Los Angeles, April 1 American artist Gilbert Baker, who created the rainbow flag recognised around the world as a symbol of gay pride, has died, close friend and rights activist Cleve Jones announced on Saturday. Baker, who was 65, came up with the iconic eight-coloured banner for San Francisco’s 1978Read More

Washington, April 1 US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking a comprehensive review of the massive trade deficit totaling more than $500 billion per annum with 16 countries, including China and India. He also signed a second order that seeks to strictly enforce anti-dumping laws. It wouldRead More

Stockholm, April 1 After months of controversy, Bob Dylan was due in Stockholm on Saturday to finally grab his Nobel literature prize in a meeting with the Swedish Academy, which honoured him for his poetry. The first songwriter to receive the prestigious award, Dylan has joined the league of NobelRead More

London, April 1 All those arrested in connection with the brazen terror attack outside the British Parliament have been released with no further action, the Scotland Yard said soon after a 30-year-old suspect was freed on Saturday. The last suspect in custody, arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of preparation ofRead More

Johannesburg, March 31 The sacking of South Africa’s respected Indian-origin Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in a Cabinet purge pitched the ruling ANC party into chaos on Friday, creating one of its biggest tests since leading the fight against apartheid. The country’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa launched an unprecedented verbal attackRead More

Washington, March 31 President Donald Trump has said that the next week’s high-profile summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will be a “very difficult” one as the US could no longer afford massive trade deficits and job losses. Given that the United States has a massive trade deficit withRead More

Peshawar, March 31 The Pakistani Taliban on Friday targeted a Shiite ‘imambargah’ with a powerful car bomb, killing at least 24 people and injuring nearly 100 others at a crowded market in northwest Pakistan’s restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The blast struck the women’s entrance of the ‘imambargah’ in theRead More

Colombo, March 31 Opposition parties in the Maldives accused the government on Friday of waging a revenge campaign against their leaders after they narrowly failed to seize control of Parliament. Mohamed Nasheed, the leader of the main Opposition party, was slapped with fresh terrorism charges this week just days afterRead More

General Santos (Philippines), March 31 Adrift and alone in the Pacific Ocean, Rolando Omongos prayed to live long enough to bring home news of the death of his uncle, whose corpse he had cast off at sea. The 21-year-old Filipino fisherman was stranded in January after a storm separated himRead More

Chicago, March 31 Separate shootings in one Chicago neighbourhood have left five people dead, including a pregnant woman. Chicago police said four people were found fatally shot Thursday in or near a restaurant located in the city’s South Shore neighbourhood. Authorities said a man approached the restaurant and opened fire.Read More