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Karim Cheurfi, 39, was described as an oddball by his neighbours in the multi-ethnic suburb of Chelles east of Paris (Photo: AP)

Paris Champs-Elysees shooter: An unstable criminal who hated police'

Another local man, Salim, described him as â€œnutsâ€and someone never seen at the local mosque.

22 April 2017 8:27 AM IST

Julian Assange (Photo: AP)

Julian Assange pleads with Ecuador government

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012.

22 April 2017 3:21 AM IST

On Friday the government said the law already bans discrimination on gender grounds (Photo: AP)

UK rejects call to outlaw high-heel workplace dress codes

Heels became a hot topic in Britain after receptionist Nicola Thorp was sent home for wearing flat shoes.

21 April 2017 9:20 PM IST

The gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon on a police van at around 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) on Thursday (Photo: AP)

Fears engulf French election after policeman shot in Paris

Bloodshed had long been feared ahead of Sunday's first round of voting after a string of jihadist atrocities since 2015.

21 April 2017 8:24 PM IST

Minutes after she delivered her son in the bathroom of the Kakatiya Hospital at Gachibowli, a 22-year-old woman drowned the baby in a bucket of water.

UK: Father of 25 kids tortures his 16-week-old baby to death with...

During trial, Baker blamed her drug addict partner Jeffrey Wiltshire, 52, for tortured of her daughter.

21 April 2017 6:39 PM IST

They believe it might have been in response to the Great Depression or to the events leading up to World War II. (File Photo)

British school finds 300 years old treasure under piano keys

Authorities qualified the hoard as a treasure, a status usually reserved for coins that are at least 300 years old.

21 April 2017 6:29 PM IST

French President Francois Hollande. (Photo: AP)

France mobilized for election security after Paris attack

An Elabe survey of voter intentions, carried out before the Thursday night shooting on the Champs Elysees shopping...

21 April 2017 4:43 PM IST

Queen Elizabeth of England (Photo: PTI)

Britain's Queen celebrates her 91st birthday

Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her birthday in a low-key fashion privately at her Windsor Castle home near here.

21 April 2017 4:02 PM IST

During a search of his home, Belgian police found weapons, balaclavas and a train ticket for France departing Thursday morning, hours before the Paris assault. (Photo: AP)

Paris attack: Suspect wanted by French police surrenders at Antwerp

A source close to the French investigation said the 35-year-old man being questioned in Antwerp, described as 'very...

21 April 2017 2:25 PM IST

The car belonging to an attacker is towed away from the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, after a fatal shooting in which a police officer was killed along with the attacker. (Photo: AP)

ISIS group claims Champs-Elysees attack on police officers

Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said officers were -"deliberately-" targeted.

21 April 2017 6:41 AM IST

In this image made from video, police attend the scene after an incident on the Champs-Elysees with Arc de Triomphe in background in Paris, Thursday April 20, 2017. (Photo: AP)

1 cop killed, 3 hurt in Paris's Champs-Elysees shooting; attacker dead

The attack came three days before the first round of balloting in France's tense presidential election.

21 April 2017 1:48 AM IST

Shrewsbury Coroners Court decided the find qualified as treasure, which means ownership now lies with the Crown.

913 gold coins in piano are UK treasure

The discovery was made in Shropshire in December last year when the piano's new owners had it re-tuned and repaired.

21 April 2017 12:55 AM IST