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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed the step in a Twitter post on Monday and pointed out that the United States had trimmed its emissions in recent years even as it had grown its energy production. (Photo: File)World
'We know where he is, US on hunt for new Islamic State's leader':...

Trump didn't mention the name of the new target, but he was likely referring to Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.

13 Nov 2019 9:27 AM IST

Anez assumption of presidency comes shortly after Bolivian lawmakers revealed they lacked a majority to formally approve ousted President Evo Morales resignation, Sputnik reported. (Photo: ANI)World
Bolivia's Opposition lawmaker Jeanine Anez declares herself interim...

Announcing her decision, Anez stressed that her government would be of transitory nature with a goal to call new...

13 Nov 2019 8:59 AM IST

Greta Thunberg addresses the press before her march in Montreal. (Photo: AFP)World
Donald Trump's climate stand 'so extreme', it's waking people up:...

'He's so extreme and he says so extreme things, so I think people wake up by that in a way,' the 16-year-old said.

13 Nov 2019 8:38 AM IST

Residents across a wide swath of Australias east coast were bracing for \catastrophic\ conditions on Tuesday, with searing heat and high winds expected to fan scores of already burning bushfires, threatening residential areas. (Photo: screenshot)World
'Stay Alert': Millions in Australia brace for 'catastrophic' bushfires

Around 600 schools and colleges were closed as a precaution and authorities advised anyone suffering respiratory...

12 Nov 2019 1:48 PM IST

Elwell said the FAA sent Boeing additional questions about its proposed fixes for the MAX planes, which caused the delay. (Photo:AP)World
'737 MAX expected to resume flying in January,' says Boeing

Boeing will then submit to the FAA all the necessary materials to support software certification.

12 Nov 2019 1:18 PM IST

Culturally and geographically, burqa may be considered as more Indian than Western attire such as shirt-pants. Questioning its usage and that of other religious symbols is nothing else but manipulating false notions to target particular communities.World
Saudi Arabia labels feminism, homosexuality, atheism as 'extremist...

Nearly dozen women's right advocates were detained weeks before ban on driving -- which they had campaigned against --...

12 Nov 2019 12:03 PM IST

However, the 31-year-old academic points out that she had supplied supporting documents to explain the absence, which was due to time spent in New Delhi for her PhD on Gender, Class, and Labour in the New Economy of Urban India. (Photo: Twitter)World
UK academics protest as Cambridge scholar told to go back to India

Dr Asiya Islam's application for ILR was refused on grounds that she had been out of Britain for longer than stipulated...

12 Nov 2019 11:59 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinpings effigy was burnt on Monday during a protest against Bejing for encroaching upon a chunk of Nepals land. (Photo: ANI)World
Nepal protesters burn Xi Jinping's effigy in protest against Chinese...

The protestors hit the streets of Saptari, Bardiya, Kapilvastu district on Monday and chanted slogans against China.

12 Nov 2019 11:45 AM IST

At least 15 people were killed and 58 others injured when two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh early Tuesday, police said. (Representational Image)World
15 dead, 58 injured as 2 trains collide in Bangladesh

The circumstances surrounding the accident were under investigation, a railway official told reporters.

12 Nov 2019 10:34 AM IST

The five-year-old Juliana pig and her owner, Tatyana Danilova, are part of San Francisco International Airports Wag Brigade†- a program that brings therapy animals to the airport to cheer passengers up and help ease travel anxieties. (Photo: Twitter)World
'Pilot's cap, painted toenails': LiLou, world's first airport therapy...

She raises a hoof in greeting, poses for selfies and entertains departing passengers with a tune on her toy piano.

12 Nov 2019 10:26 AM IST

Sources say the IAEA took samples from the site in the Turquzabad district of Tehran in the spring and that Iran has been slow in providing answers to explain the test results.(Representational Image)World
'Uranium particles' detected at undeclared site in Iran: UN's nuclear...

Report from the watchdog says it detected natural uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at a location in Iran not...

12 Nov 2019 9:04 AM IST

Morales on Sunday announced his resignation amid growing opposition after an international audit found that the results of last months election could not be validated due to \serious irregularities.\ (Photo: File)World
Evo Morales accepts political asylum granted by Mexico

Quoting Mexican FM Marcelo Ebrard, Xinhua news agency reported that Morales had called him on Monday to accept asylum...

12 Nov 2019 8:48 AM IST

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