The International Civil Aviation Organization has placed a ban on the cargo shipment of lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft, following concerns from pilots that they constitute a fire risk.
The one pregnant woman who experienced Zika symptoms during her third trimester later delivered a healthy infant. The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to the development of several pregnancy complications and birth defect development in babies.
Confrontation between the government and the Opposition escalates after filing of sedition charges against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and six others in connection with the JNU row, on the eve of the Budget.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reclaimed front-runner status in the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, as she is the projected victor in Saturday’s SC primary.
Clinton arguably boasts experience in government unparalleled by anyone in the presidential field – but that has also made her a high-profile target for attack. She prevailed by more than 47 percentage points in the most populous state to vote thus far, winning by more than...
President Hassan Rouhani and his allies won 15 out of the 16 Tehran seats in the Assembly of Experts, final election results published on Monday showed, ousting two prominent hardliners including the speaker of the powerful clerical body.
The religious parties took to the streets on Monday in different cities against execution of Mumtaz Qadri, killer of governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer, prompting authorities to beef up security across major spots.
Punches were thrown as fights broke out, and blood was splattered all over the sidewalk. In the 1920s some Klansmen held elected office in the city, which was overwhelmingly white but now has a majority of Hispanics among its roughly 350,000 residents. He said he saw a protester...
“And that’s OK. That’s what makes this country great is that people can have differences of political opinion”, he said. “Stand up and fight for it together”. Ted Cruz went on attack mode against Donald Trump, saying Sunday the GOP frontrunner...
The remarks came after fighting subsided across much of Syria as the first major ceasefire of the devastating five-year war appeared to broadly hold despite sporadic breaches in parts of the battle-scarred country.