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El Paso police havent released his name, but confirmed the gunman is from Allen near Dallas. (Photo: AFP)

20 dead in El Paso shopping-complex shooting, says Texas governor

Police said another 26 people were injured and most were being treated at hospitals.

4 Aug 2019 6:50 AM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

Sirisena defends his capital punishment order citing Trump's similar...

Sirisena in June signed the death warrants to hang four drug convicts, ending a four-decade-long moratorium on the...

3 Aug 2019 7:08 PM IST

Lee said that this move could jeopardize bilateral relations between South Korea and Japan. (Photo: ANI)

Japan 'crossed line' by removing S Korea from 'white list': PM Lee

The decision is the second retaliation after the country imposed export restrictions on key chip materials,' PM Lee...

3 Aug 2019 3:37 PM IST

The scope of Wednesdays ice melt is a number difficult to grasp. To understand just how much ice is being lost, a mere 1 billion tons or 1 gigaton of ice loss is equivalent to about 400,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, the Danish Meteorological Institute said. (Photo: AP)

Watch: Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt

More than 10 billion tons (11 billion US tons) of ice was lost to the oceans by surface melt on Wednesday alone.

3 Aug 2019 2:06 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pakistan accountability court turns down NAB request to probe Nawaz

Accountability judge Mohammad Bashir returned the application by the NAB, saying the court lacked jurisdiction to...

3 Aug 2019 1:05 PM IST

Thousands of civil servants on Friday gathered in Hong Kongs central district to demonstrate support for the anti-government protests that have gripped the semi-autonomous Chinese territory from the past few weeks. (Photo: ANI)

Hong Kong civil servants join anti-government protests

Organisers of the protest estimated the turnout to be around 40,000 while police put the figure at 13,000.

3 Aug 2019 11:59 AM IST

Baltimore police forensics officers place evidence markers next to bullet casings while investigating the scene of a shooting in Baltimore. (Photo: AP)

Texas cop accidentally shoots woman while aiming at dog barking at him

Police said the officer began backing up, then drew his gun and fired at the dog as it kept charging at him.

3 Aug 2019 11:51 AM IST

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk on the North Korean side in the Demilitarized Zone, Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Panmunjom. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un won't 'disappoint me': Trump despite North Korea's missile...

'He will do the right thing because he is far too smart not to, and he does not want to disappoint his friend, President...

3 Aug 2019 11:47 AM IST

72-years after Partition, Pakistan opens 19th century Gurdwara

This comes days after Pakistan government reopened 1,000-year-old Shawala Teja Singh Temple located in Pakistan's...

3 Aug 2019 11:32 AM IST

Preeti Nair and her brother Subhash, a rapper, had posted a statement on social media, apologising for any hurt that was unintentionally caused by their video, which is alleged to contain offensive content. (Photo: Twitter)

Insincere': Singapore on apology by Indian-origin YouTubers for...

The Nair siblings created their rap video in response to the e-payment advertisement, to call out the racism in it.

3 Aug 2019 11:06 AM IST

Barack and Michelle Obama may visit a famous yoga centre in South India.

'Zero chance, it's not for me': Michelle Obama on running for US...

Michelle has repeatedly being called to consider running for the next presidential election.

3 Aug 2019 10:41 AM IST

Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on December 1 to a three-month truce in the escalating spat. (Photo: File)

China no longer US' top trading partner as tariff war continues

After coming to power, Trump has imposed 25 per cent import tariff on chinese products worth USD 250 billion.

3 Aug 2019 10:23 AM IST