Self-proclaimed white supremacist Dylann Roof was convicted on Thursday of killing nine African Americans inside a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015. In the next phase of the trial, scheduled to begin in January, jurors will weigh whether Roof, 22, should be sentenced to death or spend the rest of his life […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May wants an early deal on Britons living in the European Union countries, the media reported on Friday. She said as much while updating her fellow leaders while attending the European Council summit meeting in Brussels on Thursday, BBC reported. May left the meeting without answering any questions on Britain’s break […]
England skipper Alastair Cook has won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fifth and final Test match here on Friday. Liam Dawson and Stuart Broad were named while James Anderson and Chris Woakes were left out in the team by England. India made a change, replacing pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar with Ishant […]
India has called for the adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to prevent terrorists getting weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Chastising nations for holding it up, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative Tanmaya Lal emphasised the need for adopting the CCIT, which has been hung up in the UN for two decades. Lal said, […]
Responding to criticism from all quarters over the spread of fake news, Facebook has asked its users to flag fake news stories which will be verified by third party fact-checkers. According to media reports, Facebook was going to work with five fact-checking agencies – ABC News, AP, FactCheck.org, Politifact and Snopes. Facebook believes in giving […]
South Korean exports of information and communications technology (ICT) products posted the first rebound in 14 months despite weak demand for smartphones, report showed on Thursday. There has been brisk exports of chips and display panels that helped, Xinhua news quoted the government report. The ICT exports increased 3.3 per cent from a year earlier […]
Australia has increased striking key Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq following changes to its war crimes legislation, a senior air force officer said on Thursday. In June, the Australian government modified its war crimes bill to allow servicemen to engage in wider range of hostile terrorist targets without fear of prosecution, Xinhua […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has backed Ronna Romney McDaniel – the head of the Michigan GOP and Mitt Romneys niece – to lead the Republican National Committee in 2017. The RNC would need to formally install her in the post in January, but Trump’s selection was expected to be affirmed, Fox news reported. In preparation […]
Thousands of passengers were stranded on Thursday as 55 trains were delayed and 16 cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India. According to a Northern Railway official, the 15025 Mau-Anand Vihar Express was running 33 hours behind schedule and the 14005 Lichchvi Express was running 28 hours behind schedule. While the 22405 […]
Security agencies sounded an alert in the border belt of Pathankot in North Punjab on Thursday morning after an abandoned car was found there and villagers told the police that some suspicious people were spotted earlier. The Punjab Police and other security agencies were carrying out searches in the area, police officers said. Pathankot district […]