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All six crew members were asleep aboard a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast in violation of Coast Guard rules when a fire broke out in the middle of the night, killing 34 people who were trapped in a bunkroom below the main deck, US authorities have said. (Photo: File)

California boat fire: Crew members slept soundly while fire spread killed 34

The captain and two crew members swam to the vessel's stern and reboarded the boat, according to the NTSB report.

13 Sep 2019 10:44 AM

Police in Tallahassee were still trying to determine what set off the suspect and prompted him to pull out a pocketknife and stab co-workers before fleeing the workplace on foot. (Representational Image)

5 people stabbed in Tallahassee, suspect in custody

Court records show Brown has a lengthy arrest record, mostly for drug offenses, dating back from when he was in his teens.

12 Sep 2019 12:42 PM

She's being held on a USD 35,000 bond and is due back in court on September 18. (Representational Image)

US mother charged with neglect after 42-pound teen son dies

A criminal complaint says Iraida Pizarro-Osorio brought her 16-year-old son to a medical clinic last week after he became unresponsive.

11 Sep 2019 12:43 PM

The Taliban on Tuesday vowed to continue fighting against US forces in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump said talks with insurgents were "dead", saying Washington would regret abandoning negotiations. (Photo: File)

After Trump says talks are 'dead', Taliban vows to fight on

The announcement followed Trump's dramatic cancellation of a top-secret plan to fly Taliban leaders in for direct talks.

10 Sep 2019 2:10 PM

President Donald Trump was questioned by reporters Wednesday about an altered Hurricane Dorian map he displayed in the Oval Office. (Photo: File)

US Commerce Secretary warns weather staff for contradicting Trump: report

But erring too greatly on the side of the caution can spread panic and lead to the unnecessary movement of millions of people.

10 Sep 2019 10:47 AM

Anuraag Singhal is among the 17 judiciary nomination sent by the White House to the Senate. (Photo: Floridabar.org)

Indian-American Anuraag Singhal nominated as Florida judge by Trump

A graduate from the Rice University, Singhal studied at the Wake Forest University School of Law.

10 Sep 2019 9:30 AM

Bhide, who heads the Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan in Maharashtra, is an accused in the Koregaon-Bhima violence that happened in January 2018. (Photo: Facebook/ Sambhaji Bhide guruji)

US successfully sent spacecraft to moon as it was launched on 'Ekadashi', claims ex-RSS leader

Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar day of each of the two lunar phases which occur in a Hindu calendar month.

10 Sep 2019 8:11 AM

Since ditching the nuclear deal, calling it skewed to Iran's advantage, Trump has reimposed sanctions to strangle its vital oil trade and force Tehran to accept stricter limits on its nuclear activity, curb its ballistic missile programme and end its support for proxy forces around the Middle East. (Photo: File)

US will impose sanction whoever purchases Iran's oil: official

Iran's crude oil exports were slashed by more than 80 pc due to re-imposed sanctions by US after Trump exited Iran's 2015 nuclear deal.

09 Sep 2019 12:16 PM

A US-based Indian couple and a Punjab-origin scientist were among those who died from smoke inhalation when they were trapped on a boat packed with scuba divers that caught fire and sank off the California coast, according to media reports. (Photo: File)

Punjab-origin scientist, Indian couple killed in California boat fire

The ship carried 33 passengers and 6 crew members, and only five of the crew sleeping on the top deck were able to escape by jumping off.

08 Sep 2019 9:49 AM

Alice G Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, on Saturday congratulated ISRO for its incredible efforts to place 'Vikram' lander of Chandrayaan 2 on the Moon's south pole and said the mission is a huge step forward for India. (Photo: File)

'Chandrayaan-2 a huge step forward for India': US

After revolving around the Earth's orbit for nearly 23 days, the spacecraft began its journey to the moon on August 14.

08 Sep 2019 9:16 AM

US, Afghanistan peace talks called off after Kabul attack

US has been negotiating with the Taliban at Doha despite the group's reluctance to hold direct talks with the Afghan government

08 Sep 2019 8:09 AM

In a tweet posted on Friday, Wells said that US' support for talks between India and Pakistan was stressed during the meeting. (Photo: File)

US backs direct talks between India and Pak on Kashmir: Wells

India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was an internal matter.

07 Sep 2019 1:49 PM

The couple, Kaustubh Nirmal and Sanjeeri Deopujari, lived in Connecticut and were among the people who died aboard the vessel, during a three-day diving excursion. (Photo: Facebook/ Sanjeeri Deopujari)

‘God didn't have heart to separate them’: Indian couple died in US boat fire

Neighbours at the couple's apartment building remembered them.

07 Sep 2019 1:27 PM

Germany's economy contracted on weaker exports in the second quarter, and leading economists say it is facing a recession, as German firms have been caught in the crossfire of a US-China trade war. (Photo: AP)

'Hope China, US trade problems will be over soon,' says Merkel

Merkel made the remarks at the start of formal talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at Beijing's Great Hall of People during trip to China.

06 Sep 2019 10:34 AM

A man convicted of killing an 89-year-old woman and her elderly daughter in their Fort Worth home in 2003 was put to death by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

US man convicted of murdering 89-year-old woman, her elderly daughter

Billy Crutsinger, 64, was declared dead at 6:40 pm CDT at state's death chamber in Huntsville, the Texas Department of Justice said.

05 Sep 2019 2:52 PM

An American woman shot and wounded her 18-year-old daughter when she showed up to pay a surprise visit and the mother thought there was an intruder in the house, reports said Wednesday. (Representational Image)

On her surprise visit, US woman shoots 18-yr-old daughter bymistake

The girl, coming home from college for an unannounced visit, was hit in the arm but will survive Friday's incident in Girard, Ohio.

05 Sep 2019 1:48 PM

Beijing said Thursday US and Chinese trade negotiators will resume talks in Washington in early October after new punitive tariffs raised fears of a breakdown in the protracted negotiations. (Photo: File)

US, China trade negotiators to resume trade talks in Washington in October

The talks, which were originally supposed to take place this month, come after new two-way tariffs were imposed on September 1.

05 Sep 2019 1:16 PM

Marriage between blacks and whites was legalized in the United States in the 1967 Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia. (Representational Image)

US venue cites Christian 'beliefs' in refusing mixed race wedding

The video, first published Monday by local news website Deep South Voice, went viral, triggering a shower of criticism.

04 Sep 2019 9:52 AM

The boy in custody was not identified, and there was no immediate word on a possible motive for the murders. (Representational Image)

US teen shoots, kills all 5 members of his family; confesses to police

Three of the victims were found dead at the scene, a house in Alabama, and other two died later after being airlifted to a hospital.

04 Sep 2019 8:49 AM

Chinese and U.S. authorities are working together to handle drug crimes. (Photo: AFP)

China says Trump's claims about fentanyl origin are false

The drug can be stronger and more lethal than heroin and is responsible for tens of thousands of American drugs deaths each year.

03 Sep 2019 5:30 PM

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