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Trump greeted Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office and then turned to the cameras to offer his reaction to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedys retirement. (Photo: AP)World
Donald Trump's joke on Cristiano Ronaldo flops

Trump cracked joke on Ronaldo running for president against Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who said, 'Portugal is not just the...

28 Jun 2018 5:23 PM IST

Government forces have been ramping up their bombardment of rebel-held areas of the south since June 19, and allied Russian warplanes carried out their first raids on the region in a year on June 23. (Photo: AP)World
22 killed in air strikes on southern Syria: monitor

'At least 35 Russian air strikes hit the town of Al-Mseifra,' Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

28 Jun 2018 4:19 PM IST

Indias Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Venu Rajamony speaking at the conference. (Photo: @IndinNederlands/Twitter)World
India calls draft on chemical weapons use 'incomplete', votes against...

The Indian Ambassador said the country is against use of chemical weapons and those who join such 'abhorrent acts' must...

28 Jun 2018 4:16 PM IST

Few online reports also suggest that LG Display planned on supplying its flexible OLED panels to Apple for the iPhones. However the amount of supplies wasnt anywhere close to Samsung Display.World
Samsung, Apple settle lengthy iPhone patent dispute

In May, US jury awarded Apple USD 539 mn, after Samsung had previously paid Apple USD 399 mn to compensate for patent...

28 Jun 2018 2:54 PM IST

The practice is so rampant helicopter pilots are reporting rescuing tourists who appear in perfectly fine health. (Photo: AFP)World
Trekkers on Nepal's mountains pressured into 'unnecessary rescues' for...

Dodgy operators scam tens of thousands of dollars from insurance companies by pushing trekkers to accept airlifts for...

28 Jun 2018 2:27 PM IST

Around 70 firefighters were able to put out the blaze that followed the explosion. (Photo: AP)World
3 killed in explosion in Nothern Germany row house

Investigators were still trying to determine cause of explosion, which destroyed most of the home.

28 Jun 2018 1:38 PM IST

A team of American military personnel from the US Pacific Command, including pararescue and survival specialists, arrived at the site overnight to help rescue operations. (Photo: AP)World
Foreign divers, soldiers join in rescue of Thai children trapped in...

Around 1,000 Navy SEAL divers, police, soldiers, border guards, officials have been mobilised for around-the-clock...

28 Jun 2018 1:07 PM IST

Under Saudi Arabias guardianship system, women are required to present proof of permission from a male guardian - normally the husband, father or brother - to do any government paperwork, travel or enrol in classes. (Representational Image)World
Saudi woman reporter leaves country after being probed for 'indecent...

Clip sparked torrent of criticism from arch-conservatives on social media, with Arabic hashtag 'naked woman driving in...

28 Jun 2018 12:35 PM IST

The son of Indian-American immigrants, Amul Thapar is the Nations first Article III judge of South Asian descent. (Photo: File)World
Indian-American among Trump's list of judges to replace Justice...

According to 'The Washington Post', 7 judges could be on Trump's mind to replace Kennedy on Supreme Court, Amul Thapar...

28 Jun 2018 12:11 PM IST

Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, the 81-year-old Kennedy took his oath of office in 1988. (Photo: AP)World
Trump gets historic chance to revamp SC as Justice Kennedy retires

Kennedy's departure gives Trump opportunity to appoint his second justice to 9-seat bench exerting far-reaching...

28 Jun 2018 11:29 AM IST

More than 21,000 violations of childrens right were reported in 2017 according to the annual \Children and Armed Conflict\ report. (Representational image)World
Over 10,000 children killed, maimed in conflicts worldwide, says UN...

Many others were raped, forced to serve as armed soldiers or caught in attacks on schools and hospitals, the report...

28 Jun 2018 8:52 AM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)World
End oil imports from Iran or face sanctions: US to India

Iran is India's third-largest oil supplier behind Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

28 Jun 2018 2:28 AM IST

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