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The health ministry said 261 well-wishers had been rushed to nine hospitals by Wednesday afternoon after eating food that had been prepared for 2,500 people. (Photo: AP)

Former Philippine first lady's 90th Birthday bash ruined as 261...

Emergency rooms in the city's Pasig area were inundated with patients vomiting and suffering from diarrhoea and...

3 July 2019 5:17 PM IST

UK grants Mallya permission to appeal extradition; claims of...

High Court judges noted that some of the lower court's findings may have been on allegations that defence had not had a...

3 July 2019 4:35 PM IST

Flood make it dangerous to live in some cities of Japan. (Photo: AFP)

800,000 people ordered to evacuate due to heavy rain in Japan

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked residents of the cities to 'take steps to protect their lives'.

3 July 2019 4:35 PM IST

The increased seismic activity indicated a shift in the shallow magma storage system under the mountain, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory said in an advisory. (Photo: AP)

Alert level raised at world's largest volcano in Hawaii

An eruption of Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, did not appear to be imminent.

3 July 2019 1:31 PM IST

Passengers walk through the empty departure hall of the Schoenefeld airport near Berlin on Friday. (Photo: AP)

2 shot dead, one injured at Lahore airport in Pakistan

The incident occurred around 10 am (local time) when the victims were returning from Saudi Arabia after performing...

3 July 2019 1:30 PM IST

Under its impact, light to moderate rainfall at few places very likely over south coastal Odisha on May 2 and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal Odisha from May 3, the IMD forecasted. (Representational Image)

Japan's Kagoshima city orders 600,000 residents to take shelter in...

About 900 mm (35.4 inches) of rain has fallen on the southernmost main island of Kyushu, where Kagoshima is located.

3 July 2019 1:14 PM IST

Emanuela Orlandi, the missing girl from 1983 (Photo: AP)

Two tombs in Vatican City will be opened to investigate a 1983 cold...

The exhumed remains will be scientifically analyzed to date them, and DNA testing will be carried out to find a match.

3 July 2019 1:11 PM IST

US President Donald Trump

Not good,' says Trump on Iran breaching uranium stockpile limit

Iran has maintained that it never violated the terms of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as...

3 July 2019 1:05 PM IST

People walk amid burned cars after an oil tanker exploded on a highway in Nigeria. (Photo: AFP)

At least 45 killed, over 100 injured in fuel tanker blast in Nigeria

The blaze began when a bus tried to pass the scene and its exhaust pipe scraped along the ground causing sparks to fly.

3 July 2019 12:41 PM IST

Navy Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they leave a military court on Naval Base San Diego. (Photo: AP)

US Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher acquitted of war crimes

The seven-member jury deliberated for about nine hours before delivering its verdict.

3 July 2019 12:38 PM IST

Beijings suggestions are part of efforts to expand its influence in the South China Sea, which it claims almost entirely. (Representational image/AFP)

Chinese missile launch in disputed South China Sea was 'disturbing':...

Chinese foreign ministry declined to comment, referring the questions to defense ministry, which did not respond to a...

3 July 2019 12:35 PM IST

Pakistan welcomed the move, and said it hoped that the action would ensure that the BLAs space to operate is minimised. (Representational Image)

Ahead of Trump-Imran meet, US designates Baloch militants in Pakistan...

Pakistan has already classified the outfit as a terrorist organisation and has been urging the US to do the same.

3 July 2019 12:20 PM IST