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A raging forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 62 people as they desperately tried to flee, charring cars and trucks as it swept over roads.

10,000 evacuated over new wildfire in France

At least 12 firefighters have been injured and 15 police officers affected by smoke inhalation since the fires broke out...

26 July 2017 3:56 PM IST

The Scottish-Irish social worker and disciple of Swami Vivekananda began her professional life as a school teacher in southwest London and set up the Ruskin School in the area. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Sister Nivedita's UK home to be honoured with special plaque

The London Blue Plaque Scheme celebrates the link between important historical figures and the buildings in which they...

26 July 2017 3:21 PM IST

The plight of 11-month-old Charlie, who suffers from an extremely rare genetic condition causing progressive brain damage and muscle weakness, has been at the centre of a bitter dispute between his parents and Great Ormond Street Hospital. (Photo: AP)

UK hospital, parents of baby Charlie dispute over taking child home to...

Charlie's parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, on Monday abandoned their legal battle to prolong the life of their son.

26 July 2017 8:59 AM IST

Spain has been spared the type of jihadist violence that has occurred in nearby France, Belgium and Germany. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Man shouts 'Allahu Akbar', wounds police on Morocco-Spain border

The knife-wielding man was subsequently detained, Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido said.

25 July 2017 3:58 PM IST

The culprit, Venkat Reddy, a farmer, assaulted N. Narender Reddy, who had helped Nareshs family, after Naresh was murdered. But no complaint was filed regarding the assault. (Representational image)

UK: Indian Muslim woman kidnapped, raped, murdered; honour killing...

A post-mortem examination carried out on Friday gave the teenager's cause of death as an incised wound to the neck.

25 July 2017 3:02 PM IST

Lawyer Grant Armstrong, speaking in the High Court, said the parents had dropped their legal fight for Charlie to continue to receive treatment because scans showed that the child suffered irreversible damage. (Photo: Facebook)

UK: Parents of baby Charlie give up on treatment, agree to let him die

Charlie's mother, Connie Yates said 11-month-old Charlie could have lived a normal life if he had been given treatment...

25 July 2017 9:40 AM IST

Polish President Andrzej Duda (Photo: Wikipedia)

Polish President Andrzej Duda vetoes court reforms

Mr Duda said he had made his decision after extensive consultations with legal experts at the weekend.

25 July 2017 1:48 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Germany.

Kremlin warns against 'harmful' new US sanctions on Russia

Kremlin spokesperson Peskov said the Russia is still waiting and watching to see if Trump will approve the measures.

24 July 2017 7:16 PM IST

Police shut down the town of Schaffhausen in Switzerland, while they search for an unknown man who attacked people. (Photo: AP)

Swiss chainsaw attack injures five: reports

Authorities were first alerted about the attack in the old quarter of Schaffhausen at 10:39 am (0839 GMT), the ATS news...

24 July 2017 6:49 PM IST

A relative of the 27-year-old drove his body to a graveyard near the family home in East London recently where he was buried without any rites or mourners, the Sunday Mirror reported. (Photo: AP)

Pak-origin London Bridge terrorist buried in secret without rites:...

Khuram Shazad Butt's family feared any ceremony could be too traumatic and draw negative attention.

24 July 2017 11:00 AM IST

Supporters of critically ill baby Charlie Gard hold up a photograph of him after his court case finished for the day at the High Court in London. The parents of the 11-month old, who has a rare genetic condition and brain damage, returned to court Friday hoping for a fresh analysis of their wish to take the critically ill child to the United States for medical treatment. (Photo: AP)

UK: Baby Charlie protesters rally as hospital reports threats

Hospital chairwoman Mary MacLeod said the UK police have been contacted because of numerous threats received by the...

24 July 2017 10:49 AM IST

German broadcasters NDR and WDR and newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said they had interviewed Linda W in the infirmary of a military complex in Baghdad and she told them she wanted to leave. (Photo: Facebook)

German girl regrets joining ISIS, says she wants to go home

The girl, named only as Linda W, said she wanted to be extradited to Germany and would cooperate with Iraq authorities.

24 July 2017 10:23 AM IST