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State police confirmed the death toll and said the crash involved two vehicles. (Photo: AP)

Limousine crash at popular tourist spot kills 20 in New York

Police said the accident occurred at Saturday when two cars collided in Schoharie County, near the state capital,...

8 Oct 2018 1:28 PM IST

Pompeo said his aim was to develop sufficient trust between Washington and Pyongyang to inch towards peace. (Photo: AFP

Pompeo heads to Pyongyang, seeking progress on Trump-Kim summit

The trip will be Pompeo's fourth to Pyongyang, as the contours of a possibly historic US-North Korea deal take shape.

7 Oct 2018 1:50 PM IST

The epicenter of the quake was located about 19 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix. (Photo: AFP)

At least 11 dead as 5.9-magnitude quake strikes off Haiti's northwest...

The tremor was felt in the capital Port-de-Prince killing at least 11 people and causing damage to buildings in the...

7 Oct 2018 1:23 PM IST

Chief Justice John Roberts, right, administers the Constitutional Oath to Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Justices Conference Room of the Supreme Court Building in the presence of his family. (Photo: AP)

Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as US Supreme Court justice amid protests

Senate voted 50-48 to approve Kavanaugh as protesters rallied against a nominee who has been plagued by rape...

7 Oct 2018 8:23 AM IST

In a statement released to US media, Kavanaugh rejected the womans claim, made in a letter to the Democrats vetting his nomination that he tried to force himself on her during a party. (Photo: AFP)

Kavanaugh's US Supreme Court nomination advances to final vote

US Senate voted 51-49 to approve Donald Trump's embattled Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh in procedural cloture vote.

5 Oct 2018 8:55 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

For talks with India, Pakistan seeks US help; gets rejected again

Pak's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi went on to warn that this could lead to an escalation of tension between the...

4 Oct 2018 1:01 PM IST

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

US Senate's procedural vote for Brett Kavanaugh on Friday, final vote...

If Kavanaugh clears Friday's procedural hurdle, that would set up a final confirmation vote as early as Saturday.

4 Oct 2018 12:29 PM IST

Qadri was seen seated near Hafiz Saeed as he addressed an all-party meet organised by the Difa-e-Pakistan Council in Islamabad on Sunday last. (Photo: Twitter)

Will ask why he did that: Pak minister on colleague meeting Hafiz...

Qadri's presence at event with Hafiz Saeed vindicated India's stand there is no change in Pakistan's attitude towards...

4 Oct 2018 9:39 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)

Trump shrugs off report revealing fortune in tax dodges, parental...

Trump has often boasted that he built a multi-billion dollar real estate empire from a USD 1 million loan from his...

4 Oct 2018 8:50 AM IST

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump in Manila, Philippines, in November 2017.

US threatens sanctions ahead of India-Russia missile systems deal

India and Russia will sign a deal for the multi-billion-dollar S-400 surface-to-air missile system this week.

4 Oct 2018 8:01 AM IST

We have been unable to reach Jamal today and are very concerned about where he may be, the Posts international opinions editor Eli Lopez said in a statement. (Photo: Twitter)

Saudi journalist and government critic missing in Turkey: report

Khashoggi has not been seen since entering consulate, according to his fiance who accompanied him but waited outside...

3 Oct 2018 2:16 PM IST

The senior Trump administration official said the United States will have a process to recognize same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats from countries where same-sex marriage is not legal, but which recognize American domestic partners. (Representational Image)

US won't grant diplomatic visas to same-sex partners: officials

The new policy was circulated in a United Nations memo last month and took effect on Monday.

3 Oct 2018 1:15 PM IST