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Muslim models display burkini swimsuits in Sydney where burkinis are generally accepted as a means of covering up on the beach. (Photo: AFP)

Muslim swimmers allowed to race wearing 'burkinis' in England

The new guidance states that competitors will not be allowed to wear any suit that will increase performance.

5 March 2017 3:39 PM IST

In this June 7, 2014 file photo members of the public at the site of a mass grave for children who died in the Tuam mother and baby home, in Tuam, County Galway. (Photo: AP)

Ireland: Grave of over 800 babies, children found at ex-shelter for...

Most of the deceased were buried in the 1950s, with ages ranging from 35 fetal weeks to 3 years.

5 March 2017 1:41 PM IST

(Representational image/AFP)

UN delivers medical aid to besieged Yemen city

More than 350,000 people are in need of urgent medical aid in Taiz, where pro-government forces are fighting back a...

4 March 2017 9:22 PM IST

New British foreign minister and top Brexit backer Boris Johnson. (Photo: AP)

British Foreign Secretary to visit Russia for high-level talks

It will be the first time a British minister has been to Moscow for an official visit in more than five years.

4 March 2017 6:46 PM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey criticises Merkel reaction to cancelled rallies

Ankara and Berlin have been locked in acrimony over the last few days after German towns blocked events.

4 March 2017 5:07 PM IST

In November 2011, the accused allegedly called her to a hotel in Gandhinagar, saying that a government meeting related to NGOs was going on there. When the women went there, he allegedly raped her. (Representational image)

UK: To prove 'sex is better with men', father rapes gay daughter;...

The accused also admitted to raping his other daughter for over two decades.

4 March 2017 1:13 PM IST

Hotel Carmen restaurant in Bembibre in northern Spain, where over 100 people partied and then fled without paying. (Photo: Twitter)

Over 100 customers party at Spain restaurant, run away without paying

The party enjoyed a 2,000-euro ($2,100) banquet on Monday at the Hotel Carmen restaurant in northern Spain, before...

4 March 2017 10:08 AM IST

Spanish police were on Friday hunting more than a hundred restaurant customers who fled without paying the bill.

Globe Trot: 100 flee restaurant without paying

The party enjoyed a $2,100 banquet on Monday at the Hotel Carmen restaurant in Bembibre, northern Spain, before promptly...

4 March 2017 2:13 AM IST

Shifting her bag from one hand to the other is a sign she is ready to end a chat.

Queen Elizabeth uses bag to send messages

For Queen Elizabeth it is also a way of communicating with her staff.

4 March 2017 2:06 AM IST

MI6 chief Alex Younger said the service would be better with a more diverse workforce and that old recruitment techniques, such as â€œthe tap on the shoulderâ€, were required to bring in a full spectrum of talent.

MI6 looking to hire Asian, black officers

MI6 is to return to the old-school method of â€œtapping upâ€ recruits as part of a concerted effort.

4 March 2017 1:55 AM IST

Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Women less intelligent: Polish leader

Janusz Korwin-Mikke said women should be paid less because they are weaker and less intelligent than men.

4 March 2017 1:32 AM IST

Eggs can be tricked into developing into an embryo without fertilisation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans could be grown' in labs

The scientists at the have managed to create a structure resembling a mouse embryo in culture, using two types of stem...

4 March 2017 1:22 AM IST