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The governors office said nine civilians were killed in the attack. (Photo: AFP)World
12 killed, 40 wounded in Taliban attack: Afghanistan

Pictures on social media showed a huge plume of smoke rising over Kandahar, and Hayat said about six trucks carrying...

19 July 2019 9:45 AM IST

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (Photo: AFP)World
More for more,' says Iran Foreign Minister; makes nuclear offer to US

The document, known as the Additional Protocol, gives UN inspectors from the IAEA more tools to verify that a nuclear...

19 July 2019 9:44 AM IST

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, a government body, said in a study released this week that an urgent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, both nationally and globally, was needed to protect the future of the reef. (Photo: AFP)World
Great Barrier Reef agency breaks with Australia govt in climate...

The reef authority said that current gas emission trends, if not curbed, could see the deadly bleaching events by around...

19 July 2019 9:11 AM IST

The 48-year-old former Naval officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism on April 11, 2017. (Photo: File)World
Will grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav according to our law:...

The ministry also said that Kulbhushan Jadhav had been informed of his rights under the Vienna Convention on consular...

19 July 2019 8:57 AM IST

In an embarrassing situation for the flight, the vlog showed that the flights crew was handing out food menus which were handwritten. (Photo: Youtube I Rius Vernandes)World
Watch: Indonesian Flight bans photography after customer mocks...

A disgruntled passenger travelling in the airlines posted his vlog which went viral.

18 July 2019 7:48 PM IST

The year-old Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo, the second deadliest on record, has largely been contained to remote areas, but this week saw a patient diagnosed with the virus in provincial capital Goma, the first case in a major urban hub. (Photo: AFP)World
DR Congo Ebola outbreak an emergency of global concern: WHO

The Ebola virus is highly contagious and has an average fatality rate of around 50 percent.

18 July 2019 6:38 PM IST

On Wednesday, instead of crowds, only a few dozen specialist workers wearing white protective overalls, hard hats and masks could be seen carrying out painstaking work to make the building safe. (Photo: AFP)World
Inside Notre-Dame: rubble, emptiness and an immense task ahead

Journalists were on Wednesday given unprecedented access during a tour around the inside of the 850-year-old World...

18 July 2019 5:52 PM IST

\There was no justice here,\ Guzman declared in Spanish, expressing no regret as he delivered what were likely his final public words before he is taken to a supermax federal prison to live out his days. (Photo: ANI)World
Drug kingpin El Chapo sentenced to life in US prison

The charges against Guzman, which include money laundering and weapons-related offenses, carried a mandatory life...

18 July 2019 5:13 PM IST

Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close to the shore of the US state of Georgia earlier this week, although authorities said that three of the animals had died. (Photo: AP)World
Watch: Beachgoers help save pod of pilot whales on US east coast

Officials checked beaches and marshes along the island's coast by helicopter and did not spot anymore stranded whales,...

18 July 2019 4:54 PM IST

CCTV footage showed the woman checking in her luggage at the counter. After that, instead of heading towards the terminal, she stepped onto the luggage belt even as people around her looked puzzled. (Photo: Screengrab)World
Woman boards luggage belt assuming it'll take her to plane; see video

The video has gone viral after it was posted to social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

18 July 2019 4:30 PM IST

CCTV footage showed the woman checking in her luggage at the counter. After that, instead of heading towards the terminal, she stepped onto the luggage belt even as people around her looked puzzled. (Photo: Screengrab)World
Woman boards luggage belt assuming it'll take her to plane; see video

The video has gone viral after it was posted to social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

18 July 2019 4:30 PM IST

US President Donald TrumpWorld
US House blocks attempt to impeach Trump

The votes within the Democrats were split, with 95 Democrats voting to table the resolution while the rest voted against...

18 July 2019 4:18 PM IST

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