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Pope Francis attends the Ash Wednesday mass on February 26, 2020, at the Santa Sabina church in Rome. Pope Francis postponed his official appointments on February 29 and was working from home, the Vatican said, a day after cancelling a scheduled appearance at mass because of "a mild ailment". Francis, 83, had appeared earlier in the week to be suffering from a cold. He was seen blowing his nose and coughing during the Ash Wednesday service, and his voice sounded hoarse. (AFP)

Pope cancels audiences for third day with apparent cold

Vatican City said it was only a 'slight indisposition'

29 Feb 2020 5:21 PM

The director of the Danish Patient Safety Board Anne-Marie Vangsted, along with other officials addresses a press conference in his ministry in Copenhagen. AFP Photo

Denmark reports its first case, toll in Iran climbs to 26 due to virus outbreak

A man who returned from Italy became the first case of the virus in Denmark

27 Feb 2020 3:51 PM

Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse on the south coast of England. AFP photo

Storm Ciara lashes Europe, disrupts travel

Swathes of northern France were put on orange alert and 130,000 homes had electricity cut off amid fears of coastal storm surges

10 Feb 2020 4:05 PM

Rescuers work to extract passengers from the crash of a Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 airplane after it skidded off the runway upon landing at Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul on February 5, 2020. The plane carrying 171 passengers from the Aegean port city of Izmir split into three after landing in rough weather. Officials said no-one lost their lives in the accident, but dozens of people were injured. (AFP)

Plane breaks into three after skidding off Istanbul runway

Some of the passengers escaped through a large crack in the severed aircraft

06 Feb 2020 7:58 AM

A police forensic officer works near the scene after a stabbing incident in Streatham, London on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. London police officers shot and killed a suspect after three people were stabbed Sunday in what authorities are investigating as a terror attack. (AP)

3 wounded in 'terror-related' stabbings in London

Witnesses say the attacker was a wearing something like a suicide vest

03 Feb 2020 1:22 AM

Red, white and blue lights illuminate 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britain's prime minister, in central London on January 31, 2020, after Britain left the European Union at 2300GMT. Brexit supporters gathered outside parliament to cheer Britain's departure from the European Union following three years of epic political drama.(AFP)

Finally, Britain makes historic exit from EU

Celebrations and tears as a divided and uncertain nation sets out to cut its own path in the world

01 Feb 2020 7:31 AM

Britain bids farewell to EU, hails new start

Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member bloc

31 Jan 2020 1:46 PM

The Costa Crociere liner carrying some 7,000 people was in a lockdown at the Italian port of Civitavecchia. AFP Photo

Italy to let passengers off cruise ship after coronavirus scare

Italy's institute for infectious diseases examined samples taken from a Chinese woman ill with fever

31 Jan 2020 12:54 PM

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva

India slowdown temprorary, eco will recover: IMF

On risks ahead for the global economy, the IMF chief listed factors like weakness in long-term productivity growth and low inflation.

25 Jan 2020 4:02 AM

In a shock announcement, the couple said they would spend time in North America and rip up long-established relations with the press. (Photo: File)

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to step back as 'senior' royal family members

The announcement appeared to catch the royal family by surprise.

09 Jan 2020 12:08 PM

A 63-year-old man in Germany had a very Merry Christmas indeed after an honest finder returned the backpack he had forgotten under a tree — filled with presents and 16,000 euros (USD 17,700, approximately Rs 12.6 lakh) in cash. (Representational Image)

Honest German returns backpack with over Rs 12 lakh forgotten under Christmas tree

Officers were able to quickly identify the owner and reunite him with the backpack and its precious contents.

26 Dec 2019 7:00 PM

With no more roof to keep the massive stone structure stable, the cathedral's surviving vaults are crucial to keeping it standing, but they are vulnerable. (Photo: File | AFP)

'Today it is not out of danger': Fragile Notre Dame Cathedral might not be saved

Some 50,000 tubes of scaffolding crisscrossed the back of the edifice at the time of the fire, and some were damaged.

26 Dec 2019 9:42 AM

“You may have mistaken ideas, you may have made a complete mess of things, but the Lord continues to love you,” the pontiff told crowds gathered at the Vatican for his Christmas Eve midnight mass. (Photo: File)

‘God continues to loves us all, even worst of us’: Pope Francis on Christmas

Francis will at noon on Wednesday give the traditional Christmas Day mass -- his 7th -- addressed to world in front of St Peter’s Square.

25 Dec 2019 1:55 PM

The 37-year-old, behind the wheel of a Nissan GT-R, was travelling along Binley Road in Coventry in October last year when he struck 17-year-old Ryan Willoughby-Oakes at the junction with Allard Way. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin man jailed after his speeding sports car kills UK teen

A West Midlands Police investigation showed that Tajinder Rai was driving at close to motorway speeds on a slow-speed zone.

21 Dec 2019 9:09 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson had made references to such a new so-called "NHS visa" on the election campaign trail, which was confirmed as part of the Queen's Speech in Parliament on Thursday. (Photo: File)

UK confirms new fast-track visa for doctors from India, other countries

These changes will be included in new Environment Bill, among over 30 bills announced in Queen's Speech, seven of which relate to Brexit.

20 Dec 2019 8:44 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a big majority in Thursday's general election on a promise to "get Brexit done" by taking Britain out of the European Union by January 31. (Photo: File)

Will work '24 hours a day, flat out' to make Brexit happen: UK PM

Britain has an option to extend the transition but Johnson refuses to, and intends to enshrine the 2020 date in legislation.

18 Dec 2019 9:57 AM

“We plan to start the process before Christmas and will do so in the proper constitutional way in discussion with the speaker (of the House of Commons),” Johnson’s spokesman told reporters. (Photo: File)

British PM Boris Johnson to present Brexit bill to MPs on Friday

The smaller Liberal Democrats, which wanted to scrap Brexit altogether, also saw its number of MPs fall.

17 Dec 2019 3:46 PM

The "historically low" number mostly died covering conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, the Paris-based watchdog said, which warned that "journalism remains a dangerous profession". (Representational Image)

49 journalists murdered across world in 2019, lowest in 16 years

57 journalists are being held hostage across the globe, mostly in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Ukraine.

17 Dec 2019 11:11 AM

For now, the prime minister will appoint three new ministers to fill vacant positions and keep any changes to a minimum before Britain leaves the EU on Jan. 31. (Photo: File)

Welcoming new MPs, UK PM vows to get Brexit done as soon as possible

Johnson has proclaimed he will lead 'people's govt' and 'repay public's trust by getting Brexit done'.

17 Dec 2019 9:58 AM

The 40-year-old MP won her Wigan seat in the north-west of England, holding on to one of the key bricks in the so-called "red wall" which collapsed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party won over traditional Labour Party voters across the region. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin MP Lisa Nandy in race to replace Corbyn after Labour's poll defeat

Corbyn acknowledged party's failings in the poll and said he accepted his responsibility for it but made no clear reference to exit plan.

16 Dec 2019 9:45 AM

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