Hillary Clinton makes history as first woman White House nominee
Philadelphia(PTI): Hillary Clinton today made history by clinching the Democratic White House nomination, becoming the first woman to lead a major party in the US Presidential race. Clinton, who has been Secretary of State, First Lady and Senator from...
Brother of one-punch victim, Thomas Kelly, dies
The family of one-punch attack victim Thomas Kelly has suffered its second tragedy in four years with the death of the teen’s younger brother. Stuart Kelly was 14 when his older brother died after being randomly punched while walking...
South Australia battered by rain again
South Australia continues to be hit by wild weather with roads flooded and numerous trees brought down. A strong cold front moved across the state late yesterday bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds with localised flooding reported across a...
Two arrested in France over Nice attack
Two more people have been arrested in connection with the Nice attacker who killed 84 people in the French Riviera city of Nice on July 14, a source close to the investigation told Reuters. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said...
Fired employee behind Japan stabbing rampage
Nineteen people have been stabbed to death as they slept at a centre for disabled people in Japan’s worst mass killing in decades. Police arrested 26-year-old Satoshi Uematsu, who was a former employee at the facility in Sagamihara, after...
Nuclear tests depend on US: North Korea
North Korea’s foreign minister says its conducting of more nuclear tests depended on the behaviour of the United States, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports. The minister, Ri Yong Ho, said, however, that the United States had destroyed the...
Flood affects one million people in India
More than million people in northeast India have been hit by floods which have submerged hundreds of villages, inundated large swathes of farmland and damaged roads, bridges and telecommunications services. Incessant monsoon rains in the tea and oil-rich...
Verizon set to buy Yahoo for 4.8 billion US dollars
San Francisco: Verizon Communications is all set to buy core internet operations and land holdings of Yahoo. The deal between Verizon and Yahoo has been sealed, however the official announcement is expected to come on Monday. Verizon will buy...
Body found as wildfire burns near LA
Authorities have found a burned body as two massive wildfires raged in the California hills and canyons prompting the evacuation of thousands of homes. The body was discovered Saturday evening outside a home on Iron Canyon Road in Santa...
Tiger mauls woman to death at Beijing park
A woman was mauled to death and another was seriously injured when they were attacked by Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing. The pair reportedly got into an argument while driving round Beijing Badaling Wildlife World, which...