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A one-time college athlete from the Boston area, Pete Frates struggle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, was one of the inspirations behind the ice bucket challenge which took social media by storm in 2014. (Photo: AP)World
US athlete Pete Frates who inspired ice bucket challenge' passes away...

'Pete passed away surrounded by his loving family, peacefully at age 34, after a heroic battle with ALS,' his family...

10 Dec 2019 10:15 AM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)World
'Consider sanctions against Amit Shah': US commission on Citizenship...

US Commission for International Religious Freedom or USCIRF said that it was deeply troubled over the passage of the...

10 Dec 2019 9:15 AM IST

A 50-seater plane of the Star Air will operate between Hindon and Hubli airports for three days in a week, the PRO said. (Photo: Representational)World
Chilean military plane, headed to Antarctica with 38 on board, goes...

A state of alert was declared after communication with plane was lost, and a search and rescue team was activated.

10 Dec 2019 9:04 AM IST

President Donald Trump expressed shock and grief at the incident and said he was personally monitoring the situation at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, that employs more than 16,000 military personnel and 7,400 civilians. (Photo: Facebook)World
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting

Investigators are trying to establish whether killer, 2nd Lt Mhd Alshamrani acted alone or was part of a larger plot.

9 Dec 2019 1:24 PM IST

US President Donald Trump plans to make a \major statement\ at the White House at 9 am EST (1300 GMT) on Sunday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said late on Saturday. (Photo: File)World
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has 'everything' to lose, says Donald Trump

'North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, has tremendous economic potential, but it must denuclearize as...

9 Dec 2019 11:40 AM IST

The transcript of a July 25 call Trump made with the Ukrainian president in which he asked him to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden has become the subject of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into the president. (Photo: File)World
'Israel never had better friend in White House than me,' says Trump

The policies are also highly popular with right-wing evangelical Christian Republicans -- a vital part of Trump's...

8 Dec 2019 1:28 PM IST

Presumably, the records imply that the women referred to as geisha might have come on their own, as opposed to sex slaves, who were coerced. (Photo: File | Representational)World
Japan asked for 1 sex slave for every 70 soldiers in WW2 to 'prevent...

The sex slaves issue has been a source of a painful dispute between South Korea and Japan.

8 Dec 2019 11:37 AM IST

I have fought to strengthen the special US-India relationship, which is why Im deeply concerned. Detaining people without charge, severely limiting communications, & blocking neutral third-parties from visiting the region is harmful to our close, critical bilateral relationship, Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal tweeted. (Photo: ANI)World
Bill introduced in US House of Representatives urges India to end...

It notes that the people across the US maintain ties with family and friends in J&K.

8 Dec 2019 10:53 AM IST

Democrats enjoy majority with 233 seats in the House of Representatives while the ruling Republican, from which Trump comes, has 197 elected representatives. (Photo: File)World
Trump to delay listing Mexican cartels as terrorist groups

O'Reilly had asked if Trump would designate the cartels 'and start hitting them with drones and things like that?'

7 Dec 2019 3:41 PM IST

The president was reiterating a position long held by his administration, including David Malpass when he was a Treasury Department official prior to his election as the current head of the World Bank. (Photo: File)World
'Why is World Bank loaning money to China? It has plenty. Stop!':...

Trump's very public stance comes amid negotiations between Washington and Beijing seeking to end US president's...

7 Dec 2019 12:02 PM IST

The White House flag was lowered after McCains death on Saturday -- but it was once again at the top of the flagpole on Monday morning. (Photo: AP)World
Will not participate in Trump's 'baseless' impeachment hearing: White...

The committee is drawing up impeachment charges that the full House is expected to vote on later this month.

7 Dec 2019 11:57 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.World
US says applications for H-1B visa to be accepted from April 1, 2020

Companies applying for H-1B visas for foreign workers for fiscal year 2021 would have to register online and pay a...

7 Dec 2019 11:53 AM IST

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