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Barges are secured by tugboats in the flood-swollen Burnet Bay along the Houston Ship Channel in Houston. (Photo: AP)

Trump pledges USD 1 million to Harvey relief, says White House

Harvey has brought the heaviest rainfall in US history, soaking Texas with more than 52 inches since it first made...

1 Sept 2017 11:59 AM IST

In an escalating tit-for-tat, the United States forced Russia on Thursday to shutter its consulate in San Francisco and scale back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York, as relations between the two former Cold War foes continued to unravel. (Photo: AP)

Escalating tit for tat, US orders Russian consulate closed

The announcement was latest in tit-for-tat measures between the two nations that have helped to drive relations to a new...

1 Sept 2017 11:23 AM IST

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Photo: AP)

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears to be still alive, claims top US...

Army Lt Gen Stephen Townsend said his belief stemmed from a lack of evidence he had seen 'rumor or otherwise' that...

1 Sept 2017 10:59 AM IST

A car gets towed while men walk on a flooded street in Houston, Texas

Harvey triggers two blasts at Texas chemical plant

Rescuers search block by block for survivors of the hurricane with death toll rising to 35.

1 Sept 2017 6:30 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

$255 million US aid to Pak with strings attached

Islamabad will have to crack down on terror networks.

1 Sept 2017 6:13 AM IST