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Heavy rains lash some bushfires-hit Aus regions |
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Sydney | Saturday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Heavy rains and thunderstorms on Saturday lashed parts of Australia's east coast, dousing some of the raging bushfires but bringing a new threat of flooding to some areas. ... read.. |
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4 killed in US home shooting |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Four people were killed and one other injured during a shooting at a private residence in the US state of Utah, police said, adding that the suspect has been arrested. ... read.. |
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Putin to attend Berlin Conference on Libya: Kremlin |
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Moscow | Saturday, 2020 1:45:05 PM IST |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed over the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Berlin Conference on Libya, which he plans to attend on Sunday, the Kremlin said in a statement. ... read.. |
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Kenneth Starr joins Trump's impeachment legal team: Reports |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 11:45:05 AM IST |
| Kenneth Starr, a well-known prosecutor whose work led to the impeachment of former US President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, has joined US President Donald Trump's impeachment legal defence team, media reports said. ... read.. |
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Ukrainian PM offers to quit in audiotape furore |
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Kiev | Friday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| Ukraine's Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk on Friday tendered his resignation after a leaked audio recording apparently revealed him criticising President Volodymyr Zelensky. ... read.. |
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Killing of Soleimani disgrace for US: Khamenei (Lead) |
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Tehran | Friday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| While leading the Friday prayers for the first time since 2012, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the January 3 killing of Major General Qasem Soleimani in an American drone attack, was a "disgrace for the US". ... read.. |
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7 people found dead after suspected exorcism in Panama |
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Panama City | Friday, 2020 7:45:08 PM IST |
| The bodies of seven people were found in a mass grave in an indigenous area of Panama controlled by a religious sect, that might have performed an exorcism on the victims, according to authorities. ... read.. |
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Chinese birth rate falls to lowest in 7 decades |
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Beijing | Friday, 2020 7:45:07 PM IST |
| China's birth rate has fallen to its lowest since the formation of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, despite the easing of the one-child policy, the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Khamenei to lead Friday prayers for 1st time since 2012 |
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Tehran | Friday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatolllah Ali Khamenei will lead the Friday prayers here for the first time since 2012, which comes in the wake of widespread protests over the January 8 downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane by an Iranian missile. ... read.. |
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UK rapist's 30-yr jail term may be extended |
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London | Friday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| The 30-year jail term for the UK's most prolific serial rapist, who has been convicted of 159 sex offences, including 136 rapes, could be extended after his sentencing was referred to the Court of Appeal for being "unduly lenient". ... read.. |
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'11 US troops were hurt in Iran missile attack' (Ld) |
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Baghdad/Washington | Friday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Eleven US troops were injured in the January 8 Iranian missile attack on of the two American bases in Iraq, despite the Pentagon initially saying that no service member was hurt, it was reported on Friday. ... read.. |
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FBI probing California gurdwara vandalization |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe into the vandalization of a newly inaugurated gurdwara in California, saying it was a possible hate crime, a media report said. ... read.. |
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Missing Indian-American woman found dead in car boot |
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Washington | Friday, 2020 4:45:05 PM IST |
| The body of an Indian-American woman, who was reported missing by her family when she failed to return home last month, has been found dead in the trunk of her own car, a media report said. ... read.. |
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Chief Justice takes charge of Trump trial in Senate (2nd Ld) |
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New York | Friday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has taken charge of the Senate as it geared up for the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump as new details emerged around the Ukraine controversies at the core of charges against him. ... read.. |
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US troops were hurt in Iran missile attack |
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Baghdad | Friday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Several US troops were injured in the January 8 Iranian missile attack on of the two American bases in Iraq, despite the Pentagon initially saying that no service member was hurt, it was reported on Friday. ... read.. |
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Trump's impeachment trial in Senate officially begins (Ld) |
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Washington | Friday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| The impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump officially kicked off in the Republican-majority Senate with the reading of the two articles of impeachment the Democrat-majority House of Representatives approved last month. ... read.. |
