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The arrested crew members of Grace 1 the Master, Chief Officer and two Second Mates were aboard the Panama-flagged supertanker that was detained off Europa Point in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory on the Spanish coast, last month. (Photo: AP)

Indian captain, crew aboard Iranian oil tanker released in Gibraltar

'I am grateful and thankful for my release. And I am grateful to all who have facilitated my release in my legal team,'...

15 Aug 2019 8:20 PM IST

The State and Cathedral Choir is one of the most renowned boys choirs in Germany, founded in 1465 by Fredrick II of Brandenburg. Over its 554 years, it has never admitted any girls. (Photo: AP)

9-year-old girl sues German boys choir over gender bias

The girl, whose identity was not revealed to protect her privacy, auditioned with the choir in March and was rejected.

15 Aug 2019 3:29 PM IST

A passenger jet made an emergency landing in a field outside of one of Moscows airports Thursday after colliding with a flock of birds, injuring at least 23 people, Russian officials said. (Photo: AP)

23 injured in Russian plane's emergency landing

Ural Airlines lauded the crew for its professionalism in arranging the evacuation.

15 Aug 2019 1:59 PM IST

Firefighters were working to stop the blaze reaching nearby villages. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

500 firefighters to battle blaze in French forest

No buildings have been destroyed or people injured, but warned that the wind strength was forecast to strengthen during...

15 Aug 2019 12:48 PM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Photo: AP)

Resolve Kashmir issue bilaterally with India: Russia tells Pakistan

Russia had earlier supported India over the abrogation of Article 370.

15 Aug 2019 9:21 AM IST

The fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday on Greeces second-largest island prompted the evacuation of the villages of Kontodespoti, Makrymalli, Stavros and Platana, and threatened the town of Psachna during the night, officials said. (Photo: AFP)

Massive wildfire on Greek island, several villages evacuated

Over 200 firefighters were in action backed by 75 fire trucks, nine water-bombing helicopters and seven planes.

14 Aug 2019 8:36 PM IST

Bob Blackman said, There is a widely respected convention that we do not interfere in the domestic affairs of a third country, especially a long-standing friend and ally like India. (Photo: Twitter)

'Labour Party has become anti-Indian': British MP slams oppn over...

The spat among the parliamentarians started after leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn took to Twitter to address...

14 Aug 2019 5:08 PM IST

The guest speakers in the Sundays event included Khan of Kalat Suleman Daud, Taher Karim, FBM vice-president Shahzawar Karimzadi, Rahim Bandoi Baloch, Ismail Amiri, Mohammad AlHazbawi, Desmond Fernandes, Shabir Baloch, Tahir Karim and Graham Williamson. (Photo: ANI)

Free Balochistan movement marks Independence Day of Balochistan

Shahzawar said we had our own free state until 1839 when Britain attacked Balochistan and divided it into three parts.

14 Aug 2019 8:43 AM IST

Hammal Haider, foreign spokesman of the Baloch National Movement. (Photo: ANI)

Height of hypocrisy, shamelessness: Baloch activist on Pak's outcry...

Since then, Haider said, the same military has killed hundreds and thousands of people who asked for the rights of...

13 Aug 2019 11:46 AM IST

This is the story of a 72-year-old retired electrician in Britain, who forgot to tell his surgeon that he wore dentures. (Photo: AP)

72-year-old's denture got struck in his throat, detected a week later

Six days after having a benign lump removed from his belly while under general anaesthesia, Jack turned up at the...

13 Aug 2019 8:55 AM IST

The video that went viral on social media showed water flooding the busy airport terminal as stunned travellers look on and film the bizarre scene. (Photo: Twitter/ videoscreengrab)

Rainwater pours through ceiling into London Luton Airport; see video

The video which shows water pouring into the airport terminal has collected a number of shocked comments on Twitter.

12 Aug 2019 3:15 PM IST

Inmate Nicholas Rotunda Allen, 39, received the phone from someone not incarcerated at the prison and used a caller ID spoofing app to make the call look like it is from Louisiana where the alleged victim lives. (Photo: ANI)

UK govt boosts prisons, police powers in crime clampdown

Official statistics show that violent crime has begun to rise after declining for two decades.

11 Aug 2019 4:25 PM IST