Rex Tillerson pays tribute to 9/11 victims
The president and first lady joined thousands of service members and families of 9/11 victims at the Pentagon, where hundreds of military personnel were killed after a hijacked plane crashed into the
Sep 11, 2017, 22:38 PM IST
Cambridge University may scrap written exams due to bad handwriting
The move would see an end to more than 800 years of tradition after students increasingly chose to use laptops to take down lecture notes.
Sep 10, 2017, 16:39 PM IST
Swiss glacier collapses, after hundreds evacuated
Geologists had recently noticed significant movement along the "tongue" of the Trift glacier, up to 130 centimetres in a single day, local authorities said.
Sep 10, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
Romania stops Black Sea boats carrying 200 migrants
The boat, which was taken to the southeastern port of Mangalia, is the fourth to have been found carrying migrants in the Black Sea since mid-August.
Sep 09, 2017, 20:15 PM IST
UK declares emergency in storm-hit Virgin Islands, sends aid
A military ship is also nearby offering assistance, while another laden with more aid has been diverted from the Mediterranean.
Sep 08, 2017, 19:18 PM IST
EU must be part of US Middle East peace push, Ireland says
"Now is the time for the European Union ... to become more vocal," said Coveney, who met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in July.
Sep 08, 2017, 18:02 PM IST
German, 19, on trial for 'darknet' knife murders
Marcel Hesse, 19, remained silent in court, but his lawyer Michael Emde said he did not deny the charges against him.
Sep 08, 2017, 17:55 PM IST
Russia says airstrike kill 4 Islamic State leaders in Syria
President Bashar Assad's troops on Tuesday broke the nearly three-year militant blockade of parts of the city, marking a significant advance against the extremists.
Sep 08, 2017, 13:06 PM IST
EU court rejects challenge against refugee quotas
EU figures show that just under 28,000 people have been relocated since the two-year scheme was launched in September 2015.
Sep 06, 2017, 16:37 PM IST
Spain, Morocco arrest six suspected of practising beheadings
Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested five Moroccans and one Spaniard suspected of belonging to an Islamist militant cell that simulated decapitations, the Spanish interior ministry said on
Sep 06, 2017, 15:55 PM IST
UN human rights experts urge China to free prominent lawyer
The experts say Jiang Tianyong's so-called confession on August 22 amounts to "a worrying sign of China's disregard for due process and the rule of law."
Sep 06, 2017, 15:47 PM IST
Vladimir Putin says sanctions, pressure alone won't resolve North Korea crisis
Putin denounced North Korea`s sixth and largest nuclear bomb test on Sunday, saying Russia did not recognise its nuclear status.
Sep 06, 2017, 15:41 PM IST
South Korea's Moon discusses ''unpredictable'' North Korea situation with Putin
Moon, who came to power earlier this year advocating a policy of pursuing engagement with Pyongyang, has come under increasing pressure to take a harder line on North Korea.
Sep 06, 2017, 13:10 PM IST
Majority of Britons have no religion: Survey
The majority of older people still have some faith — only four in ten of those aged 65 to 74 describe themselves as having no religion, and only 27 per cent of those aged 75 and over.
Sep 05, 2017, 20:58 PM IST
EU says 40 countries now affected in tainted egg scandal
Millions of eggs across Europe have been destroyed after they were found to contain traces of Fipronil.
Sep 05, 2017, 20:34 PM IST
UK police arrest four, including soldiers, over suspected far-right terrorism
The neo-Nazi organisation became the first far-right group to be outlawed in Britain last year after the murder of member of Parliament Jo Cox, whose killing the group had praised.
Sep 05, 2017, 17:52 PM IST
German police recover stolen artworks worth 2.5 million euros
Prosecutors have retrieved 15 of a total 19 paintings and drawings stolen between June 2015 and March 2016 by a gang whose 39-year-old ringleader was a courier specialising in transporting art, the
Sep 05, 2017, 17:22 PM IST
Russia may reduce US diplomatic personnel by 155: Vladimir Putin
On Saturday Russia was forced to vacate its consulate in San Francisco and two diplomatic buildings in New York and Washington after the US ordered the move, the latest twist in a lengthy feud.
Sep 05, 2017, 13:29 PM IST
Pope prays for those afflicted by floods in US, Asia
Pope Francis has prayed for those afflicted by floods in Texas, Louisiana and southern Asia.
Sep 03, 2017, 19:07 PM IST
UK Parliament corridors to get CCTV cameras for security
Both the House of Commons and Lords Speakers have signed off on the installation of the security cameras in all areas of the Palace of Westminster that can be accessed by visitors.
Sep 03, 2017, 18:54 PM IST
