New York,  Donald Trump, one of America’s most flamboyant billionaires, was on Monday lampooned on Twitter after being tricked into posting a picture of notorious British serial killers by a comedian. Phil Bradbury used his @feckhead account to write a public message to Trump saying: “My parents who passed awayRead More

United Nations: Syria’s foreign minister on Monday blasted the United States’ “dual policy” of striking at some militants in Syria while providing money, weapons and training to others, calling it a recipe for more violence and terrorism. Walid al-Moallem said such behavior creates a “fertile ground” for the continued growthRead More

Mursitpinar: Turkey on Monday deployed tanks and armoured vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria amid escalating Islamic State violence, as parliament is set to consider whether to authorise military action against IS jihadists. The army moved tanks and armoured vehicles to the border town of Mursitpinar which lies acrossRead More

Washington, In a bid to understand how the once wet Red Planet turned cold and dry, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has successfully drilled the first sample-collection hole in Mount Sharp, a layered mountain in Mars. The rover’s hammering drill chewed about 2.6 inches deep into a basal-layer outcrop on MountRead More

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, as anyone who has lived or worked in the city knows, is simultaneously China, and not China. The complex legal framework that was put in place when the city reverted to Chinese rule in 1997 makes it a unique case, and one which means that theRead More

New York, He may have broken records before becoming the prime minister of india – four terms as chief minister being one of them – but Narendra Modi won’t break his fast, even for dinner with Barack Obama. When the newly elected Hindu nationalist leader of the world’s largest democracyRead More

Kabul, A U.S. official says U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan beyond the end of the year, in a deal to be signed on Tuesday under the country’s newly inaugurated president. The security agreement will allow about 10,000 soldiers to stay on when the international combat mission ends Dec. 31.Read More

Kiso (Japan): Japanese soldiers managed to bring down eight more bodies by helicopter from the ash-blanketed peak of a still-erupting volcano on Monday, before toxic gases and ash forced them to suspend the recovery effort in the early afternoon. At least 31 people are believed to have died. Four victimsRead More

Berlin, A gambler in Germany has been saved from prison by a one-armed bandit. Police said Thursday that two officers carrying out routine checks at an arcade in the western city of Bochum late last week discovered that a man playing a slot machine faced an arrest warrant. He hadRead More

New York,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that the programme at the Madison Square Garden Sunday was “overwhelming”. “The programme at Madison Square Garden was overwhelming. It was very special to interact with members of the diaspora. A big thank you,” the prime minister said in a tweet. He addedRead More