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The vote was taken following 11 days of protests organised by climate activists Extinction Rebellion that brought several London sites to a standstill. (Photo: AFP | File)

UK becomes first Parliament to declare climate emergency

Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he hoped the vote 'will trigger a wave of action from parliaments and governments around...

2 May 2019 8:17 AM IST

Trump cast himself as fully exonerated after Attorney General Bill Barr delivered a four-page memo to Congress on March 24. (Photo:AP)

Bill Barr's depiction of Russia probe criticized by Robert Muellar:...

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller complained to the attorney general over his characterization of the Russia probe.

1 May 2019 5:47 PM IST

Smuggling more than a kilo of drugs is punishable by death under Pakistani law (Photo: AFP)

Narcotics worth Rs 3.45 billion seized in Pakistan

The Pakistan Coast Guards during raid in the country's restive Balochistan province recovered 350 kgs narcotics worth...

1 May 2019 5:32 PM IST

Sri Lanka block Zakir Naik's TV channel after terror attack: Report

Two of Sri Lanka's major cable TV operators have dropped controversial preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV from their list of...

1 May 2019 5:24 PM IST

Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy. (Photo:AP)

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces sentencing over bail-jumping

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be sentenced for jumping British bail seven years ago and holing up in the...

1 May 2019 3:54 PM IST

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

'Leave my country alone': SL President tells Islamic State

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed...

1 May 2019 2:25 PM IST

Mnuchin, along with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, held a day of discussions, before Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. (Photo:AP)

US, China hold 'progressive' trade talks in Beijing

China and the United States held productive trade talks in Beijing and will continue discussions in Washington next...

1 May 2019 2:15 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his government intended to prevent instability in the foreign exchange market after a possible Washington exit from the nuclear accord. (Photo: AP)

Iran designates all US troops in Middle East as terrorists

Rouhani signed a bill into law declaring all US forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the US government a...

1 May 2019 2:01 PM IST

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have identified the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooter as a former student. (Photo:ANI)

Police identify North Carolina university shooter as ex-student

At least four more individuals have been injured as all scheduled activities on campus have been suspended until...

1 May 2019 12:30 PM IST

Harish Shringla, Indias Ambassador to the United States. (Photo: Twitter)

India not to sit back and watch subversion of int'l order, says envoy...

Shringla also said that it is necessary to make changes in international organisations, including the UN, based on...

1 May 2019 12:13 PM IST

India uses a domestically designed and manufactured electronic voting machine as many as 4 million of them at 1 million polling places. (Photo:AP)

Detailed insight on how the world's largest democracy casts its...

About 600 million Indian citizens are expected to cast their votes over a period of 39 days ending May 19, in the...

1 May 2019 12:12 PM IST

The move comes three weeks after Trump welcomed Egypts President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has cracked down heavily on the Muslim Brotherhood. (Photo:AP)

Donald Trump working to declare Muslim Brotherhood as Terror group

A far-reaching step that would place the United States firmly on the side of its authoritarian allies in the Middle...

1 May 2019 11:32 AM IST