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Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been compromised after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. (Photo: AP)

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account hacked, racist tweets posted

Some of the tweets contained the hashtag #ChucklingSquad which was believed to indicate the identity of the hacker...

31 Aug 2019 9:12 AM IST

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group were granted bail after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong activists freed on bail, protest march banned

The police commander of Hong Kong island, Kwok Pak Chung, appealed to people to stay away from any unauthorized rallies.

31 Aug 2019 8:31 AM IST

The 9/11 attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives in the United States and led to the launch of deadly, long-running wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- countries that remain plagued by violence and instability to this day. (Photo: AFP)

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 4 others to go on trial in 9/11 terror attack:...

The date was included in a scheduling order for pre-trial activities by the military judge, Colonel Shane Cohen, the...

31 Aug 2019 8:27 AM IST

In 2015, the US also retaliated with drone strike to kill ISIL hacker group in-charge Junaid Hussain. (Photo: ANI)

US to use fake social media to check people entering country

The change in policy was preceded by other steps taken by the State Department.

31 Aug 2019 8:08 AM IST

The girl, identified as 19-year old Jagjit Kaur, was allegedly abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan: Abducted Sikh girl returns to her parents, says police; 8...

The incident had drawn the attention of Sikhs worldwide and sparked anger in the community.

31 Aug 2019 7:58 AM IST

Pakistan is rattled by the Indian governments move to strip the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and has found itself completely isolated despite desperate attempts aimed at internationalising the issue. (Photo: ANI)

'Kashmir Solidarity Hour' in Pakistan: A damp squib

The failure of the protests has left Pakistan red-faced even as it continues its pursuit of raking up the issue in...

30 Aug 2019 6:13 PM IST

Demonstrators stand outside the Yuen Long MTR station during a protest in Hong Kong.(Photo: AP)

Love in a time of tear gas: Politics and romance on Hong Kong's...

Like Abby and Nick - whose real names have been not been used - many are young, bookish and should be on fast-track to...

30 Aug 2019 5:49 PM IST

2-month-old Lahya Kathembo is carried by a nurse waiting for test results at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo. Lahya became an orphan in a day. Her mother succumbed to Ebola on a Saturday morning. By sunset her father was dead. Her tests came back negative for Ebola. (Photo: AP)

Over 2,000 people dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO

The organisation added that most of the cases were reported in North Kivu province.

30 Aug 2019 5:25 PM IST

Adrian Darya 1 tanker was held by British overseas territory of Gibraltar for 6 weeks. (Photo: AP)

Iranian tanker released by Gibraltar after 6 weeks, now en route to...

The ship was suspected of transporting crude oil to Syria and the US has called for it to be seized.

30 Aug 2019 4:05 PM IST

Despite being legal across the rest of Britain, abortion and same-sex marriage are currently illegal in Northern Ireland. (Photo: AFP)

UK, EU Brexit teams to meet twice-weekly in September

Britain is due to leave European Union on October 31 without withdrawal agreement, unless one can be struck and then...

30 Aug 2019 3:17 PM IST

During the day, the murder case of the survivors father also came up before the court. Sengar and his brother have not been named as accused by the CBI in this case. (Photo: File)

US woman gets life in ambush slaying of soldier husband

The 23-year-old was fatally shot in an ambush on New Year's Eve while visiting family in St Joseph Township.

30 Aug 2019 2:45 PM IST

Epstein was arrested on Saturday night at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, where he had returned on his private plane from Paris. (Photo: Facebook/ jefferyepstien)

US judge dismissed criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein

The autopsy reports, which came earlier this month, had concluded that the cause of Epstein's death was suicide by...

30 Aug 2019 1:01 PM IST