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A hearse carrying the casket of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle passes through a large crowd on its 25-mile trek through the streets of the city Thursday. (Photo:AP)

One killed, several injured in shooting during Nipsey Hussle funeral...

One person was shot dead and several others were injured when a shooting took place during the funeral procession of the...

12 April 2019 4:01 PM IST

Craig, 74, faces up to 10 years in prison for charges of making false statements and violating a lobbying law. (Photo:AP)

Ex-Obama lawyer faces 10 Years in jail for false statements

Greg Craig, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration, was charged with lying about work he performed in...

12 April 2019 3:19 PM IST

Musks comment comes after Amazon hired a SpaceX executive, Rajeev Badyal, who was earlier fired by the SpaceX CEO. (Photo:AP)

Musk-Bezos feud? SpaceX CEO calls Amazon mogul copycat'

Mr Musk tagged the Amazon CEO calling him a copycat' by using a cat emoticon in his tweet.

12 April 2019 2:20 PM IST

The Pentagon says the restrictions are not a blanket ban. (Photo:AP)

Donald Trump's much disputed ban on transgenders joining military...

Trump's controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military comes into force on Friday following a protracted...

12 April 2019 12:25 PM IST

She says, I own a gun for probably the reason that a lot of people do: for personal safety. (File Photo)

Indian-origin US Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris owns gun for...

Kamala further went on to say she supports 'smart gun-safety laws', such as universal background checks and a ban on...

12 April 2019 11:29 AM IST

Moon was in Washington for talks that he hoped would help put denuclearization with North Korea back on track. (Photo:AP)

Trump, Moon Jae-In want further meetings to discuss North Korea

Donald Trump said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will discuss North Korea during their White House meeting on...

12 April 2019 10:53 AM IST

The US Justice Department said Assange was being charged with a computer hacking conspiracy. (Photo:AP)

Assange's aide arrested while fleeing Ecuador

A collaborator of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in Ecuador while trying to flee to Japan.

12 April 2019 10:41 AM IST

Adolf Hitler (Photo: AP)

Adolf Hitler would have loved social media: Disney CEO

Disney CEO Bob Iger claimed that Adolf Hitler would have 'loved social media' as a tool to spread extremist propaganda.

12 April 2019 10:28 AM IST

Trump has praised Sisis crackdown on Islamic State extremists and forged a close bond with Saudi leaders. (Photo:AP)

Trump takes passive role as new mini 'Arab Spring' commences in Africa

As Fresh popular uprisings sweep through Sudan and Algeria, Donald Trump has taken a more passive role.

12 April 2019 10:19 AM IST

Astronomers say giving it a Hawaiian name was justified because the project included two telescopes in Hawaii. (Photo:AP)

Hawaii university professor names black hole 'Powehi'

A language professor has given a Hawaiian name Powehi to the black hole depicted in an image produced in a landmark...

12 April 2019 10:03 AM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo: AP)

From skateboards to spying, Assange arrest followed drawn-out dispute...

Ecuadorean government figures on Thursday publicly described what they called Assange's unacceptable and ungrateful...

12 April 2019 8:35 AM IST

Assange was arrested at the Ecuador embassy in London after Quito withdrew his asylum. (Photo:AP)

Ecuador President says, 'sovereign right' to terminate Assange asylum

Ecuador acted within its sovereign rights when it decided to withdraw diplomatic asylum from WikiLeaks founder Julian...

11 April 2019 5:05 PM IST