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The prosecutors told the court on Tuesday that Donald Thurman had confessed to the crime and it ordered he be held without bail. (Reprewsentational Image)

Indian engineer falls to death from building in UAE on Eid al-Adha

Reports say Sumesh was talking over the phone and threw it down minutes before the incident

3 Aug 2020 10:58 AM GMT

Smuggler cat caught with heroin, SIM cards escapes prison in Sri Lanka

'Smuggler' cat caught with heroin, SIM cards escapes prison in Sri...

The prison recently reported an increase in incidents of people throwing packets of drugs, cell phones and phone...

3 Aug 2020 10:20 AM GMT

Workers push trolleys past an empty shop in Melbournes central business district on August 3, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)

Australia announces paid pandemic leave for those required to...

Authorities predicted that the latest restrictions in country's biggest cities would cost around 250,000 jobs

3 Aug 2020 9:50 AM GMT

Donald Trump Jr. posted a since-deleted tweet on Monday with a viral video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine. (AP)

Trump's son believes Indian-Americans will come to his dad's rescue

This election, votes from Indian-American communities across the US could be helpful for Trump's win, especially in...

3 Aug 2020 8:43 AM GMT

Healthworkers in protective suits join a rally at the University of the Philippines against the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (AP)

Philippines returns to strict lockdown as virus surges

Medical groups had warned that the country was waging 'a losing battle' against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge...

3 Aug 2020 7:55 AM GMT

A wounded man receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attack in the city of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Prisoners flee amid ongoing IS militant attack on Afghan jail

The assault began on Sunday evening with car bomb detonated at the entrance to the prison, leading to numerous other...

3 Aug 2020 6:49 AM GMT

From Hariri assassination to upcoming verdict on Friday: A recap

From Hariri assassination to upcoming verdict on Friday: A recap

The special tribunal trying the four suspects accused of the assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM Rafic Hariri delivers its...

3 Aug 2020 6:22 AM GMT

Former pope Benedict XVI posing for a picture at the airport in Munich, southern Germany in June 2020, after visiting his brother and before his departure.

Former pope Benedict XVI is 'extremely frail'

The former pontiff largely stayed out of the public eye since he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, citing...

3 Aug 2020 5:43 AM GMT

Four alleged members of the Shiite Muslim fundamentalist group Hezbollah are on trial over the huge Beirut suicide bombing that killed Sunni billionaire Hariri and 21 other people. (AFP)

Verdict due this week in assassination of Lebanon ex-PM Hariri

The judgment harks back to an event that changed the face of Middle East, leading to protests that pushed Syrian forces...

3 Aug 2020 5:00 AM GMT

A protester holds a sign depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest a against him outside Prime Minister residence in Jerusalem. (AP)

Israel's Netanyahu rails at media over protests against him

Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the long-serving leader, who is on trial for corruption charges

3 Aug 2020 4:23 AM GMT

NASA astronaut Robert Behnken gives a thumbs up to onlookers as he boards a plane at Naval Air Station Pensacola to return him and NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley home to Houston a few hours after the duo landed in their SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft off the coast of Pensacola. (NASA via AP)

SpaceX capsule with NASA astronauts makes first splashdown in 45 years

The next mission, dubbed 'Crew-1', is set to take-off by late September, and its crew will spend six months on the space...

3 Aug 2020 3:37 AM GMT

India seeks new preferential treatment from US on drugs, other goods. (AFP Photo)

American countries look towards India for cheaper generic medicine

Ecuadorean envoy pointed out that generic medicine 'can cost up to 10 times more' in South/Latin America than in India

2 Aug 2020 1:11 PM GMT