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Lightfoot isnt the first incoming Chicago mayor to have pledged to overhaul a department accused for decades of abuses. (Photo:AP)

Chicago sworns in first black woman as mayor; big reforms planned

She spoke about curtailing some powers of city council members for corruption and structural changes to reduce gun...

21 May 2019 11:12 AM IST

Most western nations have recognised Guaido as the countrys rightful head of state. (Photo:AP)

Maduro proposes early elections for opposition run Congress in...

The opposition won a majority in the National Assembly in 2015 and the next congressional elections are currently...

21 May 2019 10:33 AM IST

The incidents all took place after Trump decided to try to cut off Irans oil exports. (Photo:AP)

'We shall respond with great force If Tehran attack interests': Trump

The two US sources said they are still trying to establish whether the rocket attack, directed by Iran, was designed to...

21 May 2019 8:25 AM IST

Responding to a question, Trump asserted that none of his predecessors had sanctioned Russia like he had. (Photo:AP)

Trump, Kushner transactions were flagged for watchdog by Bank: Report

Compliance staff reviewed the transactions prepared so-called suspicious activity reports that should be sent to...

20 May 2019 4:24 PM IST

Republican Justin Amash believes that Donald Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. (Photo: AP)

Justin Amash becomes first Republican lawmaker to call for Trump...

Fellow Michigan lawmaker Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat, urged Mr. Amash to co-sponsor her impeachment resolution.

20 May 2019 3:57 PM IST

Unsafe abortion is the third biggest cause of maternal deaths in India.

Hundreds turn out to protest Alabama's groundbreaking abortion ban

Protesters in Montgomery held up signs reading 'her body, her choice' and 'we are not ovary-acting.'

20 May 2019 3:57 PM IST

Walsh University organised a Mass on Sunday evening. (Photo:Twitter)

US runner dies while completing marathon race; days after graduating

According to Akron Beacon Journal, Ceepo was as close as a quarter-mile from the finish line when she collapsed.

20 May 2019 2:05 PM IST

Friends and loved ones had been leaving notes, photos and mementos inside the temple. (Photo:AP)

Temple made in memory of Florida shooting sufferers burnt down in...

The families of several Parkland victims attended the ritual burning of the 35-foot (10-meter) tall temple.

20 May 2019 11:42 AM IST

The city of Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution. (Photo:AP)

Joe Biden launches 2020 Presidential bid; says Trump is 'divider in...

76-year-old Biden formally launched his 2020 presidential bid from Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy.

20 May 2019 10:56 AM IST

The bar where the shooting took place is in a neighbourhood which got police reinforcements in March to fight crime. (Photo:Youtube SG)

11 killed in bar shooting in Brazil; say officials

Gunmen killed at least 11 people in a bar in northern Brazil on Sunday, officials said.

20 May 2019 9:54 AM IST

US Navy divers and other personnel practicing for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions, using a test version of the crew module (Photo: AFP)

'Rape lists' were created by US Navy sailors; says report

The 74-page report reveals two lists- one with yelp like star ratings on women and another containing lewd and sexist...

20 May 2019 9:31 AM IST

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

If Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed:...

'If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again,' Trump said in a...

20 May 2019 8:28 AM IST