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Russian police check suspicious object in Saint Petersburg

Russian police check suspicious object in Saint Petersburg

Residents in the building have been evacuated and explosives experts have started working on the site.

6 April 2017 3:56 PM IST

German chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Merkel, Trump exchange thoughts on Afghanistan, eastern Ukraine...

Merkel's spokesperson Steffen Seibert said in a statement on Thursday that the two leaders had talked by phone on...

6 April 2017 1:45 PM IST

The wasted remains of Katerina Laktionova, 27, were discovered late last month after fishermen spotted the small black suitcase in the waters off Rimini (Photo: Pixabay)

Russian mother stuffs anorexic girl's body into suitcase, throws it...

An initial murder probe was dropped after an autopsy showed the young woman had died of hunger days before her body was...

6 April 2017 10:01 AM IST

Myanmars de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Photo: AP)

Aung San Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing of Myanmar minority

Her one-year-old government has faced international condemnation for the treatment of the country's Rohingya Muslims.

6 April 2017 9:38 AM IST

The meeting will be hosted by US secretary of state Rex Tillerson. (Photo: AP)

US Secretary of State Tillerson to visit Russia April 11-12

The ministry said the visit would include talks with Sergei Lavrov on international security, ISIS and conflicts in...

5 April 2017 9:13 PM IST

More than 320,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests.

MSF finds signs of 'neurotoxic agent' in Syria attack

The team saw victims at the Bab al-Hawa hospital, 100 kilometres north of the attack on Tuesday.

5 April 2017 8:55 PM IST

Bahadurpura police arrested a 42-year-old man on Wednesday for molesting a six-year-old girl.

India-born woman raped, killed by homeless man, UK court told

Pardeep Kaur had been reported missing on October 17, 2016, by a relative after she did not come home from work.

5 April 2017 7:34 PM IST

Queen Elizabeth of England (Photo: PTI)

Wanted: Phone operator for Queen Elizabeth II to handle 4,000 calls...

The starting salary is 23,000 pounds-a-year plus benefits and a 15 per cent employer contribution pension scheme.

5 April 2017 6:23 PM IST

From left, Britains Prince William, Kate the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry stand together after William laid a wreath after arriving for a Service of Hope at Westminster Abbey. (Photo: AP)

Royals join families of UK terror victims for service at Westminster...

The victims were American tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, retired window cleaner Leslie Rhodes, 75, and Aysha Frade, 44.

5 April 2017 5:22 PM IST

The college student was booked for rape and faces charges under the POSCO Act. (Representational image)

Unable to conceive, UK woman gets 12-yr-old daughter raped by...

The woman has been jailed for six years, while her partner got an 18-year term.

5 April 2017 4:29 PM IST

Species that have benefited from the European breeding programme recently include rare Sumatran tigers, Indian one-horned rhinos and elephants (Photo: AFP)

UK zoos fear no Brexit deal could impact endangered species

Withdrawal from the EU without a deal in place could mean Britain is forced to leave European Endangered Species...

5 April 2017 11:28 AM IST

Thorsteinn Viglundsson, Icelands social affairs and equality minister.

Iceland to be 1st country to make equal pay law for men, women

The new law aims to close a seven percent wage gap between men and women.

5 April 2017 10:05 AM IST