For welcoming the New Year, you will have to wait a little longer than usual as timekeepers will add a "leap second" to the final minute of 2016....
The 84-year-old actress and singer was rushed to a hospital on Wednesday after suffering a stroke, New York Times reported....
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday made a forceful defence of the Barack Obama administrations approach to Israel and its vision for a Middle East peace, while warning that a two-state solution, the only viable option, was "in jeopardy"....
Two Indian-origin sisters based here were arrested on charges of extorting and cyber-bullying a billionaire in Lagos, Nigeria....
The US has described as "ludicrous" a claim by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that it supported Islamic State militant group in Syria. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said there was no basis for such an accusation, BBC reported. The Turkish leader earlier said he had evidence that the US supported the Kurdish YPG and PYD group...
Police ordered Trump Tower to be evacuated on Tuesday after the discovery of a suspicious package, but the "all clear" was issued shortly thereafter, when the package was found to contain children's toys, media reports said....
US President-elect Donald Trump tapped Thomas Bossert as his Assistant for Homeland Security and Executive Vice President of Trump Organisation Jason Greenblatt as his "special representative for international negotiations", Trump's transition team said on Tuesday....
The largest police union in the US has urged online retailer Amazon to stop selling a controversial shirt related to the 'Black Lives Matter' protest movement....
A musical evening was brought to Chicagoland by Monty Sayed (Vibrant Media Group), Dr. Siraj Ahmed (DCA-Deccan Cultural Academy) and Kaleem Hasan along with national promoter Sikandar Khan who presented “Parwaaz,...
Four persons, including a tourist guide, have been arrested here on charges of sexually assaulting a US tourist here earlier this year, police said on Monday. Meanwhile the DCW sought a status report from police and asked why it was not informed when the victim's statement was recorded....