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Turkish media said several mortar shells had landed on the Turkish side of the border but there were no casualties. (Photo: AP)World
Turkey opens ground assault on Syria's kurds; republicans turn on...

SDF fighters repelled a ground attack by Turkish troops in Tel Abyad, SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali said on Twitter.

10 Oct 2019 1:26 PM IST

Angry farmers stormed a city hall in southern Mexico, seized the mayor and dragged him through town from the back of a pickup truck in protest, officials said Wednesday. (Representational Image)World
Angry farmers tie Mexico mayor to truck, drag him through town

This is not the first time farmers from Santa Rita El Invernadero have staged a violent protest.

10 Oct 2019 1:06 PM IST

Joe Biden will be competing with 20 other candidates including heavyweights like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to win Democratic nominations. (Photo:AP)World
Joe Biden calls for Donald Trump's impeachment

'To preserve our constitution, our democracy, our basic integrity, he should be impeached,' Biden said.

10 Oct 2019 12:57 PM IST

Hezbollah issued a statement soon afterward saying it had destroyed an Israeli military vehicle and killed and wounded those inside. (Photo: AFP)World
Syria operation will be proportionate, responsible': Turkey tells UN

Turkey justified action under Article 51 of UN Charter, which covers individual or collective right to self-defense...

10 Oct 2019 12:27 PM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)World
British PM Boris Johnson to meet Irish leaders for last-ditch Brexit...

The British leader's plans would also see Northern Irish politicians given a vote every four years on maintaining the...

10 Oct 2019 12:04 PM IST

Trump has made clamping down on legal and illegal immigration a signature policy of his administration. (Photo:AP)World
'China facing hardest time, badly wants trade deal,' says Donald Trump

The US and China will hold the next round of trade negotiations on October 10, as two major powers are trying to end...

10 Oct 2019 9:43 AM IST

In this photo released by Chinas Xinhua news agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China, at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (Photo: AP)World
China's Xi says he's watching Kashmir, supports Pak's core interests:...

Xi told Imran Khan during a meeting in Beijing that the right and wrong of the situation was clear.

9 Oct 2019 2:49 PM IST

DNA test SHERLOCK can rapidly diagnose diseases and works like a pregnancy test. (Photo: Pixabay)World
Canadian man asks for paternity leave, Japan firm bullies him, makes...

It was the second paternity leave harassment case to be heard in Japan in recent weeks.

9 Oct 2019 1:05 PM IST

Umar, who was in early 40s, was designated as a \global terrorist\ by the US which placed the AQIS on the list of \foreign terrorist organisation\ in 2016. (Photo: ANI)World
Al-Qaeda's South Asia chief killed in Afghanistan: report

Asim Umar, who led the AQIS from its formation in 2014, was killed during a joint US-Afghan raid on a Taliban compound.

9 Oct 2019 12:52 PM IST

Trump stressed that he believes the Palestinians, who have boycotted his administration since his December 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital, want an agreement. (Photo: ANI)World
Former US president Jimmy Carter advises Trump to tell truth 'for a...

The Republican leader faces allegations he abused his office by pushing Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe...

9 Oct 2019 12:45 PM IST

India responded to Pakistan at the 34th session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).World
United Nations may run out of money in October. Why?

The UN operations in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi and at regional commissions will be affected.

9 Oct 2019 12:23 PM IST

There is no doubt that this is a tough time for the Indian economy. Growth has slowed down to rates not seen since 2008-9. Consumption has fallen. Businesses have been pushed to the brink.World
Singapore replaces US as world's most competitive economy

Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Switzerland rounded out the top five places in the rankings.

9 Oct 2019 10:15 AM IST

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