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Typhoon Meranti lashed Taiwan with its biggest storm in 21 years last night before striking mainland China, which issued a red alert for waves as the storm bore down.

Typhoon Meranti batters Taiwan, disrupts normal life

Trucks were overturned and roofs were blown off while electricity poles and trees were uprooted by winds in some...

15 Sept 2016 2:48 PM IST

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha

Faithful across continents marked the festival which comes as the annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia draws...

13 Sept 2016 9:11 AM IST

Remembering 9/11 on 15th anniversary of the attacks

Remembering 9/11 on 15th anniversary of the attacks

The names of the dead will be read out in a remembrance service at Ground Zero and President Obama will address a...

11 Sept 2016 9:36 AM IST

From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin the annual hajj in western Saudi Arabia Saturday, undeterred by a stampede which last year killed around 2,300.

More than a million Muslims flock to Mecca for holy pilgrimage

Rich and poor alike come dressed in the same white garments.

10 Sept 2016 9:29 AM IST

Tourists spend night in stuck cable cars near Europes highest mountain

Tourists spend night in stuck' cable cars near Europe's highest...

The cable cars stopped when cables became tangled in high winds, said a report.

9 Sept 2016 3:30 PM IST

A flight instructor, her student and a third person died after two small airplanes collided in midair at a rural airport in western Georgia, where one witness told authorities the pilots may have been trying to land at the same time.

Small planes collide in deadly Georgia crash claiming three lives

A witness reported the planes looked like they were attempting to land simultaneously.

8 Sept 2016 11:54 AM IST

Goat polo, stick-wrestling, bone-throwing at nomad Olympics

Goat polo, stick-wrestling, bone-throwing at nomad Olympics

The World Nomad Games features such unorthodox sports disciplines as eagle hunting and bone throwing.

7 Sept 2016 11:01 AM IST

A portrait of Mother Teresa is carried in the crowd during a vigil of prayer in preparation for her canonisation in the St. John in Latheran Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo: AP)

Mother Teresa canonised, becomes Saint Teresa of Calcutta

The elevation of one of the icons of 20th Century Christianity came a day before the 19th anniversary of her death in...

4 Sept 2016 2:31 PM IST

Eliminate safe havens for economic offenders: Modi tells G20

Eliminate safe havens for economic offenders: Modi tells G20

Modi said fighting corruption, black money and tax-evasion were central to effective financial governance.

4 Sept 2016 11:13 AM IST

Mother Teresas quotes that inspired generations

Mother Teresa's quotes that inspired generations

Mother Teresa's quotes are a treasure of wisdom.

3 Sept 2016 4:37 PM IST

Modi in Vietnam: India gives $500 mn credit line for defence

Modi in Vietnam: India gives $500 mn credit line for defence

Modi seeks facilitation of ongoing Indian projects in Vietnam; sets bilateral trade target of $15 billion by 2020.

3 Sept 2016 1:54 PM IST

Mother Teresa: A tryst with history makers

Mother Teresa: A tryst with history makers

Mother Teresa has met some of the iconic figures in her lifetime, some of these meetings drawing controversies.

2 Sept 2016 6:42 PM IST