Talkative parents may boost children’s intelligence
Washington D.C., May 2: Young children who are exposed to a good quantity of adult speech tend to have better skills to acquire ...
Concerned over minority persecution, EU threatens to suspend all subsidies to Pak
Brussels , May 2 : Expressing its concern over “persecution of religious minorities” in Pakistan, the European Union (EU) ...
Landmine kills at least 15 police in Gadchiroli
MUMBAI : Suspected leftist insurgents killed at least 15 police and a civilian driver in a landmine attack on two security vehicles ...
U.N. blacklists Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar
A U.N. Security Council committee blacklisted the head of the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) on Wednesday after ...
Assange jailed for 50 weeks for UK bail breach
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced Wednesday to 50 weeks in jail for breaching a British court order seven years ago, ...
New round of US-Taliban talks starts in Doha
A new round of peace talks between the Taliban and the US got underway in Qatar on Wednesday, as the foes continue to seek a way out ...
Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne
Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito pledged Wednesday to stand by the Japanese people as he formally ascended the Chrysanthemum ...
Cyclone Fani: IMD issues ‘yellow warning’ for Odisha
Bhubaneswar , May 1 : The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a ‘yellow warning’ for Odisha coast ...
Facebook overhauls design as it pivots to private messaging
SAN JOSE: Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself ...
Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’
Demonstrators clashed with police on the streets of the Venezuelan capital Tuesday, spurred by opposition leader Juan Guaido’s ...