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Tourists lost in Australia rescued; lived on vodka, biscuits for 2 weeks

Tourists lost in Australia rescued; lived on vodka, biscuits for 2...

The third person, 46-year-old Claire Hockridge, has not been seen since splitting from Phu two days ago.

3 Dec 2019 3:43 PM IST

Japan is seeing an increasing number of social problems caused by the nations rapidly ageing population. (Representational Image)

71-year-old Japan man arrested for making 24,000 complaint calls

He has been arrested on suspicion of 'fraudulent obstruction of business', the spokesman added.

3 Dec 2019 3:34 PM IST

People clean up debris caused by Typhoon Mangkhut outside a housing estate on the waterfront in Hong Kong on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Typhoon Kammuri to make landfall, Philippines carries out evacuation

Kammuri was expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday and then pass to the south of the capital.

3 Dec 2019 3:24 PM IST

In the latest grim assessment for the city, financial secretary Paul Chan told lawmakers that the economy was set to contract 1.3 per cent in 2019 hitting the citys usually bulging coffers. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong set to record first budget deficit in 15 years

The city has been battered by 6 months of protests triggered by rising public anger over China's rule and police's...

3 Dec 2019 3:11 PM IST

A few dozen unidentified people on Monday staged a protest outside Dawn offices in Islamabad over publication of a news report regarding the ethnicity of the London Bridge attacker of last week, the paper reported on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter)

Mob attacks Dawn newspaper's office for saying London attacker was of...

They were apparently angered by the headline of newspaper last week in which it identified Khan as a man of Pakistani...

3 Dec 2019 2:27 PM IST

Khadim Rizvi is the founder of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a religious-political organisation founded in 2015 known for its protests against any change to Pakistans blasphemy law. Some of their protests have been on a large scale. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistani cleric threatens Sikh pilgrims from visiting Kartarpur...

In video that has surfaced on social media, cleric was seen stressing that Pak had been formed to not allow any Sikh to...

3 Dec 2019 2:21 PM IST

I dont want the crown back, she wrote on her Instagram page on Sunday. (Photo: Instagram)

Ex-beauty queen barred from Miss World for being mother, files lawsuit

There has not yet been any comment from Miss World on the issue.

3 Dec 2019 1:45 PM IST

Melania Trump is celebrating American patriotism at the White House this Christmas, incorporating red and blue into the traditional holiday green, adding a timeline of American design, innovation and architecture and studding a Christmas tree with her familys annual ornament, the American flag. (Photo: AP)

Melania Trump unveils patriotism-themed Christmas to celebrate 'Spirit...

The traditional gingerbread White House shares its stage with American landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and...

3 Dec 2019 1:11 PM IST

The judges referenced Trumps infamous boast of 2016 that he could shoot somebody in the middle of Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters. (Photo: AP)

Trump fumes over impeachment drive while he's at NATO summit, calls it...

Trump said: 'The whole thing is a hoax. Everybody knows it.'

3 Dec 2019 1:06 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron had signed a legislation in July to establish a 3 per cent tax on large companies revenues from digital services. (Photo: File)

US considering 100 per cent tariffs on USD 2.4bn in French goods

Public comments on USTR's proposed actions are due on January 6.

3 Dec 2019 12:58 PM IST

Former US President Jimmy Carter (Photo: AP)

Ex-US Prez Jimmy Carter hospitalised with urinary tract infection

Despite his age and health complications, Carter hasn't eased off his volunteerism.

3 Dec 2019 12:54 PM IST

The transcript of a July 25 call Trump made with the Ukrainian president in which he asked him to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden has become the subject of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into the president. (Photo: File)

'Their bias so great they can't see straight': Trump campaign bars...

Decision was made after Bloomberg News announced it would not investigate the company boss or his Democrat competitors.

3 Dec 2019 12:36 PM IST