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150 US-led airstrikes hit ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa

Warplanes from a US-led coalition have conducted at least 150 air strikes on the Islamic State group to bolster a major...

28 May 2016 6:15 AM IST

Art of elegant diplomacy and historical mementos

A statue of Thomas Jefferson set in a niche is seen in the Thomas Jefferson state reception room of the state department...

28 May 2016 6:06 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee talks to media on board on his way back to Delhi from China. (Photo: PTI

China can work with India at UN: Pranab Mukherjee

China has conveyed its willingness to enhance cooperation with India on combating the menace of terrorism, including in...

28 May 2016 5:34 AM IST

President Prananb Mukherjee

China willing to work with India in UN on fighting terror: Pranab...

China has conveyed its willingness to enhance cooperation with India on combating the menace of terrorism, including in...

27 May 2016 6:28 PM IST

UN peacekeepers have been repeatedly accused of sexually abusing young girls and women in refugee camps. (Representational Image

Feel ashamed to call myself peacekeeper: UN official on sexual abuse

In 2015 also, when 69 allegations were recorded against peacekeepers, no Indian personnel was accused of any wrongdoing.

27 May 2016 4:46 PM IST

Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman shows part of the wreckage from EgyptAir flight 804.

Beacon from EgyptAir plane crash detected, search narrows

French naval ship specialized in underwater searches will help search for the black boxes.

27 May 2016 3:50 PM IST

Guzman is wanted in Texas and California on charges including homicide, drug trafficking and money laundering.

'El Chapo' threatens to sue Netflix over planned series

Ironically, it was Guzman's desire to see his life story on screen that seems to have led to his capture.

27 May 2016 3:37 PM IST

30 men gangrape Brazilian teen; post pictures, videos on Twitter

The attackers posted pictures and videos of the assault on the unconscious teenager on Twitter.

27 May 2016 3:36 PM IST

An English Collective of Prostitutes demo in 2014. (Photo: AFP)

Sex workers suffer 'horrific' rape, beatings and discrimination:...

Sex workers globally lack protection from "horrific" abuse and violence, even in countries which have strong human...

27 May 2016 11:56 AM IST

A helicopter takes off near the the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima (Photo: AP)

Barack Obama to make history with Hiroshima journey

The trip comes more than seven decades after America dropped the world’s first atom bomb on Hiroshima.

27 May 2016 11:35 AM IST

Smoke rises from Islamic State group positions in an industrial area during fighting in Fallujah (Photo: AP)

Iraq: Fallujah civilians report cases of starvation

About 50,000 are trapped in a city that now lacks drinking water, electricity and fuel.

27 May 2016 10:34 AM IST

Nearly 50,000 sexual exploitation victims in Guatemala: report

Organized criminal groups make an estimated $1.6 billion a year from sexual exploitation in Guatemala.

27 May 2016 10:33 AM IST