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The drama came after Malaysia Airlines lost two Boeing 777s in 2014. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan man sent to prison for 12 yrs for hoax bomb on Malaysia...

The 26-year-old was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty in a Melbourne court to attempting to take control of an...

7 Jun 2018 1:51 PM IST

Donald Trump hosts his first iftar dinner as president, marking the traditional Ramzan fast-breaking meal with Muslim invitees at the White House. (Photo: AFP)

Trump hosts first iftar dinner at WH as protesters chant slogans...

Outside WH, a group of demonstrators chanted in protest against Trump's efforts to ban immigrants from several...

7 Jun 2018 10:58 AM IST

The hotel has 198 rooms and suites. (Photo: AFP)

100 firefighters tackle blaze on roof of London's Mandarin Oriental...

The fire service said the blaze was 'producing a lot of smoke' and was 'very visible' and its cause 'is not known at...

7 Jun 2018 9:37 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

NAB approves probe against Nawaz Sharif, Abbasi

Several other inquiries against Balochistan provincial ministers, officials of forestry department in Gilgit-Baltistan...

7 Jun 2018 7:12 AM IST

Tests showed that flakes of paint often came away from the glass under when simulating sustained use, indicating the substances could be ingested over a prolonged period.

Singapore: 28-yr-old Indian jailed for spiking flatmate's drink to...

The victim took a sip of the water and spat it out when she realised it tasted bitter, according to a report.

6 Jun 2018 7:03 PM IST

She defeated another woman Honduras UN Ambassador Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake by 128-62 with two abstentions in the secret-ballot vote. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

UN General Assembly elects Ecuador's Foreign Minister as next...

Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces will be the fourth woman to lead the 193-member world body in its 73-year history.

6 Jun 2018 3:19 PM IST

Vadims Ruskuls was arrested and charged for Kaurs murder and preventing her lawful burial. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

US police arrests 11 men for possession, distribution of child...

So far 660 charges have been brought against 11 suspects in operation, dubbed 'Guardians of Innocence II'.

6 Jun 2018 1:45 PM IST

Trump also shelled out USD 25 million in settling lawsuits that alleged his Trump University real estate courses defrauded students. (Photo: AP)

Preparations for N Korea summit moving along very well: Trump

Multiple US and N Korean teams are holding simultaneous meetings ahead of the Singapore Summit.

6 Jun 2018 12:57 PM IST

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said his remarks at the closing of a global airlines gathering on Tuesday had been intended as a joke and taken out of context. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar Airways CEO apologises for remarks on women, says 'was a joke'

Baker defended his airline's record of gender diversity, saying 44 per cent of their staff are female including some in...

6 Jun 2018 12:35 PM IST

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of US President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea.(Photo: AP)

Singapore airspace to be restricted during US-North Korea summit

The notice said airspace over Singapore will be temporarily restricted for parts of June 11, 12 and 13.

6 Jun 2018 12:05 PM IST

Bukhari has also defended Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party founder Nawaz Sharif, who has clashed with the military. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Pakistani journalist critical of army released after abduction

Gul Bukhari, who is a dual Pakistani-British national, has been an unusually vocal critic of Pakistan's powerful...

6 Jun 2018 8:27 AM IST

Investigators posted a photo of bones including what appears to be a human jaw bone. (Photo: Pixabay)

Russian man accidentally digs up bones of partner's murdered ex

'The villager, while digging over the earth in the vegetable patch to plant potatoes found human bones and a skull,'...

6 Jun 2018 8:14 AM IST