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French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. (Photo: AP)

France's Marine Le Pen to run for parliament polls with party in...

The new president now is looking across the political spectrum to obtain a parliamentary majority to support his agenda.

19 May 2017 1:05 PM IST

Abraham, who represents the Alderton ward, was first elected to the council in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-origin councillor Philip Abraham elected as loughton mayor in...

Philip Abraham has been serving as the deputy mayor for the last one year.

18 May 2017 9:09 PM IST

President Donald Trump meeting with Russias Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office were issued by the Russian state news agency TASS, and subsequently published by much of the global media (Photo: AFP)

Russian foreign minister mocks media over Trump disclosures

He joked that some US media were acting like communist newspapers during the Soviet Union and not offering real news.

18 May 2017 8:55 PM IST

British PM Theresa May eyes Brexit and beyond in Conservative manifesto

British PM Theresa May eyes 'Brexit and beyond' in Conservative...

'Every vote for me and my team will strengthen my hand in the negotiations to come,' May said.

18 May 2017 7:22 PM IST

The International Court of Justice. (Photo: ICJ)

ICJ's previous rulings on death penalty cases

Harish Salve who represented Kulbhushan Jadhav's case at the ICJ cited three previous death penalty and Vienna...

18 May 2017 7:03 PM IST

Bryson William Verdun Hayes (Photo: AP)

Britian: 101-year-old WWII veteran breaks skydiving record

Bryson William Verdun Hayes completed a tandem skydive from 15,000 feet (4,500 meters) with members of his extended...

18 May 2017 5:57 PM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron's cabinet: Half of France's new ministers are women

The most senior Cabinet job the post of interior minister went to Gerard Collomb, 69.

18 May 2017 5:20 PM IST

Presiding judge Ronny Abraham of France, center, reads the World Courts verdict in the case brought by India against Pakistan in The Hague. (Photo: AP)

Big win for India: Pakistan can't hang Jadhav till final verdict,...

India should have been given consular access as per Vienna Convention, says ICJ Judge Ronny Abraham on Jadhav case.

18 May 2017 3:23 PM IST

The owner Shinra said she has seen a drop in customers since the story showing up. (

Indian eatery in UK to close after human meat' report

Shinra Begum, the owner of 'KarriTwist' in London, said people threatened to vandalise the building and police had been...

18 May 2017 1:58 PM IST

China and India are on track to over-achieve on their Paris goals for limiting their rising greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, making up for less US ambition, according to a Climate Action Tracker (CAT) report compiled by European researchers. (Photo: AFP)

Many countries expect less from Trump on climate pact; turn to India,...

Trump doubts global warming has a human cause and said he may cancel' the Paris Agreement.

18 May 2017 11:37 AM IST

Obesity has become the new normal as many can not identify what a healthy body looks like. (Photo: AP)

Fat but fit is a myth, says study

The new study involved 3.5 million people, approximately 61,000 of whom developed coronary heart disease.

18 May 2017 1:54 AM IST

It was removed by hospital staff using a hacksaw and drill after four hours.

Disney in soup after girl puts tongue in mug

The store removed all mugs and destroyed all current versions of the mug.

18 May 2017 1:48 AM IST