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China’s internet bigwigs turn to politics

China’s Internet bigwigs have taken to politics, becoming the deputies of the main legislative body dominated by the ruling Communist Party. Ma ...

Pak does not respect human rights of religious minorities: Poe

Raising the recent incident where a mob torched scores of homes in a Christian neighbourhood in Pakistan on the floor of the House, a US lawmaker ...

Toyota to recall 2,09,000 cars in US

Toyota Motor Corporation will recall 2,09,000 sport utility vehicles it has sold in the United States due to a possible seat-belt fault, Kyodo News ...

'CIA may conduct drone missile strikes in Syria'

The US Central Intelligence Agency is collecting information on Islamic radicals in Syria for possible lethal drone strikes against them at a later ...

China appoints new cabinet

China’s long-standing Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was today appointed as country’s chief negotiator of India-China boundary dispute while Wang Yi, a ...

Millions of North Koreans depend on external food aid: UN

Millions of people in North Korea remain dependent on external food aid and nearly 28 per cent of children under five are stunted from malnutrition, a ...

Boeing aims to wrap up 787 testing in 2 weeks

Boeing unveiled its fix for its troublesome 787 battery and is aiming to wrap up testing within two weeks. The Company hopes to get quick approval ...

N. Korea test-fires short-range missiles

A South Korean military official said today that North Korea had test-fired a pair of short-range missiles into its eastern waters this week in a ...

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to visit Myanmar

Google chairman Eric Schmidt will visit Myanmar next week, highlighting increasing Internet freedom in the former pariah state just weeks after a ...

UN adopts plan to combat violence against women

Conservative Muslim and Roman Catholic countries and liberal Western nations approved a UN blueprint to combat violence against women and girls, ...

Prank doesn’t merit prison for editor: Attorney

Prosecutors say a journalist conspired with hackers to cause an online security breach that should be punished by decades in prison. But online ...

Cyprus secures $13-b bailout from Eurozone, IMF

Cash-strapped Cyprus secured a $13-billion bailout package from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund in a bid to prevent the ...

Sri Lanka claims victory ahead of crucial UN rights vote

Sri Lanka has described the adoption of its periodic review of human rights at Geneva’s UNHRC sessions without a division as a victory and an ...

Egypt's President to visit Pakistan on March 18

President of Egypt Mohamed Mursi will visit Pakistan with a high-powered delegation on March 18 before travelling to India for a three-day official ...

Indian industry also has concerns: Rao

Days after lawmakers at a Congressional hearing were told by the US corporate sector on the hurdles India poses to American companies, New Delhi’s top ...

UN deadlocked over statement on violence against women

Iran, the Vatican and Russia kept up opposition today to a UN declaration denouncing violence against women because it includes language on gay rights ...

Mukesh Ambani to exit board of Bank of America

Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani will step down as the board of director of Bank of America and instead join its ...

Bobby Ghosh named TIME International editor

Eminent Indian journalist Bobby Ghosh has been named the new editor of TIME International. The announcement of Ghosh’s appointment was made by Martha ...

Bobby Jindal wants Republicans to focus on growth

Indian-American Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal has criticised the Republican leadership of taking wrong tracks by focusing on government budgets ...

24 Pakistan army personnel killed in bus accident

Twenty-four Army personnel were killed and five others were injured today when a bus plunged into a ravine in northern Pakistan, officials said. The ...

Israel tightens security ahead of Obama’s visit

Ahead of US President Barack Obama’s maiden visit, Israel has reviewed its security arrangements and is prepared for the gravest possible scenarios ...

Europe divided over lifting Syria arms embargo

The European Union stood divided today on whether to lift an embargo on supplying arms to Syria’s opposition despite a strong push from Britain and ...

3 die as small plane crashes into Florida parking lot

A small plane crashed into a parking lot near a South Florida airport, killing all three people onboard and burning about a dozen vehicles. No one on ...

US to accept H-1B visa applications from April 1

The US will start accepting applications for H-1B visa, the most sought after work visa by Indian IT professionals, from April 1 this year, the ...

US must shift cars, trucks off oil: Obama

Arguing that the country is finally poised to take control of its energy future, US President Barack Obama asked the Congress to use revenues from ...

US deploys more ground-based interceptors to counter threat from N. Korea

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has deployed new 14 interceptors in Alaska to bolster the country’s missile defence system against the increasing ...

Chavez laid to rest after final farewell in Caracas

Late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been laid to rest at a military museum after an emotional final journey through the streets of Caracas ...

Pak Opposition rejects government’s list for caretaker PM

Pakistan’s main opposition PML-N party today stepped up the ante in negotiations for choosing a caretaker Prime Minister to oversee the upcoming polls ...

Japan’s Parliament clears Kuroda to head Bank Of Japan

Japan’s Parliament today endorsed Haruhiko Kuroda, a Finance Ministry veteran and President of the Asian Development Bank, to become Central Bank ...

Convictions of US woman on death row overturned

A federal appeals court threw out the convictions of a woman sentenced to death in the notorious 1989 killing of her 4-year-old son, ruling that the ...

‘US will stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons at any cost’

The US has warned that it would prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons at any cost, saying that it was looking at all options, including military ...

France and Britain willing to arm Syrian rebels

France has joined Britain in voicing its willingness to supply weapons to Syria’s rebels if it cannot convince its European partners to lift an arms ...