NASA retires its planet hunter, the Kepler space telescope
ORLANDO, Fla. : The Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel and will be retired after a 9-1/2-year mission in which it detected ...
Maldives’ top court clears way for ex-leader Nasheed’s return
MALE : The Maldives’ Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed’s 13-year jail sentence on ...
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to begin Rohingya repatriation by mid-November
DHAKA : Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to begin by November the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims ...
Trump says he plans to scrap birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump said he will scrap a constitutional guarantee to citizenship for anyone born on US soil in a ...
German nurse admits to killing 100 patients as trial opens
Former nurse Niels Hoegel admitted Tuesday to killing 100 patients in his care, on the first day of his trial in the biggest serial ...
All-party meet called in Sri Lanka
Sirisena swears in 12 new Cabinet Ministers, claims his move to sack Wickremesinghe had public backing
Amidst mounting pressure to ...
Trump sends 5,200 troops to Mexico border as caravan advances
WASHINGTON : The United States said on Monday it will send over 5,200 troops to help secure the border with Mexico, a far ...
Remove 15 yr old petrol, 10 yr old diesel vehicles from road in Delhi NCR: SC
New Delhi, Oct 29 : Supreme Court on Monday asked Delhi transport authorities to ensure that more than 15 year old petrol vehicles ...
Govt has full faith in judiciary: law minister on Ayodhya issue
Raipur (CG), Oct 29 : The government has full faith in the judiciary and fully respects it, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad ...
End of era beckons as Merkel says will not stand again as chancellor
BERLIN : German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would not seek re-election as party chairwoman and that her fourth term ...