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President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Trump made over 8,000 false or misleading claims since taking office

The president averaged nearly 5.9 false or misleading claims a day in his first year in office.

22 Jan 2019 2:10 PM IST

US President Donald Trump

'Stop playing around, do a real deal': Trump after China growth slows

Donald Trump's comments come after China announced that its economy cooled down in the last quarter of 2018.

22 Jan 2019 12:33 PM IST

A hotel employee arrested after a window she was cleaning fell onto a busy Hong Kong street and killed a tourist. (Photo:Instagram)

Falling window from 16th floor of hotel kills Hong Kong tourist

Police said a 24-year-old female tourist from the Chinese mainland was struck by the window which fell from the 16th...

22 Jan 2019 12:22 PM IST

Murua, 34, headed the Radiokashana community radio station in the town of Mulege, in Baja California Sur. (Photo:Twitter)

Mexican journalist who received death threats murdered, first of 2019

Rafael Murua, a community radio station director in the northern state of Baja California Sur found dead.

22 Jan 2019 12:13 PM IST

Britains PM Theresa May wants to the country to come together in 2017 post-Brexit. (Photo: AFP)

British PM promises new EU talks in bid to salvage Brexit deal

Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she would seek further talks with Brussels to salvage her Brexit deal.

22 Jan 2019 11:23 AM IST

UN warns trade disputes, climate could disrupt growth

Economic growth is uneven and is often failing to reach where it is most needed, the report stated.

22 Jan 2019 11:13 AM IST

A minor explosion took place near Indian embassy camp office at Biratnagar in Kathmandu on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

Pak: Three killed in gas explosion at coal mine in Balochistan

Three workers were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Dikki district.

22 Jan 2019 11:01 AM IST

Three persons were killed in a collision between a truck and tractor-trolley. (Representational Image)

Pak: 26 killed in deadly truck-bus collision in Balochistan

At least 26 people were killed and over a dozen others injured after a collision between a fuel-laden truck and a...

22 Jan 2019 10:53 AM IST

The duo were each jailed for five months and ordered to receive three strokes of the cane. (Photo: File/Representational)

Singapore: Indian-origin man jailed for bomb hoax

An Indian-origin man was jailed for four months for a 2004 bomb hoax at the house of Singapore's first prime minister.

22 Jan 2019 10:45 AM IST

Rescuers use heavy machine to search for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

Strong 6.1-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early Tuesday.

22 Jan 2019 10:34 AM IST

Paswans supporters alleged that a local resident Chunni Lal was behind the killing and set Lals house on fire. (Photo: ANI)

Ships with Indian, Turkish crews catch fire in Kerch Strait, 11 dead

The fire broke out on Monday off Russia's territorial waters.

22 Jan 2019 10:24 AM IST

A rising party star and vocal critic of President Trump, Kamala Harris, 54, is the fourth Democrat to join the battle for the partys nomination in the 2020 election. (Photo: AP)

First Indian-origin US senator Kamala Harris to run for president in...

If elected, Harris would be the first woman and woman of colour to be the president of the United States.

22 Jan 2019 9:41 AM IST