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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's new plans to fight drug abuse in US includes execution of...

At an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, Trump unveiled an anti-opioid abuse plan, including his death penalty...

20 March 2018 3:11 PM IST

The US ambassador in Tel Aviv is a settler and a son of a dog, Abbas said in comments to Palestinian leaders in Ramallah. (Photo: AP)

Palestinian Prez Abbas calls US envoy to Israel son of a dog'

Relations between Abbas's government and Trump's administration have broken down since the recognition of Jerusalem as...

20 March 2018 2:06 PM IST

Despite the insistence that the campaign was not anti-H-1B, Indian-American groups have slammed Progressives for Immigration Reform and described these posters on BART stations in San Francisco as deeply problematic. (Representational Image)

US: Anti-H1-B posters adorn metro stations as Indians, others gear for...

Congress, fix H-1B law so companies must seek & hire US workers!'

20 March 2018 1:44 PM IST

China ready to fight 'bloody battle' says empowered Xi Jinping

Xi warned that Beijing would defend its 'one China principle', which sees the self-ruling island as its territory...

20 March 2018 9:48 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

No desire for arms race: Putin tells West after winning elections

Putin's victory, which comes at a time when his relations with the West are on a hostile trajectory.

20 March 2018 8:53 AM IST

The Volvo was in self-driving mode with a human operator behind the wheel when a woman walking outside a crosswalk in Tempe on Sunday night was hit, police said. (Representational | AP)

Self-driving Uber car kills woman pedestrian in Arizona

Uber suspended its entire self-driving vehicle testing in the Phoenix area, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.

20 March 2018 8:35 AM IST

Dr Abdul Qadir Khan (Photo: AP)

JI wants Abdul Qadir Khan as caretaker Pakistan PM

Addressing a rally in Karak, Sirajul Haq said Dr Abdul Qadir should be made caretaker Prime Minister as he possessed a ...

20 March 2018 6:11 AM IST

This file photo shows then Samsung worker and now lawyer, Lee Eun-eui, during an interview in Seoul. The ground for the wave of #MeToo accusations sweeping socially conservative South Korea was laid by a defiant saleswoman who took on Samsung, won a harassment case against her boss and changed career to become a lawyer. (Photo: AFP)

Ex-Samsung maverick becomes South Korea's #MeToo champion

Women's rights groups also accuse South Korean courts of treating sex offenders too leniently.

20 March 2018 12:16 AM IST

Of the four nations assessed by HSBC to be most vulnerable, India has said climate change could cut agricultural incomes, particularly unirrigated areas that would be hit hardest by rising temperatures and decline in rainfall. (Photo: AP | Representational)

India most vulnerable to climate change, Pak ranks 2nd: report

The five countries least vulnerable to climate change risk are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and New Zealand.

19 March 2018 8:58 PM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump keeps up attacks on escalating Russia probe

On Russia probe, US president Donald Trump tweeted, 'A total WITCH HUNT with massive conflicts of interest!'

19 March 2018 8:29 PM IST

Due to Indias decision, the Pakistani pilgrims have been deprived of the opportunity to participate in the Urs, which is of special significance, Foreign Office said in a statement. (Photo: File | Representational)

Pakistan upset over India's denial of visas for Ajmer Sharif visit

The visit was to take place under 1974 Pak-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines, Foreign Office said in a...

19 March 2018 8:01 PM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

45 US trade associations urge Trump to avoid tariffs against China

In a letter to Trump, organisations said potential tariffs on China would raise prices on consumer goods and drive down...

19 March 2018 1:36 PM IST