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Asif Ghafoor no longer Pak DG ISPR |
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New Delhi | January 17, 2020 3:41:19 PM IST |
| Major General Asif Ghafoor, the man known for making a series of gaffes, controversial posts and miscalculations on social media over months, including extending support to Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone over her visit to the JNU in Delhi earlier this m ... read.. |
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Pence faces outraged Puerto Ricans in Florida |
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Miami | Friday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| While addressing a "Latinos For Trump" event in Florida, US Vice President Mike Pence faced outraged Puerto Ricans who called on the government to alleviate the devastation caused by hurricanes and earthquakes on the Caribbean island. ... read.. |
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3 Turkish military personnel killed in car explosion |
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Middle East | January 17, 2020 2:11:41 PM IST |
| Ankara [Turkey], Jan 17 (Sputnik/ANI): At least three Turkish military personnel were killed in a car bomb explosion in the area of Ankara's military operation in northeastern Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. ... read.. |
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'European nations succumbing to US threats on Iran n-pact' |
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Tehran | Thursday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday said that three European nations were succumbing to tariff threats from the US in raising a dispute mechanism in a landmark multilateral agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme. ... read.. |
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Russian PM candidate plans changes in new govt |
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Moscow | Thursday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Mikhail Mishustin, Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposed Prime Ministerial candidate, has said that some changes were planned in the new government, an official said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Transparency urged for Cambodian oppn leader's treason trial |
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Phnom Penh | Thursday, 2020 7:45:05 PM IST |
| More than 80 Cambodian civil society groups on Thursday have urged the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to broadcast live the treason trial of opposition figure Kem Sokha after hearings had begun a day before amid heavy criticism around transparency. ... read.. |
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Newly-opened California gurdwara vandalized |
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San Francisco | Thursday, 2020 7:45:05 PM IST |
| A newly inaugurated gurdwara in California was vandalized with white nationalist graffiti, which included the phrase "White Power" and depicted a swastika on a concrete slab at the front entrance, a media report said ... read.. |
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US House formally sends chargesheet against Trump to Senate (3rd Ld) |
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New York | Thursday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Bearing the impeachment documents, the seven prosecutors appointed by the US House of Representatives marched ceremoniously across the nation's Capitol to the Senate and delivered the documents for the trial of President Donald Trump, ending weeks of a st ... read.. |
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Prince Harry on 1st royal duty since talks with Queen |
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London | Thursday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Prince Harry will on Thursday carry out his first public engagement since the emergency talks with the Queen regarding the Sussexes' future following their announcement to step back as full-time royals. ... read.. |
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Trump knew exactly what was going on: Giuliani aide |
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Washington | Thursday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| An aide to Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's personal lawyer, has said that the US President "knew exactly what was going on" regarding efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, it was reported on ... read.. |
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Women in top roles face more sexual harassment: Study |
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London | Thursday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| Power in the workplace does not stop women's exposure to sexual harassment. On the contrary, women with supervisory positions are harassed more than women employees, a new research has found. ... read.. |
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Aussie firefighters save extremely rare 'dinosaur trees' |
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Sydney | Thursday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Australian firefighters battling the raging bushfres across the country, have successfully managed to save an extremely rare grove of ancient trees from destruction, with specialist teams going to extreme measures as the blazes closed in, authorities said ... read.. |
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'China-US phase-1 trade deal has bearing on world peace' |
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Washington | Thursday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Chinese Vice Premier Liu He has said that the phase-one economic and trade agreement between Beijing and Washington was more than an economic deal, as it also had a bearing on world peace and prosperity. ... read.. |
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10 HK protesters arrested over pipe bomb plot |
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Hong Kong | Thursday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Police in Hong Kong has arrested 10 members of a radical anti-government group, with the suspects believed to be linked to a powerful pipe bomb seized earlier, it was reported on Thursday. ... read.. |
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