An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale has struck 209 km West of the Ile Hunter off the coast of New Caledonia on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Describing the Rohingya refugee situation as one of the worst humanitarian and human rights crises of the past year, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for international action to ensure Myanmar is held to account for the crimes of its security forces.
Power struggle in ruling Cong has 'created massive confusion' in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Delhi snap losing streak with seven-wicket win against Rajasthan
Karnataka launches state-led Centre of Excellence for Space Technology in Bengaluru
Repolling in 15 polling stations in Bengal on Saturday: EC
Petrol, diesel price rise in near future not ruled out, say govt sources
Teen killed after being hit by private bus in Bengaluru
Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Stalin urges Centre to rollback commercial LPG price hike
Delhi Police reunites 194 missing persons with their families
Unruly scenes witnessed in Punjab Assembly
Bhatkal Muslim Jamaat Bangalore to organize two-day Blood donation camp in Bengaluru
EC dismisses scope for wrongdoing at strongrooms; prohibitory orders around Kolkata counting centres
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Alphabet Inc.'s Google search platform of elevating critical news stories about his presidency at the expense of friendly conservative voices, declaring that it is a "very serious situation" that will be addressed.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Lombok Island on Tuesday, but no immediate casualties or damages were reported.
Palestinians were able to use the Erez crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Monday for the first time since it was closed over a week ago due to recent protests and clashes along the frontier of the blockaded territory.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the European Union (EU) should take its security and defence projects into its own hands and become less reliant on the US.
The President of Zimbabwe took the oath of office on Sunday, calling for unity following a disputed election that the opposition claimed was marred by fraud.
The Pakistan government has banned VIP protocol given by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to influential people at airports across the country, the media reported on Monday.
Four people were killed in a shooting on Sunday in a mall in Jacksonville, Florida, media reports said. Eleven people were wounded by the gunfire, of whom four have died, Efe reported.
John McCain, a proud naval aviator who survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and going on to become a Republican congressman, senator from Arizona and a two-time contender for presidency, has died after a battle with a malignant brain tumour. He was 81.
