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Two Arkansas college chemistry professors have been arrested on charges of making meth, in an apparent case of life imitating art. (Photo: AP)

2 US chemistry professors arrested for cooking meth at university

Tina Hall, a spokeswoman for the Arkadelphia-based school, says Bateman and Rowland have been on administrative leave...

18 Nov 2019 3:53 PM IST

The accident took place near village Samroli in Udhampur district around 2 AM when the driver of the truck lost control over the vehicle while moving from Srinagar to Jammu with a Bhakerwal family, a police official said. (Photo: Representational)

4 shot dead while watching football at backyard party in California

Police have not released a death toll but said nine people had been shot in the attack.

18 Nov 2019 12:23 PM IST

Human rights groups and outside experts say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been rounded up in a network of internment camps across the far-western region. (Photo: AFP)

Leaked govt files show how China organised mass detention of Uighurs,...

Beijing denies any mistreatment of the Uighurs or others in Xinjiang.

18 Nov 2019 12:19 PM IST

US President Donald Trump, engaged in personal attacks on House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Photo:AP)

'Speak under oath': Democrats invite Trump to testify in impeachment...

Sondland, Trump's ambassador to EU, is among the only people interviewed to date who had direct conversations with the...

18 Nov 2019 11:14 AM IST

Sri Lankas controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will take oath as the seventh executive president of Sri Lanka on Monday at the Ruwanweli Seya precincts in the ancient north central town of Anuradhapura. (Photo: File)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to take oath as Sri Lankan President on Monday

Rajapaksa, 70, defeated Sajith Premadasa, 52, by more than 13 lakh votes, the election commission announced on Sunday.

18 Nov 2019 11:02 AM IST

Ships built at the Zvezda shipyard will be used to deliver Russian oil and liquefied natural gas to world markets, including India, President Putins aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying by Tass news agency. (Photo: ANI)

'Don't understand the reasons': Russia miffed with India for delaying...

On the order for Indian Navy, Boginsky said India would benefit from combining both orders to gain more value in...

18 Nov 2019 9:25 AM IST

Sri Lankas President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves at supporters as he leaves the election commission office in Colombo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected asnew Sri Lanka President

This also marks the return of the powerful Rajapaksa dynasty known for its pro-China tilt.

18 Nov 2019 7:02 AM IST

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen

Beijing watches as Taiwan led by assertive Tsai heads for Jan polls

Taiwan recently announced that trade between Taiwan and these 18 nations amounted to US$ 117 billion in 2018, a 22 per...

18 Nov 2019 1:52 AM IST

A 43-year-old woman from New Zealand, who had come to India to get married as per Indian traditions, was found dead at a hotel in Paharganj here on Saturday morning, the police said. (Photo: ANI)

San Diego: Man kills wife, three young sons before shooting himself

After the mother obtained a restraining order against the father on Friday, the couple got in an argument.

17 Nov 2019 3:28 PM IST

Human rights groups and outside experts say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been rounded up in a network of internment camps across the far-western region. (Photo: AFP)

Leaked China documents reveal 'no mercy' in Xinjiang: NYT

The documents include previously unpublished speeches by Xi as well as directives on the surveillance and control of the...

17 Nov 2019 12:59 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

'Heartbroken, humiliated': US businesswoman on affair with UK PM

The show alleges the pair had an affair for more than four years, though Arcuri refused to confirm this.

17 Nov 2019 11:34 AM IST

China on Saturday deployed its troops in Hong Kong for the first time since the unprecedented pro-democracy protests began in the former British colony more than five months ago over a proposed extradition law, with soldiers in plain clothes clearing the roadblocks. (Photo: AP)

China army in Hong Kong for first time since pro-democracy protests...

It was also the first time in over a year that the PLA local garrison has been involved in the public community work.

17 Nov 2019 10:49 AM IST