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There was no indication that 15-year-old Nora Quoirin, who had learning difficulties, was abducted or sexually assaulted, they said, announcing the results of an autopsy. (Photo: AFP)

Irish teen dies due to starvation, no sign of foul play: Malaysia cops

She had a condition known as holoprosencephaly, where the brain fails to develop normally.

17 Aug 2019 12:29 PM IST

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

Empty rice cookers create bomb scare in New York

Police said the alarm was first sounded in Manhattan around 7:00 am when a passenger saw cooker abandoned at Fulton...

17 Aug 2019 11:00 AM IST

Three Iranian ships attempted to impede the passage of a British oil tanker in Gulf waters, forcing a UK frigate to intervene, the British government said Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Indian captain of Iran oil tanker no longer wants the job

The lawyer said the tanker had been due for repairs in Gibraltar even before it was seized.

17 Aug 2019 10:53 AM IST

Decades of uncontrolled and excessive depletion of groundwater reserves, rising sea-levels, and increasingly volatile weather patterns mean swathes of it have already started to disappear. (Photo: AP)

Find out where Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta

Environmental experts warned that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue.

17 Aug 2019 10:43 AM IST

Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11. says Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Pakistan govt to hold meeting to chalk out future course of action on...

Shah Mehmood Qureshi said: 'I have called for a meeting tomorrow at 11 am in which various Pakistani institutions would...

17 Aug 2019 10:33 AM IST

Fridays consultative meeting was called by China, Pakistans all-weather ally, on Islamabads request to discuss the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: File)

Only China backed Pakistan at UNSC meeting on Kashmir: report

UNSC held a rare meeting on Kashmir on Friday after India revoked the special status to J&K, sparking a fresh row with...

17 Aug 2019 9:06 AM IST

Jeffrey Epstein's death ruled as suicide by hanging: reports

It cited officials as saying that Epstein had used a bedsheet to hang himself.

17 Aug 2019 8:12 AM IST

Trump will launch his campaign against the backdrop of mounting Democratic calls for his impeachment. (Photo:AP)

'Thanks, but we're not for sale': Greenland to Donald Trump

'Because of the unofficial nature of the news, the government of Greenland has no further comments,' Greenland said on...

17 Aug 2019 8:08 AM IST

The entry to meeters and greeters area will be barred w.e.f. 10th August to 20th August 2019. Any inconvenience caused is regretted, IGI Airport authorities said. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

Thousands of travellers delayed at US airports by computer outage

JFK Airport in New York said on Twitter that 'the Customs computer system is down nationwide.'

17 Aug 2019 8:02 AM IST

Indias permanent representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin addresses the world body in New York.

Ending Article 370 entirely internal matter with no external...

After making a statement, Akbaruddin took questions from the reporters gathered at the UN Security Council stakeout.

17 Aug 2019 7:55 AM IST

The White House readout of the call was issued after the meeting concluded at the UN headquarters in New York. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump asks Imran Khan to resolve tensions with India...

The phone conversation between Trump and Khan took place before close-door-consultation of 15 members of UNSC in New...

17 Aug 2019 7:44 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

India to Pak after UNSC's J&K meet: Stop terror to start talks

Briefing the media following the conclusion of the informal meeting requested by China and Pakistan.

17 Aug 2019 6:49 AM IST