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Gravity signals may play a crucial role in early identification of the occurrence of earthquakes. (Photo: PTI/ File)

8.2 magnitude quake strikes Alaska, prompts tsunami warning

The quake prompted a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska and Canada and a tsunami watch for the entire US west coast.

23 Jan 2018 3:48 PM IST

Police officers cordon off a shopping area on Oxford Street in London. (AFP)

London firefighters close, evacuate area near Strand after gas leak

It is the second time in recent weeks that a gas leak has caused disruption in central London.

23 Jan 2018 2:07 PM IST

Dhir, who worked at Heathrow Airport, allegedly met Mund and Raizada while they were students in London and had plotted the murder by hiring contract killers since 2015. (Photo: Facebook)

UK: Indian-origin woman accused in 12-yr-old orphan's murder faces...

Arti Dhir had been arrested in 2017, after an Interpol alert over the murder of the 12-year-old boy in February same...

23 Jan 2018 1:37 PM IST

The police suspects that he has been killed by militants. (Photo: Representational/File)

Mexican woman cut into pieces, cooked; ex-husband suspected for...

Woman's ex-husband is suspected in what is being investigated as a femicide' - motive is directly related to the...

23 Jan 2018 1:05 PM IST

Narendra Modi told Trump in an Oval Office meeting in June, 2017, Never has a country given so much away for so little in return as the United States in Afghanistan, The Washington Post quoted sources as saying. (Photo: File | PTI)

Trump uses Indian accent to imitate Modi during Afghan talks: report

The White House did not immediately respond to a question on the Post's assertion that Trump has been imitating Modi in...

23 Jan 2018 11:21 AM IST

President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late on Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. (Photo: AP)

3-day-long shutdown lifted in US as Trump signs bill to reopen govt

The step set stage for thousands of federal workers to return on Tuesday, cutting short what could have been a costly...

23 Jan 2018 10:49 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

US govt staff sit at home sans pay as shutdown drags on

Mr Trump goaded Democrats from the sidelines, accusing them of placing non-citizens ahead of Americans.

23 Jan 2018 1:26 AM IST

The statue on Liberty Island, as well as the related museum on nearby Ellis Island, where arriving immigrants were once processed, annually welcome about 4.5 million visitors. (Photo: AP)

New York vows to open Statue of Liberty at its own cost

As a result of the budget impasse, many government services including the Statue of Liberty have been closed since...

22 Jan 2018 1:58 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Ecuador president describes Julian Assange as inherited problem'

Earlier, Ecuador announced it had granted citizenship to Assange, in an unsuccessful attempt to provide him with...

22 Jan 2018 1:31 PM IST

President Donald Trump has stepped up a broader crackdown on illegal immigration since taking office in January 2017. (Photo: AP/File)

US govt shut for 3rd day as Senate fails to clinch deal

The Senate set a vote for 12 pm on Monday on advancing a measure to provide temporary govt funding through Feb 8 and end...

22 Jan 2018 1:08 PM IST

Mr Trumps pressure tactics had raised the stakes at Thursdays emergency meeting and triggered accusations from the Muslim world of US bullying and blackmail. (Photo: File)

Could've made deal, but Democrats wanted to play Shutdown politics':...

'This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present,' Trump said.

21 Jan 2018 11:06 AM IST

Twitter Inc said on Thursday it may become profitable for the first time next quarter after slashing expenses over the past year. (Photo: AFP)

Twitter to notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during 2016 US...

Twitter said it would email 677,775 people in US who followed, retweeted or liked content from accounts associated with...

20 Jan 2018 4:09 PM IST