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Electricity poles (above) and lines lay toppled on the road after Hurricane Maria hit the eastern region of the island, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. (Photo: AP)

At least 30 killed by Hurricane Michael as storm moves through US

Twelve bodies were recovered in Bay County, Florida, Sheriff Tommy Ford told local media, bringing the death toll up to...

17 Oct 2018 1:49 PM IST

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)

Arrest, detain and deport: Donald Trump on people entering US...

Trump's warning comes amidst reports that new migrant caravan from Honduras of about 1600 people is moving towards the...

17 Oct 2018 1:27 PM IST

Turkish officials have alleged Khashoggi was murdered inside the consulate but Riyadh denies those claims and says he left the compound on his own. (Photo: Twitter)

Suspect in journalist Khashoggi case had ties with Saudi Crown Prince:...

Three other suspects are linked to Prince Mohammed's security detail and a fifth is a high-level forensic doctor, New...

17 Oct 2018 9:43 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

IT group sues US immigration agency over shorter duration of H-1B...

The H-1B visa is typically issued for three to six years to employers to hire a foreign worker.

16 Oct 2018 4:20 PM IST

Witnesses to the beatdown alerted a nearby New York Police Department transit cop. (Representational Image)

New York marks first shooting-free weekend in 25 years

The last time the most populous US city of 8.5 million had a weekend without shootings was in 1993, according to police.

16 Oct 2018 4:13 PM IST

Stormy Daniels provided little new evidence of her alleged 2006 affair with Trump but said she faced intimidation tactics aimed at ensuring her silence in 2011. (Photo: AFP)

US judge tosses out Stormy Daniels defamation suit against Trump

Daniels still has a separate lawsuit against the president linked to USD 130,000 in hush money she was paid by Trump's...

16 Oct 2018 2:09 PM IST

Mr Blum and his organisations incomplete and misleading data analysis paint a dangerously inaccurate picture of Harvard Colleges whole-person admissions process by omitting critical data and information factors.

Harvard University accused of bias against Asian-Americans at trial

Asian-Americans, who represent about 6 per cent of the US population, comprise 23 per cent of Harvard's current freshman...

16 Oct 2018 1:35 PM IST

Trump says of Germany: Were supposed to protect you against Russia and yet you make this deal with Russia. (Photo: AP)

Very deceptive world': What Trump said after 20 months in WH

During this period, the 45th president of the United States, has learned that media is very dishonest.

16 Oct 2018 1:29 PM IST

Warren tweeted that Trump is a cowardly elitist and she wont sit quietly for Trumps racism so she took the test. (Photo: AP)

USâ€‰senator Elizabeth Warren accuses Trump of creepy comments' about...

In July, the President offered to donate USD 1 million to her favourite charity if a DNA test proved her Native American...

16 Oct 2018 1:11 PM IST

Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist

Saudis likely to admit journalist Khashoggi died during interrogation:...

The incident has resulted in global outrage, more so in US as he lived as a legal permanent resident and worked for 'The...

16 Oct 2018 1:05 PM IST

Microsoft said Allens contributions to our company, our industry and to our community are indispensable. (Photo: AP)

Billionaire Paul allen, co-founder of Microsoft, dies of cancer at 65

Allen died two weeks after publicly revealing that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma he fought into remission 9 yrs ago had...

16 Oct 2018 8:31 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre. (Photo: AP)

'Rogue killers' may have killed Saudi journalist Khashoggi: Trump

'The denial was very, very strong,' Trump told reporters at the White House after talking to King Salman by telephone.

15 Oct 2018 9:07 PM IST