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Green activists dumped horse manure and staged a mock hanging outside the venue of a UN climate summit in Madrid on Saturday, airing their frustration at the failure of world leaders to take meaningful action against global warming. (Photo: Screenshot)

Activists frustrated with climate talks dump horse manure outside Madrid summit

Attached to the pile of manure was a short message to leaders saying 'the horseshit stops here.'

15 Dec 2019 11:48 AM

Indian-origin candidates across both the Conservative and Labour parties on Friday registered strong results in the UK's general election, with around a dozen MPs retaining their seats alongside some new faces. (Photo: File)

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law among Indian-origin winners in UK's general election

All the Indian-origin MPs from the previous Parliament were successful in clinching their seats.

14 Dec 2019 9:58 AM

'We will get Brexit done on time by the 31st of January, no ifs, no buts, no maybes,' Johnson told cheering supporters on Friday. (Photo: File | AFP)

'No ifs, no buts, no maybes': Boris Johnson on promise for Brexit on Jan 31

The Conservatives saw a resounding victory in an election in which Brexit was widely seen as the decisive factor.

13 Dec 2019 4:28 PM

A 31-year-old special education teacher, drew up a singles ad for Yellow Duck and placed it on a community bulletin board at a local grocery store. (Photo: AP)

'Serious replies only': Man seeks companion for his lonely duck, puts out dating ad

Yellow Duck’s favourite food is slugs, and they might be on the menu for the big date, Morris said.

13 Dec 2019 2:02 PM

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would not lead the party into the next election after admitting it had been a "very disappointing night". (Photo: File)

Jeremy Corbyn says won’t lead Labour Party in future UK polls after ‘very disappointing night’

'The party needed to reflect and that he would lead the party as it discussed its future,' he added.

13 Dec 2019 12:04 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said it looks like his Conservative Party has won “a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done” in the country’s general election. (Photo: File)

UK's Boris Johnson wins parliamentary majority

US President Donald Trump sent out a tweet as soon as reports of Johnson's new mandate emerged.

13 Dec 2019 10:33 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was set for a resounding victory in Britain’s election, allowing him to deliver Brexit on January 31 in what would be the country's most significant geopolitical move in 70 years. (Photo: File)

UK destined for Brexit as election triumph on horizon for Boris Johnson's Conservatives

An exit poll showed the Conservatives winning a landslide 368 seats, more than enough for a comfortable majority.

13 Dec 2019 9:22 AM

More than 4,000 polling venues across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including a windmill, several pubs, a hair salon and a chip shop, opened their doors for a day of voting that ends at 2200 GMT. (Photo: File)

Voting begins in key UK poll to define future of Brexit

Up for grabs are all 650 seats in the British parliament, which has been deadlocked since the 2016 referendum on EU membership.

12 Dec 2019 1:21 PM

Myanmar's civilian leader admitted that the army may have used "disproportionate force" but said that did not prove it was trying to wipe out the minority group. (Photo: File)

Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi denies 'genocidal intent' in Rohingya case in UN's top court

'Regrettably The Gambia has placed before the court a misleading and incomplete picture of the situation in Rakhine state,' Suu Kyi said.

12 Dec 2019 10:47 AM

After failing to deliver Brexit by an October 31 deadline, Johnson called the December 12 election to break what he cast as political paralysis that had thwarted Britain's departure and sapped confidence in the economy. (Photo: File)

Johnson hopes to lock in majority as UK votes to decide fate of Brexit, again

Johnson fought election under slogan of 'Get Brexit Done', promising to end deadlock and spend more on health, education and police.

12 Dec 2019 8:54 AM

Over five years, between May 2009 and June 2013, the 50-year-old GP assaulted six patients of the Mawney Medical Centre in east London, including some as young as 11. (Photo: UK Police)

Indian-origin doctor used cancer fears to sexually assault women in UK

Manish Shah was convicted of 25 counts of sexual assault and assault by penetration on 6 women at Old Bailey court in London.

11 Dec 2019 9:31 AM

The US-based economists looked dapper with Banerjee turning up in a kurta that he teamed with a white gold-bordered dhoti and closed neck black vest, a nod to his Bengali origins. (Photo: ANI)

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflow turn up in dhoti, saree to receive Economics Nobel

In a tweet, the Nobel Prize committee shared a small video of Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer receiving the award.

11 Dec 2019 8:55 AM

Police initially said the shooter was at large. Video footage and pictures published by public radio later showed police arresting a person at the site but police didn't immediately confirm that it was the suspect. (Photo: Twitter)

Gunman, who killed 6, shot himself after Czech hospital rampage: police

Prime Minister Andrej Babis told Czech public television the shooting took place in a waiting room.

10 Dec 2019 3:31 PM

Johnson initially avoided looking at the phone, and instead began describing his investment plans for the National Health Service (NHS) while also saying he had not had a chance to see the photo. (Photo: File)

As election nears, UK PM Johnson criticised for response to photo of sick child

Opposition parties were quick to share the footage on social media, saying it showed Johnson did not care about patients.

10 Dec 2019 9:39 AM

A 34-year-old transport minister and lawmaker has been tapped to become Finland's youngest Prime Minister ever and its third female government leader. (Photo: Twitter)

Finland’s Sanna Marin, 34, becomes world’s youngest-serving Prime Minister

Marin has been party's vice chairwoman, a lawmaker since 2015 and served as until this week as the minster for transport and communications.

09 Dec 2019 11:54 AM

During his visit, Johnson met several leaders of other Hindu organisations and members of the Hindu community, according to temple authorities. (Photo: ANI)

Boris Johsnon visits Hindu temple, pledges support to Modi's new India mission

Johnson's visit to temple comes ahead of UK's crucial General Election on Thursday where he is seeking re-election.

09 Dec 2019 11:32 AM

An Indian-origin Sikh couple living in the UK has won a landmark court battle after they were racially discriminated against by a local council that did not allow them to go for adoption, reported IANS. (Photo: AP)

Sikh couple, who faced racial discrimination, win UK adoption battle

The couple tried to get this 2016 decision reversed and even won the support of their local MP, the then home secretary Theresa May.

08 Dec 2019 1:40 PM

Putin last month praised Zelensky as "likeable" and "sincere". (Photo: File)

'Don't trust Putin': Ex-Ukraine Prez warns ahead of Russia talks

Zelensky, a political novice who was inaugurated in May, will meet Putin for the first time on Monday.

07 Dec 2019 3:35 PM

A man in the UK has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a charity worker, who worked with Mother Teresa as a special assistant in Calcutta in the early 1990s and also helped set up schools for girls in India. (Representational Image)

Man jailed for murder of Mother Teresa’s ex-assistant in UK

Bloomfield was knocked to ground after hitting his head on the concrete, never to regain consciousness, and died in hospital two days later.

07 Dec 2019 12:53 PM

"Allegations are easy," Thaung Tun, a senior member of Suu Kyi's cabinet, said in a tweet on Dec.1. (Photo: File)

Leader Aung Suu Kyi faces Rohingya genocide hearings at The Hague

Office of Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel peace prize laureate, has said she will lead her country's defence personally.

06 Dec 2019 3:29 PM

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