Home » world news

You Searched For "world news"

The likely winner -- by a distance -- is the liberal former Democratic Party leader Moon Jae-In who enjoys 36 percent of popular support. (Photo: AP)

Exit polls predict win for Moon Jae-In in South Korea pesidential...

Official results weren't expected for hours, but the exit poll of about 89,000 voters at 330 polling stations.

9 May 2017 9:14 PM IST

Thirteen of the federal governments 146 prisons are privately run. Together, those 13 housed 22,600 inmates as of December 2015, down from about 40,000 in 2014. (Photo: Representational Image)

Man in UK makes girlfriend have sex with 3 dogs, jailed for 1 year

UK police found evidence of the party where owners watched their dogs have sex with women.

16 May 2017 4:38 PM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

French president Macron to choose PM on first full day in office

Picking Edouard Philippe would send clear signal that Macron hopes to attract young modernisers from Republicans to his...

15 May 2017 9:43 AM IST

The clip surfaced after a recent move by Hurriyat leaders to downplay fears of the growing influence of the ISIS in the Valley. (Photo: AP)

At least 23 soldiers killed in attacked claimed by ISIS in Egypt's...

Dozens of masked militants then descended on the site in 24 Land Cruiser SUVs and opened fire on the soldiers.

8 July 2017 3:48 PM IST

Patel was sent back to the US by his employer but he travelled to Jordan instead where he was arrested and eventually deported. (Photo: Repesentational Image)

Indian-origin man arrested for making false statements on US army...

His parents spoke with the FBI about their son after learning he was in Jordanian custody and said he had become...

8 July 2017 11:42 AM IST

Police use water cannon against demonstrators during a protest against the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany (Photo: AP)

76 people hurt in clashes with police over G-20 protest in Germany

Massive demonstrations with more than 100,000 protesters are expected in Hamburg during the meeting of 20 nations on...

7 July 2017 11:57 AM IST

The US and Polands presidential couples were shaking hands Thursday before Trumps speech in front of a crowd in Poland. (Photo: Youtube grab)

Polish President Andrzej Duda rejects reports of his wife 'snubbing'...

The footage appeared to show Trump extending his hand to Kornhauser-Duda, who walks straight past it to greet his wife,...

7 July 2017 11:04 AM IST

Multiple ground assaults and a deluge of air strikes shrank the Islamic State groups caliphate to a rump and decimated its fighters in 2016 but the organisation remains a potential threat.

Civilian deaths in Iraq-Syria on rise after US-led air strikes against...

According to an official tally at the end of April, the Pentagon confirmed at least 352 civilians had been killed.

27 May 2017 8:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

India weaker than China in terms of national strength: Chinese media

Chinese daily also said, 'India should be careful and not let religious nationalism push the two countries into war'.

20 July 2017 3:08 PM IST

Xavier was convicted by guilty plea in January on two counts of wire fraud. (Representational Image)

44-year-old Indian-American jailed for USD 33 million fraud in US

Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier, a resident of Florida, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by US District Judge Darrin...

19 May 2017 12:47 PM IST

It will be Trump and Abbas first face-to-face discussion. (Photo: AP)

Trump calls Russia probe 'witch hunt', denies any collusion

US intelligence suspects that Russian President Vladimir Putin orchestrated a sweeping campaign to tilt the vote in the...

19 May 2017 8:47 AM IST

Overall, US President Donald Trump proposed a massive reduction in American aid to South Asian countries. (Photo: AP)

Trump's speech to Israeli parliament scrapped amid concerns

Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush addressed the Knesset during visits; Obama opted to...

25 May 2017 9:06 PM IST