Agra/Lucknow, (Hindustan Times,), 10 May 2018 -  A thunderstorm that hit parts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday night has claimed 16 lives and left 27 others injured, an official said on Thursday.   “Four deaths w

(c) 2018, Bloomberg · David Tweed May 10, 2018 - China has landed a military plane on the last of its three airstrips in the disputed South China Sea, a Washington-based research institution said, amid renewed complaints about the country expa

US President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12.   The location and date of the landmark meeting -- the first ever

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with Iran, raising the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upsetting European allies and casting uncertainty over global oil supplies.  

KABUL AFP May9, 2018- Suicide bombers and gunmen launched apparently coordinated attacks on two Kabul police stations Wednesday, killing at least five people, with security forces still searching for several assailants as the city braces for more vio

REUTERS, 09th MAY, 2018- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that three Americans detained by North Korea have been released and are on their way home with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

HINDUSTAN TIMES, 09th MAY, 2018-A Pablo Picasso painting of a teenage nude with flowers fetched $115 million at Christie’s on Tuesday.

AFP, 09th MAY, 2018-A woman who is among some 20 who have accused US President Donald Trump of sexual harassment won a Democratic primary vote for a seat in the Ohio state legislature on Tuesday night, news reports said.   If she wins the e

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned after four women came forward accusing him of physical abuse, threats and other misconduct.   

REUTERS, 08th MAY, 2018- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China this week and met President Xi Jinping, the state media of both countries said on Tuesday, their second encounter in two months amid warming ties between the Cold War allies.

Munich (dpa), MAY 08 2018 -   At least two people have been killed and 14 injured in a collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Bavaria, German rail officials said late Monday.    The two fatalities have been ide

The world will soon find out whether Trump’s rants about the 2015 deal will produce a concrete shift in US diplomacy, regarding one of the most important foreign policy issues of his presidency.

Two new cracks in the ground emitting lava and gas have opened up in a Hawaii community where 35 structures have burned down.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson used an opinion piece in the New York Times Sunday to pressure US President Donald Trump over the Iran nuclear deal.   

KHOST AFP May 6, 2018- A blast at a voter registration centre in Afghanistan’s restive east on Sunday killed at least 13 people and wounded 33, a health official said, capping a bloody week in the war-torn country.   

DPA, 07th MAY, 2018- Russia is in need of vast improvements, Vladimir Putin said on Monday as he was inaugurated for his fourth term as president, approaching two decades in power.  

NEW DELHI AFP May 7, 2018- A 17-year-old battled for her life Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire, the second such case to shake India as it battles an increase in sexual crimes.   

DPA, 07th MAY, 2018- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said that his Future Movement bloc lost a third of its seats in parliament in Sunday’s elections.

Lebanese voters went to the polls to elect their parliament for the first time in nine years Sunday, with top parties expected to preserve a fragile power-sharing arrangement despite regional tensions.   

RUTERS, 06th MAY, 2018- The Iraqi air force carried out a new strike on an Islamic State position inside Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office said in a statement on Sunday.

France, (rt.com), 6 May, 2018 -France’s foreign ministry and some former top officials have condemned the US President for claiming that the Bataclan carnage and other 2015 terrorist attacks could have been avoided if the country had looser gun

REUTERS, 06th MAY, 2018- President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran had plans to respond to any move by U.S. President Donald Trump on the 2015 nuclear agreement and the United States would regret a decision to exit the accord.

THE HINDU, 06th MAY, 2018- Hundreds of anxious residents on the Big Island of Hawaii hunkered down on Saturday for what could be weeks or months of upheaval as the dangers from an erupting Kilauea volcano continued to grow.

Bihar, (Hindustan Times), May 04, 2018 -  A man was arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter for the past six months here in Nalanda district, the police said.  

Hawai, (Daily Mail), 4 May 2018 -   Ten thousand Hawaii residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes after the Big Island’s Kilauea volcano erupted and began spewing lava and dangerous gases into the air.   

The US on Friday warned China that it would face “consequences” for military buildup in the disputed South China Sea where Beijing has deployed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems.   

LONDON AFP May 4, 2018   - British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative party fared better than expected in local elections in England, early results on Friday showed, in her first test since losing her parliamentary majority las

A strong dust storm swept across several parts of western and northern India on Wednesday, killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds more in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, leaving a trail of destruction, uprooting trees and disrup

Voters are heading to the polls in what could be a difficult day for Theresa May as the Conservatives face losing ground to Labour in London in what could be a political wipeout.  

New Delhi, (Hindustan Times), May 02, 2018 -  The Indian capital has once again been found to be the world’s most polluted city and Mumbai is fourth, according to air quality data compiled by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for megacit