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Debris of damaged walls are scattered following an earthquake, in Ibaraki, Osaka, Monday, June 18, 2018. A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around the city of Osaka in western Japan on Monday morning. (Photo: AP)

3 dead, dozens injured by quake in Osaka in western Japan

The strongest shaking was north of Osaka, but the quake rattled large parts of western Japan, including Kyoto, the...

18 Jun 2018 10:20 AM IST

n the recording, he says he briefly dozed off and accidentally hit the gas. It was unclear whether the man spoke under duress. (Photo: AP)

Taxi driver who hit 8 Moscow pedestrians fell asleep: Police

The Moscow city traffic authority identified the driver as 28-year-old Chyngyz Anarbek, who is from Kyrgyzstan.

18 Jun 2018 9:33 AM IST

US First Lady Melania Trump poses with 4th graders at the Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

Melania Trump, US lawmakers call for end to migrant family separations

Melania Trump did not denounce Donald Trump's administration's policy, but instead called for bipartisan immigration...

18 Jun 2018 8:37 AM IST

The two suicide attackers were also killed in the blasts in Bourvare, a village near the Nigerian border. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

14 killed, 45 wounded in suicide blast attack in eastern Afghanistan

The explosion happened outside the Nangarhar provincial governor's office in the capital Jalalabad, was close to the...

17 Jun 2018 7:12 PM IST

Naveed was let off with a warning after his medical practitioners ID card was scrutinised and he wasnt found guilty of any criminal offence. (Photo: Screengrab | @MurtazaViews/Twitter)

Man sneaks into Kusloom Nawaz's hospital room in London, creates panic

The man claimed he was former member of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf or PTI, had come to support Sharif family, in his...

17 Jun 2018 6:43 PM IST

If just 100 weapons were fired at a densely populated city, such as one of Chinas more highly inhabited areas, the blast would kill over 30 million people. (Photo Pixabay)

Twin suicide bomb attack in Nigeria kills at least 31

Following suicide bombings, jihadists fired rocket-propelled grenades into crowds gathered at scene of attacks,...

17 Jun 2018 6:10 PM IST

The 388-year-old institution is being sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an action group, for discriminating against Asian applicants. (Photo: AP)

Harvard University accused of racially discriminating Asian-American...

An admission data analysis of more than 160,000 applicants from 2000 to 2015 showed Asians were given lower scores on...

17 Jun 2018 4:46 PM IST

The complete denuclearisation of the peninsula and the establishment of a peace mechanism for the peninsula are consistent with Chinas constant claims. (Photo: AP)

China scores strategic victory in Trump-Kim summit

When Trump announced that US would stop massive war games with S Korea, a longtime Chinese goal, it was clear that...

17 Jun 2018 3:05 PM IST

The inferno has been largely contained after 120 firefighters tackled the blaze. (photo: AFP)

Fire engulfs one of world's top art schools in Glasgow again after 4...

Restoration project, set to cost between EUR 20 mn and EUR 35 mn, was returning the institution to former glory...

17 Jun 2018 1:54 PM IST

In 2017 climbers in Nepal brought down nearly 25 tonnes of trash, 15 tonnes of human waste-- equivalent of 3 double-decker buses. (Photo: AFP)

Mount Everest has turned into 'world's highest rubbish dump'

Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters, human excrement litter the well-trodden route to...

17 Jun 2018 1:08 PM IST

The prison-like room with a single toilet to be shared by twenty-four, is a charity from other Telegus living in Riyadh. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

US man convicted for murder of 19-yr-old Indian-origin student after 4...

Southern Illinois University student Pravin Varughese, who was missing for 5 days, was found dead in 2014, initially...

17 Jun 2018 12:18 PM IST

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan President announces ceasefire extension with Taliban

President Ashraf Ghani also urged the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire which is due to end Sunday.

17 Jun 2018 11:40 AM IST