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Epstein was arrested on Saturday night at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, where he had returned on his private plane from Paris. (Photo: Facebook/ jefferyepstien)

US financier Jeffrey Epstein found dead in prison

Epstein was registered as a sex offender in 2008 as part of a controversial plea deal.

10 Aug 2019 7:08 PM IST

The infant suffered two broken fingers in the shooting, but had since been discharged by doctors. (Photo: Twitter)

Trump's thumbs-up photo with orphaned baby in El Paso sparks...

The optics of the picture struck many on social media as demonstrating a lack of empathy or respect for gravity of...

10 Aug 2019 2:48 PM IST

Prosecutors on Friday filed a terrorist threat charge against a 20-year-old man who said he walked into a Missouri store wearing body armor and carrying a loaded rifle and handgun to test whether Walmart would honour his constitutional right to bear arms. (Photo: AP)

'Was testing right to bear arms,' says 20-yr-old armed man at Walmart

The incident, just days after 22 people were killed during an attack at another Walmart in El Paso, caused a panic at...

10 Aug 2019 1:57 PM IST

However, the US has expressed concerns about the human rights situation in Kashmir and is worried about law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir, they said. (Photo: AP)

Pak 'bluntly told' not to use Kashmir for cross-border terrorism: US...

India has said Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India and the issue was strictly internal to the country.

10 Aug 2019 11:27 AM IST

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk on the North Korean side in the Demilitarized Zone, Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Panmunjom. (Photo: AP)

Kim wrote 'very beautiful letter' on US-S Korea military exercises:...

Addressing media at the White House, Trump said he received a 'three-paged' 'very beautiful letter' from Kim on Thursday...

10 Aug 2019 10:34 AM IST

$The video in Trumps tweet, captioned as \Make America Great Again\, has now been replaced by a message. (Photo:AP)$ World

Trump says US and China still talking on trade but not ready for a...

Trump, speaking to reporters at White House, also called into question whether another round of scheduled talks would...

10 Aug 2019 10:02 AM IST

Trump stressed that he believes the Palestinians, who have boycotted his administration since his December 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital, want an agreement. (Photo: ANI)

'Common sense' measures, no guns for 'sick people': Trump on US...

'Frankly, we need intelligent background checks. This isn't a question of NRA, Republican or Democrat,' Trump said.

10 Aug 2019 8:53 AM IST

Khurana, a licensed pilot, was at the controls of the 44-year-old aircraft, which was registered to him, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. (Photo: medicine.temple.edu)

Indian-origin doctor couple, daughter killed in private plane crash in...

The family has one surviving daughter who was not on the plane, US media outlets reported.

10 Aug 2019 8:14 AM IST

On August 3, at least 22 people were killed and 27 others were injured after the gunman opened fire in a Walmart shopping centre. (Photo: AFP)

El Paso shooting suspect confessed to targeting Mexicans

The man went inside and admitted opening fire on customers and employees, the document said.

10 Aug 2019 8:05 AM IST

Counties in states with strong gun laws had lower rates of firearm homicides than counties in states with weak laws. (Photo: Pixabay)

Two killed in Houston freeway shooting

The police here said that they had initially received a call of an accident at 5:55 pm.

9 Aug 2019 4:59 PM IST

Authorities said that near the hanging bodies was a banner bearing the initials of the notoriously bloodthirsty Jalisco drug cartel and a threat to a rival gang. (Photo: ANI)

19 killed in Mexico gang war

Mexico security analyst Alejandro Hope said the slaughter was also meant to send a message to the authorities.

9 Aug 2019 3:58 PM IST

Cyntoia Brown, 31, whose murder conviction at 16 years of age galvanized A-list celebrities to campaign for criminal justice reform, was freed from prison after Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam granted her clemency earlier this year. (Photo: Facebook)

Sex-trafficking victim set free in case championed by Kardashian,...

Under US federal law, involving anyone under the age of 18 in commercial sex is considered sex trafficking.

9 Aug 2019 3:51 PM IST