B

European’s Juncker rules out Brexit, says no Plan B

Cameron, Schulz hold crucial talks

17 Feb 2016 5:56 AM IST

Facelift for Jesus church in Bethlehem

Facelift for Jesus church in Bethlehem

After two years of painstaking work, experts have completed the initial phase of a delicate restoration project at the...

17 Feb 2016 5:54 AM IST

Brazil finds Zika in microcephaly babies’ brains

Brazil finds Zika in microcephaly babies’ brains

Brazilian researchers said on Tuesday that the discovery of Zika in the brains of babies with microcephaly adds to...

17 Feb 2016 5:53 AM IST

Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Walid Muallem (centre, right) in a meeting. — AFP

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says ceasefire plan...

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad poured cold water on an internationally-backed plan for a ceasefire to begin...

17 Feb 2016 5:52 AM IST

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians gather in a street that was hit by shelling. (Photo: AP)

Truce in doubt as strikes on 5 hospitals kill 50 in Syria

Russia says didn’t hit hospitals

17 Feb 2016 5:50 AM IST

Filipino boxer calls gay couples ‘worse than animals’

Filipino boxer calls gay couples ‘worse than animals’

Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has sparked a firestorm of criticism in the Philippines after describing...

17 Feb 2016 5:42 AM IST

145-year-old, balloon-sent letter found in Australia

145-year-old, balloon-sent letter found in Australia

A letter from a man to his mother flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the Prussian siege in 1870 has turned up...

17 Feb 2016 5:41 AM IST