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When members of the SWAT team approached, the suspect detonated an explosive device inside the vehicle, the police chief said. The blast knocked back one officer, while a second officer fired his weapon, Manley said. (Photo: AP)

Suspect in series of bombing attacks in Austin blows self up

We are concerned that there may be other packages that are still out there.'

21 March 2018 6:39 PM IST

Luggage belonging to the kidnapped girls remain in the dormitory in the Government Girls Science and Technical College Dapchi, Nigeria. Boko Haram militants have returned unknown number of the 110 girls abducted from their Nigeria boarding school a month ago with an ominous warning, witnesses said on Wednesday. (AP Photo | Jossy Ola)

Freed out of pity: Boko Haram returns abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

'We did it out of pity. And don't ever put your daughters in school again,' Boko Haram extremists said after returning...

21 March 2018 6:16 PM IST

The 74-year-old military dictators passport was to expire on March 16, but he sought an early renewal as international travel, in many cases, was not possible with a passport having less than six-month validity. (Photo: AP)

Pak renews Pervez Musharraf's passport fearing he may not return for...

Musharraf has been declared 'proclaimed offender' by courts, including in the high treason case and the Benazir Bhutto...

21 March 2018 5:52 PM IST

A fourth was detonated with a tripwire. The bombings in Austin are terrible. Local, state and federal law enforcement working hand in hand to get to the bottom of it, Trump said, in his first public response since the crime wave began. (Photo: File)

Very, very sick: Trump on spate of blasts in Texas after 5th explosion

The first three explosive devices were concealed in packages left at residents' doorsteps.

21 March 2018 4:14 PM IST

The developments increased legal pressure on Trump, who during and after the 2016 presidential campaign was accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen women, allegations he denied. (Photo: File)

The storm of sexual allegations that are shaking up Trump's life now

Trump would have to testify under oath if he has to defend himself.'

21 March 2018 2:59 PM IST

Nasrat Rahimi, deputy interior ministry spokesman, said the bomber blew himself up near the Kart-e Sakhi shrine, a target of previous militant attacks. (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

Kabul: 26 killed, 18 injured after suicide blast near Shi'ite mosque

The blast happened as people in the Afghan capital celebrated Navroz or Nawruz marking the start of the Persian new...

21 March 2018 2:36 PM IST

The suspect allegedly attacked his wife after she refused to give him her gold earrings. However, the victims family claims that the couple fought often and believe that their daughter was attacked for being unable to conceive children. (Representational Image)

Shocking: Pak man mutilates wife's genitalia for refusing gold...

The victim's family believes that their daughter was attacked for being unable to conceive children'.

21 March 2018 11:40 AM IST

Relatives said they received panicked phone calls from some of the workers five days after Mosul was captured, asking for help. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Killed in front of my eyes: How bodies of 38 Indians slain by IS were...

The abducted workers, most from northern India, had been employed by a construction company operating near Mosul.

20 March 2018 8:42 PM IST

While people dont exist in a Facebook-only vacuum, it is possible that bogus information users saw on the site could later be reinforced by the rabbit hole of clicks and conspiracy sites on the broader internet. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

How data-mining firms use Facebook like' patterns to manipulate voters

Monday was a wild roller coaster ride for Facebook, whose shares plunged 7 percent in its worst one-day decline since...

20 March 2018 7:31 PM IST

A monitor said Tuesday three dozen pro-government fighters were killed in a district of Syrias capital as Islamic State jihadists took control of it in a surprise night time attack. (Representational Image)

Islamic State takes Damascus area, kills 36 Syria troops: monitor

IS took full control of Qadam, and 36 government troops and loyalist fighters have been killed.'

20 March 2018 6:15 PM IST

France opened a judicial inquiry in 2013 into allegations that Nicolas Sarkozys successful 2007 election bid benefited from illicit funds from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo: File)

Ex-French Prez Sarkozy in custody over illicit campaign funding probe

Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, has always denied receiving any illicit campaign funding.

20 March 2018 4:21 PM IST

Denham launched her investigation after weekend reports that Cambridge Analytica improperly used information from more than 50 million Facebook accounts. Facebook has suspended the company from the social network. (Representational Image)

UK probes firm that used Facebook data to allegedly help Trump win

Cambridge Analytica used the data to build psychological profiles so voters could be targeted with ads and stories.

20 March 2018 3:55 PM IST