Syrian opposition wants Geneva talks on political transition
The Syrian opposition wants face-to-face negotiations with the government about a political transition at peace talks that are due to begin in Geneva next week, a leading Syrian opposition
Feb 15, 2017, 17:54 PM IST
Turkey sets April 16 for key constitutional referendum
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today rubber stamped constitutional changes boosting his powers, paving the way for a referendum on the issue in mid April, a senior government minister said.
Feb 10, 2017, 16:50 PM IST
Britain will be 'just fine' post-Brexit: Apple CEO Tim Cook
Britain will be "just fine" after it leaves the European Union, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook said in an interview broadcast today.
Feb 10, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
US Judges in immigration ban cases given increased security
Threats against more than one judge involved in legal challenges to President Donald Trump's controversial executive order on immigration have prompted law enforcement agencies to temporarily
Feb 10, 2017, 16:28 PM IST
6,000-year-old pentagon house discovered in China
Archaeologists have found ruins of a pentagonal structure in China's Shanxi province which is believed to have been a tribal meeting hall or a leader's office 6,000 years ago, authorities said on
Nov 28, 2016, 16:31 PM IST
Russia says United Nations sabotaged Syrian peace negotiations
Russia on Tuesday accused the United Nations of sabotaging peace negotiations between the Syrian regime and rebels.
Nov 22, 2016, 21:25 PM IST
Hillary Clinton camp demands FBI give details on email inquiry
On Friday, Comey said new emails that "appear to be pertinent" to the investigation would be reviewed -- a bombshell reveal with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.
Oct 29, 2016, 02:16 AM IST
Palestinian president meets Hamas chief
Abbas's secular party Fatah and the Islamist Hamas have been at loggerheads since the latter seized Gaza in a near civil war in 2007.
Oct 29, 2016, 01:23 AM IST
US stocks sink as FBI reopens Hillary Clinton email probe
US stocks had been comfortably in positive territory prior to news that Federal Bureau of Investigation head James Comey informed lawmakers that he was restarting the probe.
Oct 29, 2016, 01:11 AM IST
Russia imprisons blogger who hunted Pokemon in church
Ruslan Sokolovsky, a 22-year-old from the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, risks a five-year jail term after being charged with offending religious believers and inciting hatred.
Oct 29, 2016, 01:08 AM IST
Barack Obama to launch campaign blitz for Hillary Clinton
The Clinton camp announced Friday that Obama will make the case for his former secretary of state for three straight days in as many key battleground states.
Oct 29, 2016, 01:06 AM IST
India growing at 8 pc, why US is not: Donald Trump asks supporters
Trump's remarks at an election rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, came hours after latest figures showed the American economy grew 2.9 per cent in the third quarter this year.
Oct 29, 2016, 01:01 AM IST
Blow to Hillary Clinton as FBI reopens email probe
With just 11 days to go until America votes, Clinton`s rival Donald Trump seized triumphantly on the shock decision, declaring her unfit for office in front of a crowd chanting: "Lock her up!"
Oct 29, 2016, 00:55 AM IST
Russia foreign ministry says Syria school strike photos `fake`
Air strikes on a school in Hass village in Syria`s rebel-held Idlib province killed 22 children and six teachers, the UN children`s agency UNICEF said on Wednesday.
Oct 29, 2016, 00:48 AM IST
Russia loses election to UN rights council
The UN General Assembly elected Hungary and Croatia instead to represent eastern Europe at the 47-nation council, which monitors and investigates rights violations worldwide.
Oct 29, 2016, 00:46 AM IST
Japanese anti-nuclear politician wins regional election
Anti-nuclear candidate Ryuichi Yoneyama has been elected governor of the Japan's Niigata prefecture, where the largest nuclear plant in the world is located,
Oct 17, 2016, 09:44 AM IST
How Donald Trump's rally for Hindu-Americans in US will benefit Kashmiri Pandits in India
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is all set to address a rally of Hindu-Americans in New Jersey on October 15. The proceeds of which will benefit global victims of Islamic terror.
Oct 09, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
Community is in pain: Hillary Clinton on killing of African-American man
In the wake of the death of Keith Lamont Scott's, a 43-year-old African American man who was fatally shot by an African American police officer last month, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary
Oct 03, 2016, 09:47 AM IST
28 sentenced to life for Argentine dictatorship crimes
Those convicted yesterday included former general Luciano Menendez, nicknamed ‘The Hyena’ for laughing during torture sessions at the clandestine prison known as La Perla.
Aug 26, 2016, 05:57 AM IST
Foreigners among dead in Italy quake
The British foreign ministry did not immediately confirm the report, but Foreign Minister Boris Johnson has said a number of British nationals were affected.
Aug 26, 2016, 05:47 AM IST
