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Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani student activist and Nobel Peace laureate. (Photo: AP/File)

After over 5 yrs of being shot, Malala Yousafzai returns to Pak...

She will be visiting her ancestral home in Makan Bagh in Mingora and her school besides inaugurating a girls school in...

31 March 2018 12:18 PM IST

Trump said that he was working with Congress to find USD 6 billion in new funding for 2018 and 2019 to fight the opioid crisis. The plan will also seek to cut opioid. (Photo: File)

Trump declares April as National Sexual Assault Awareness' month

At least 20 women have publicly accused Trump of engaging in sexual assault or harassment prior to becoming president.

31 March 2018 10:30 AM IST

Noor Salman, 31, (L) could have faced up to life in prison had she been convicted of federal charges of obstruction of justice and aiding her husband, Omar Mateen (R), in providing support to the ISIS terrorist group. (Photo: AFP)

Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub gunman acquitted in 2016...

The acquittal was an emotional blow for the survivors and families of those killed.

31 March 2018 9:25 AM IST

School officials told the inquest how Elena Mondal (Centre), who wanted to be a doctor, once fled a classroom in tears clutching a pair of scissors, before collapsing in a corridor and cutting her arms in a toilet. (Photo: Facebook/Elena Mondal)

UK: Indian-origin teen commits suicide after peers exclude her from...

14-year-old Elena Mondal was found by her teachers, hanging unresponsive, at Hampstead's Henrietta Barnett School last...

31 March 2018 9:09 AM IST

Chinas ambitious One Belt One Road initiative is an important project that can foster regional cooperation, but entails risks like debt sustainability, the IMF said. (Photo: AFP)

OBOR important project for regional cooperation, but entails risks...

The OBOR initiative focuses on improving connectivity and cooperation among Asian countries, Africa, China and Europe.

30 March 2018 8:36 PM IST

The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. (Photo: Representational | File)

US want visa applicants to submit phone, email, social media details

The State Department estimates that the new visa forms would affect 710,000 immigrant and 14 million non-immigrant visa...

30 March 2018 2:16 PM IST

The shocking revelation of an illicit sex network operated at one of Argentinas most prestigious and successful clubs was made after a 17-year-old told an Independiente psychologist he had been encouraged. (Photo: AFP)

Argentina trainee footballers coaxed into prostitution for boots,...

Independiente are the fourth most successful team in Argentine history with 16 national titles.

30 March 2018 1:58 PM IST

Chinas 2.3 million-strong military is the worlds largest, and Pakistan has emerged as the biggest consumer of the China-produced military hardware. (Photo: Representational)

Close ties between China, Pak will help maintain regional peace,...

Pak is seeking to make China its main supplier of military hardware, partly due to the looser financial terms offered by...

30 March 2018 10:32 AM IST

Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos

Trump slams Amazon for paying no taxes' to state, local governments

Founded in 1994 by Bezos, Amazon currently is the world's largest internet retailer in terms of revenue and market...

30 March 2018 9:47 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May Theresa May speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

May makes Brexit tour across UK, pleads for unity

Most voters in England and Wales backed Brexit, while majorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland wanted the UK to stay...

30 March 2018 7:14 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AP)

North, South Korea leaders to meet for summit on April 27

The summit is being seen as a victory for Moon, who has long been pushing hard for diplomatic relations with North...

30 March 2018 6:37 AM IST

Assange took refuge in the diplomatic mission in 2012 after a British judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual assault there. (Photo: AP)

Julian Assange breaks promise', Ecuador cuts off communication with...

The decision was taken because the Australian had broken a 2017 promise to not interfere in other countries' affairs...

29 March 2018 2:31 PM IST