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Catalan leader's letter doesn't clarify independence status

Puigdemont held a banned independence referendum on October 1 and then made an ambiguous declaration of independence last week. In Monday's letter, Puigdemont...

Asked to explain 'calm before the storm' remark, Trump talks North Korea

Some experts suggested the area is now too unstable to conduct more bomb tests. A shallow 2.9-magnitude natural disaster struck near North Korea's nuclear tes...

Taj Mahal a blot on Indian culture: BJP MLA Sangeet Som

He wanted to wipe out all Hindus from India. Actually, it was Shah Jahan who was jailed by his son Aurangzeb. The history that the builder of the Taj had impr...

Rohingya boat capsizes off Bangladesh, 5 dead

District forest official Mohammed Ali Kabir said a herd of elephants entered the Balukhali camp in Ukhiya town early on Saturday and trampled tents where severa...

More than 12000 Ontario college faculty will strike Monday after negotiations fail

OPSEU's president Warren (Smoky) Thomas called the situation regrettable. It also called for improvements in job security and for faculty to have a stronger v...

The steel giant Kobe scandal is growing

Japan's Kobe Steel has admitted that about 500 customers are affected by its worsening falsified data scandal - more than double the number first estimated - in...

Death Toll From Landslides in Vietnam Reaches 60

Vietnam often suffers from destructive storms and floods due to its long coastline. A typhoon wrecked havoc across its central provinces just last month. Hardes...

Sun Devils use strong defense to stun No. 5 Huskies 13-7

Following nearly identical debacles at Arizona State and Cal, respectively, Washington (6-1, 3-1) and Washington Sate (6-1, 3-1) both fell out of the Associated...

Talwars want to visit Dasna Jail once a week to treat inmates

The order's copy was received late last evening. The dentists had been interred in the Dasna prison since November 2013 after a CBI court awarded them a life ...

RSS leader's legs hacked, role of CPM duo suspected

Inaugurating a public meeting held as part of the Janaraksha Yatra led by BJP State chief Kummanam Rajasekharan here on Thursday, Mr. Modi reminded the CPI ...

The NFL might ban players from kneeling during the national anthem

The comments caused dozens more NFL players to begin kneeling before games and prompted the league's commissioner , Roger Goodell, to criticise Mr Trump's "d...

Australia stands unflinching amid North Korea's nuclear threats

North Korea also warned Australia against aligning with the USA and South Korea, stating that Australia "will not be able to avoid disaster" if it does so. No...

Quake detected near North Korean nuclear test site

And they warned the Punggye-ri nuclear site may not be used for much longer to test nuclear weapons. Pyongyang's last known nuclear test occurred on 3 Septe...

Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) Valuation According To Analysts

Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI ) has declined 15.45% since October 15, 2016 and is downtrending. The stock's market capitalization is 2.59B. As analysts monitor...

Response to yatra shows love of people: Gujarat BJP chief

The Election Commission last week announced date for Himachal Pradesh election but defer the same for Gujarat for the first time since 1998. Even BJP MP Varun G...

Oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana

Five of the seven people aboard the oil rig were rushed to the Trauma Center at University Medical Center with blast-type injuries and burns where they remain i...

Theresa May dashes to Brussels in hope of breaking Brexit talks deadlock

It is believed the Prime Minister will return to London before Thursday's council meeting to have more bilateral discussions with European Union leaders. Speaki...

Trump Accuser's Attorneys Subpoena His Campaign For All Related Documents

Buzzfeed News first reported the existence of the court document, which names Trump's campaign organization and any applicable "directors, officers, partners...

American Cancer Society makes strides against breast cancer in Albany

Mr. Raghuram said in small cities like Warangal, people shy away from talking about breast cancer. "Early detection of anomalies in breast tissue can save liv...

Pelosi: President Trump 'went rogue' on Iran deal, health care

Though Rep. Linda Sanchez, a fellow Democrat from California, called for Pelosi to step aside earlier this month, Pelosi said her 30 years of experience as a co...

Strong, gusty winds expected in the GTA Sunday

Other utilities around the GTA also reported a number of outages and said crews are still working to assess the damage. Environment Canada says southern Ontar...

Kyrgyz leader's chosen successor leads in presidential vote

One of the favorites in the race is Sooronbai Jeenbekov, supported by the current President Almazbek Atambayev, who for six years held this position. The cent...

President Trump needs another PM Modi 'hug', feels Rahul Gandhi

That's why he wrote in a sarcastic way on his twitter handle, "Modi ji quick; looks like President Trump needs another hug". On June 26, PM Modi repeatedly embr...

Missing Woodbridge girl believed to be in 'extreme danger'

Jonathan Perok". "Sinahi Aguilar Cruz is 5' 2", 125 pounds and has brown eyes and hair. According to Virginia State Police, Cruz was likely abducted by Robe...

This dog miraculously survived a California wildfire

In the rush, family dog Izzy , a Bernese mountain dog , ran away; her owners couldn't risk going after her without putting their lives in danger. Reports cl...

Iran denies closing border with Iraq's Kurdish region

Last month, Iranian authorities announced the closure of its airspace with the Kurdish region at a request from the Iraqi government. The Iranian authorities ...

Need to hold Iran accountable for 'support to terrorism':Haley

She cited Iran's other violations and support for terrorism and advised against complacency in service of keeping the deal. "My relationship with Secretary Till...

'Shameful': James Corden slated for distasteful Weinstein joke

Any reasonable person would agree that it's too soon to make jokes about Harvey Weinstein . James Corden's comments were met with audible groans from the A...

School district erases 'To Kill a Mockingbird' from lesson plan

There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable, and we can teach the same lesson with other books. A member of the school board said that th...

Before polls, Himachal minister Anil Sharma ditches Congress for BJP

While announcing his decision on Facebook, he said he wants to contribute to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of a "new and corruption-free India". H...