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Pyongyang wants United Nations staff cut in country

North Korea wants the number of UN global staff in the country reduced by the end of the year over what it claims is the politicisation of aid by parties hostil...

Hurricane Dorian causes cocaine bricks to wash up on Florida beaches

The officer at the scene took possession of the package which a Melbourne police spokesperson described as "wrapped in a way that was consistent with narcotics"...

Pence Aide Triggers Trump

The use of Trump's various properties around the world by the president, his entourage, and officials of other governments has been the subject of recurrent cri...

PM 'political stunt' police speech in Yorkshire is criticised

Chief Constable John Robins said West Yorkshire Police believed that officers would only be involved in a speech about police officer recruitment. Others cr...

Taliban attack third Afghan provincial capital in a week

His return comes just four days after Khalilzad announced that his team had reached an agreement "in principle" with the Taliban aimed at ending the longest w...

Howard Schultz not running for president in 2020

Schultz also said it was tougher than expected to grab moderate voters' attention and that he did not want to risk competing with a moderate Democrat, should on...

American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging flight over pay negotiations

The disgruntled mechanic was " upset " over contract negotiations between American Airlines and the mechanics' union, a struggle that has lasted for years and w...

Authorities Identify Woman Killed by Black Bear

Her mother was anxious when the dogs returned to the family's cabin without her daughter, one of which was injured. An American woman has been identified as t...

Rare Two-Headed Snake Named 'Double Dave' By Men Who Found It

A rare two-headed baby timber rattlesnake has been found in a forest in the USA state of New Jersey. Herpetologist Dave Schneider said that they chose to na...

At 74, Andhra Woman Becomes The Oldest-Ever To Give Birth

The twin girls were delivered by Caesarean section, which is the usual method in such rare cases. NDTV is one of the leaders in the production and broadcast...

No election until no-deal Brexit ruled out, MPs tell Boris Johnson

Just minutes after lawmakers approved a bill to created to prevent Johnson from taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal on October 31, Corbyn re...

Man who rapped about killing girlfriend charged with her murder

A man who is suspected of kidnapping and murdering his girlfriend is alleged to have appeared in video footage, rapping about killing a woman and burying her ...

Robert Mugabe is dead

It is learnt that Mugabe passed away in a Singapore hospital. His contribution to the history of Zimbabwe and the continent will never be forgotten, he adde...

British MPs start emergency debate on Brexit

Demonstrators gather outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain on September 3, 2019. Mr Johnson has said he did not want an election, but progress w...

This Week: The Revolving Door And A Stay At A Trump Hotel

But Lord's criticism of the U.S. vice president was the harshest. "As Pence read from the autocue and Irish eyes definitely stopped smiling", she wrote. Pence...

Pakistan military spokesman: India 'sowing seeds of war' with Kashmir actions

The launching of the #LetKashmirSpeak campaign coincided with a month of communication blackout. It asked for immediate lifting of the lockdown. Officials in ...

British lawmakers vote to block no-deal Brexit amid election haggling

Johnson cast the rebellion as an attempt to surrender to the European Union , vowed never to delay Brexit beyond October 31 and said the country needed an ea...

Scientists Reveal the Creature Behind 'Loch Ness Monster' Sightings

The geneticist warned that it is not certain whether this indicates a enormous eel or simply many little ones. An worldwide team of scientists, led by a Kiwi ...

Israel says exposes Hezbollah missile site

Recently, fearing Israel will strike the site, Hezbollah has moved some precious equipment from the compound to civilian sites in Beirut, the army said. In an...

Canada: Trudeau accuses China of using 'arbitrary detentions' for political ends

Barton replaces John McCallum, who Trudeau fired in January for commenting on the case of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (華為) chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou (...

Johnson: Corbyn first ever to turn down an election

He said: "I think there is only one solution, I think he has become the first, to my knowledge, the first leader of the opposition in the democratic history of ...

Pence stays at Trump's Doonbeg resort hours away from official meetings

Members of Pence's staff defended the move, saying that the visit is partially a family one, as the Pence family has ancestral ties to Doonbeg. Asked if Trum...

Trump warns China about delaying trade talks

All five companies were part of the 200-plus firms that sent a joint letter last week urging Trump to abandon the proposed levies on a total of $300 billion i...

India ranked 34th in WEF travel and tourism survey report

However, WEF warned that cheaper travel costs and fewer tourist barriers are placing the infrastructure of travel hot spots under pressure to meet demand. The t...

US, China to hold trade talks in October

They would be the first in-person, high-level discussions since a failed U.S. Officials have struggled to agree on when to hold talks and what to discuss sinc...

'People like my product' - Trump denies telling Pence to stay at hotel

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., the ranking member of the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, similarly sent a letter to Pence on Thursd...

United States in talks with Yemeni rebels to end war

Last week, USA newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration was looking to push Saudi Arabia to participate in secret talks with...

Boris Johnson's Brother Resigns From U.K. Parliament Over Brexit

The EU-27 leaders, who will next meet in Brussels on 17 October, want to avoid being blamed for a no-deal Brexit , and will be expected to grant another extens...

British PM Boris Johnson talks trade, 'chlorinated chicken' with Pence

The Johnson family itself is notoriously split over Brexit with his sister Rachel having represented different parties opposed to Brexit, and his father Stanl...

Lead envoy for Middle East peace, Jason Greenblatt, to leave White House

He said Greenblatt is pursuing work in the private sector. Although little is known for certain about the Kushner-Greenblatt plan, Trump officials have made i...