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Mavropoulos, president of the International Solid Waste Association, a non-profit organization. (Photo:Facebook)

'Lucky Day': 2 minutes late, Greek man saved from Ethiopian plane...

A Greek man said on Sunday he would have been the 150th passenger on the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines.

11 March 2019 9:17 AM IST

Other gatherings were planned on Saturday in several French cities such as Bordeaux and Toulouse. (Photo:AP)

Protests of the 'yellow vests' escalates in Paris

Hundreds of 'yellow vest' protesters began marches in Paris on Saturday.

11 March 2019 8:54 AM IST

European Union and United Kingdom flags fly above the EU Commission offices in London. (Photo: AP)

UK scrapes citizenship of 2 Pakistan-origin ISIS brides: Report

Reema Iqbal, 30, and her sister Zara, 28, left east London for Syria in 2013, and between them now have five boys under...

11 March 2019 8:33 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about a state of emergency from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.

Trump to ask Congress for 8.6 billion dollars for border wall in...

The demand, which drew swift criticism from Democrats, is more than six times what Congress allocated for border...

11 March 2019 8:21 AM IST

CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Tewolde Gebremariam looks at the wreckage of the plane that crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo: AP)

Four Indians among 157 killed as Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes

The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people thought to be on board.

11 March 2019 7:26 AM IST

2 Pakistani-origin ISIS brides lose British citizenship: Report

Reema Iqbal and her sister, Zara, have five boys under the age of eight between them and are being held in a Syrian...

10 March 2019 4:37 PM IST

State-owned Ethiopian is one of the biggest carriers on the continent by fleet size. (Photo:AP)

157 feared dead after Nairobi-bound Ethiopian airline crashes

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday.

10 March 2019 3:58 PM IST

Leader Kim Jong Uns ruling Workers Party has an iron grip on the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. (File Photo)

There could only be one winner, as North Korea holds elections

With portraits of the leader's father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung looking down on every ballot box.

10 March 2019 2:13 PM IST

We appreciate it very much, Tim Apple, Trump said. (Photo:AP)

Apple CEO Tim Cook changes Twitter name after Trump gaffe

Apple CEO Tim Cook has quietly changed his Twitter profile, replacing his last name with an emoji.

10 March 2019 12:55 PM IST

No private airline flies to the city. Shortly after this government took over, a buffalo walked into the Surat airport and an airplane crashed into it, damaging its jet engine. (Representational image)

Thirty injured as Turkish airplines flight to New York hit with...

A Turkish Airlines passenger jet traveling from Istanbul to New York hit severe turbulence Saturday.

10 March 2019 11:33 AM IST

The attackers also carried Khalistani flags. (Photo:ANI)

ISI group assault British Indians outside Indian High Comm in London

A large group of Pakistan-backed pro-Khalistan activists attacked innocent British-Indian civilians outside the Indian...

10 March 2019 10:47 AM IST

From humpback whales, to an adventurous leapord cub, rare hawks and migratory birds, here are animals who were in news. (Photos: AP, PTI)

As many as 87 injured in Japan after ferry collides with 'marine...

Five people were seriously injured in the accident, which occurred just before the hydrofoil was due to arrive on Sado...

10 March 2019 9:31 AM IST