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The nurse said, 'With all of that being said, you're 21 years old, you really need to guard and protect your character.' (Photo: Representative Image/AFP)

Woman gets 'slut-shamed' by a nurse during STD check-up

The woman wrote on Reddit that she had a one night stand with someone she had 'developed deep connections with' and had used protection.

20 Jul 2019 4:27 PM

In this May 7, 2019 file photo Rep. Erica Thomas, D-Austell, speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Thomas says she was verbally attacked in a supermarket by a white man. (Photo: AP)

‘Go back where you came from’: White man abuses pregnant black lawmaker in Georgia

She said she was so taken aback by his actions that she didn’t think to try to record them.

20 Jul 2019 1:36 PM

On Wednesday, instead of crowds, only a few dozen specialist workers wearing white protective overalls, hard hats and masks could be seen carrying out painstaking work to make the building safe. (Photo: AFP)

Inside Notre-Dame: rubble, emptiness and an immense task ahead

Journalists were on Wednesday given unprecedented access during a tour around the inside of the 850-year-old World Heritage landmark.

18 Jul 2019 5:52 PM

Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close to the shore of the US state of Georgia earlier this week, although authorities said that three of the animals had died. (Photo: AP)

Watch: Beachgoers help save pod of pilot whales on US east coast

Officials checked beaches and marshes along the island's coast by helicopter and did not spot anymore stranded whales, the DNR said.

18 Jul 2019 4:54 PM

Amano missed a special meeting of the board called at the US's request after it was confirmed that Iran had broken two limits in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). (Photo: AP)

UN nuclear watchdog chief to step down next year: Diplomats

Amano has been director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency since 2009 and his latest mandate had been due to run until 2021.

18 Jul 2019 12:48 PM

The 63-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss had won a reprieve earlier this month when a two-judge panel at the Royal Courts of Justice in London granted him permission to appeal against the extradition order of a lower court to face fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an alleged Rs 9,000 crores in India. (Photo: PTI)

Mallya's UK High Court extradition appeal to be heard in February 2020

Justices George Leggatt and Andrew Popplewell concluded that 'arguments can be reasonably made' on some aspects of the prima facie case.

18 Jul 2019 12:14 PM

Goyal is on a three-day visit to the UK to attend the India Day conclave. (Photo: ANI)

Piyush Goyal meets Theresa May in London

The railway and commerce minister also met investors and discussed various opportunities that the Indian market offers for growth.

17 Jul 2019 6:36 PM

Mr Khan's move has been welcomed by Historic England, a heritage group, which had previously criticised the project. (Photo: AFP)

London mayor rejects plans for 1000-feet high 'Tulip' skyscraper

The high-rise, which was approved by London's authorities and would have been Western Europe's second-tallest skyscraper.

17 Jul 2019 1:18 PM

Assange is currently serving 50 weeks imprisonment sentence in UK's Belmarsh prison for skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden over sexual assault allegations. The Australian whistleblower has denied the allegations against him, asserting that they were politically motivated. (Photo: ANI)

Won't extradite Assange where he could face death penalty: UK Minister

Julian Assange is facing charges by US Justice Department of violating Espionage Act and conspiring to hack into classified govt document.

16 Jul 2019 7:12 PM

The 48-year-old former Naval officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism on April 11, 2017. (Photo: File)

Pakistan legal team in Hague for Kulbushan Jadhav verdict

The four-day hearing in the Jadhav case started on February 18 at the ICJ headquarters in The Hague.

16 Jul 2019 3:22 PM

Scores of people were injured due to the ensuing clashes between the demonstrators and law enforcement officials. (Photo: ANI)

Police, Yellow Vest protesters clash after Bastille Day celebrations in Paris

Three key members of the protests, including the movement's ideologist Eric Drouet, were arrested by the police during Sunday's agitations.

15 Jul 2019 4:35 PM

The former foreign secretary is ready to travel to the United States as soon as possible if he becomes the prime minister to secure a limited agreement before the Brexit deadline of October 31, the paper said. (Photo: File)

UK’s Johnson would meet Trump to negotiate trade deal after becoming PM: Report

'The key to whole thing is the US. If we get a trade deal with America we will be very quickly in the market for other deals,' paper said.

15 Jul 2019 1:55 PM

May, whose premiership was riven by crises over Brexit and who was cast as robotic by opponents, occasionally sought to bring some humour to the job by performing dances in public. (Photo: File)

Watch: Dancing queen? Theresa May boogies to Abba in final days as British PM

In a video clip, she is shown dancing at the Henley Festival as her husband and other men in black tie swing their arms to the tunes.

15 Jul 2019 1:28 PM

In order to preserve international peace and security, the three countries pledged to follow 'active engagement with all interested parties' for a solution. (Photo: Representative Image/ANI)

European powers concerned about risk of JCPoA collapse

They also highlighted their concern regarding the escalating situation in the Gulf region, urging all stakeholders to resume dialogue.

15 Jul 2019 1:24 PM

Gina Miller, who had mounted a successful legal challenge to prevent May triggering Brexit without Parliament's approval back in 2017, has said she is ready for another legal battle to establish parliamentary supremacy. (Photo: File)

Indian-origin pro-EU campaigner ready for new court battle to prevent no-deal Brexit

She said the process of leaving the EU must be 'down to Parliament, not third parties going through the courts'.

15 Jul 2019 1:23 PM

The small plane designed to carry parachutists crashed on an island on the Ume river shortly after takeoff from Umea airport, police spokesman Peder Jonsson said, adding that those on board were on a skydiving trip. (Representational Image)

9 killed in plane crash during skydiving trip in Sweden

The police said that all the victims were Swedish, with one person holding dual citizenship.

15 Jul 2019 9:37 AM

Zapata, who invented the first functional hover board, was given a USD 1.47 million grant by the French military last year for the development of an aeronautical micro-jet engine, according to Russian television network, RT. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Flying soldier' enthrals crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in Paris

A video of his flight was shared by French President Emmanuel Macron, who led the National Day celebrations.

15 Jul 2019 8:53 AM

The plane had unfurled banners in the sky bearing slogans 'World Must Speak Up For Balochistan' written in big bold black and red letters. (Photo: ANI)

Anti-Pakistan poster spotted outside Lord's stadium before WC final in London

Digital poster displayed ‘Help end enforced disappearances in Balochistan’ written in bold letters against yellow and black background.

14 Jul 2019 8:40 PM

France notably has a 2019-2025 military spending plan that allocates 3.6 billion euros (USD 4 billion) to defence in space. (Photo: AFP)

France's Macron announces creation of a space force command

The 'indispensable' outlay needed to see through the space command 'will be decided,' he promised.

14 Jul 2019 4:25 PM

The first instalment of Sarkozy's memoirs, 'Passions', tops France's summer bestseller list. (Photo: AFP)

Ex-French leader Francois Hollande finds second career on stage

It was passion and another bestselling memoir that undid Hollande -- that by his former lover Valerie Trierweiler.

14 Jul 2019 2:37 PM

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