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Barr, who was appointed by Trump, is already facing criticism by congressional Democrats. (Photo:AP)World
Democrats angry over US attorney general's 'spying' remarks

William Barr said he would look into whether US agencies spied on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, sparking...

11 April 2019 12:06 PM IST

Several military vehicles carrying troops entered the army compound in the early hours of Thursday. (Photo:AP)World
Sudan army to make an 'important statement soon': State media

Thousands of protesters camped outside the military headquarters in Khartoum demanding the resignation of President Omar...

11 April 2019 10:31 AM IST

Trump had welcomed Netanyahu to the White House just two weeks before the election. (Photo:AP)World
Donald Trump says PM Netanyahu win gives US peace plan 'better chance'

President Donald Trump has said that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory improved the chances of a...

11 April 2019 10:24 AM IST

The image reveals the black hole at the center of Messier 87, a massive galaxy in the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster. (Image: tweeted by @ESO)World
Astronomers unveil first ever image of black hole

This black hole resides about 54 million light-years from Earth.

10 April 2019 7:29 PM IST

The video in Trumps tweet, captioned as \Make America Great Again\, has now been replaced by a message. (Photo:AP)World
Trump campaign clip taken down by Twitter after Warner Bros complaint

Twitter has deleted a video by Trump for his 2020 election bid, that used unauthorised music from blockbuster The Dark...

10 April 2019 3:35 PM IST

Power cuts have occurred sporadically since the massive blackout of March 7 left the country in the dark for five days. (Photo:AP)World
Another blackout hits large parts of Venezuela

A new blackout across large parts of crisis-hit Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, forced many to spend another...

10 April 2019 12:52 PM IST

Rose Marie Bentley was an avid swimmer, raised five kids, helped her husband run a feed store, and lived to the ripe age of 99. (Photo: AP)World
US woman's all organs, except heart, placed on wrong side; managed to...

The discovery of the rare condition was astounding, especially because Bentley had lived so long.

10 April 2019 11:12 AM IST

Rose Marie Bentley was an avid swimmer, raised five kids, helped her husband run a feed store, and lived to the ripe age of 99. (Photo: AP)World
US woman's all organs, except heart, placed on wrong side; managed to...

The discovery of the rare condition was astounding, especially because Bentley had lived so long.

10 April 2019 9:59 AM IST

US President Donald TrumpWorld
Must stop people from crossing border like going to 'Disneyland', says...

'They are coming like it's a picnic, like 'let's go to Disneyland,'' Trump said.

10 April 2019 9:09 AM IST

Ali heads the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM party which is based in Maryland. (Representational Image)World
Pakistan Party's US branch leader arrested over 'slaughter' threat

The head of a Pakistani political party based in Maryland has been accused of threatening to behead' and slaughter' a...

9 April 2019 1:55 PM IST

The Twitter co-founder has for years elected to not receive any salary from Twitter. (Photo:Twitter)World
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey receives salary of 1 dollar 40 cents for 2018

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey received USD 1.40 as his first salary in 2018 - one cent for each of the 140...

9 April 2019 11:00 AM IST

The two sides wrapped up the latest round of talks in Washington late last week and will be resuming discussions this week remotely. (Photo:AP)World
US, China yet to find common ground in trade talks: White House...

US officials are 'not satisfied yet' about all the issues standing in the way of a deal to end the US-China trade.

9 April 2019 10:44 AM IST

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