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IMF trims India’s GDP to 7.4% for 2016-17
The IMF on Tuesday slightly trimmed India's growth projections to 7.4 per cent for 2016 and 2017, a drop of 0.1 per cent from...
No exit: Safety failures turned Baghdad bombing into inferno
BAGHDAD: Dozens of men were watching a soccer match at the "Smile" cafe when the blast hit in the street below. Within minutes, a fire...
China criticizes street protests over arbitration ruling
BEIJING: In an apparent attempt to head off large-scale street demonstrations, Chinese state newspapers have criticized scattered protests against KFC restaurants and other U.S. targets...
Writer-director Garry Marshall dies at age 81
LOS ANGELES : Writer-director Garry Marshall, whose deft touch with comedy and romance led to a string of TV hits that included "Happy Days" and...
Police: Shots fired at NYPD officers, narrowly missing them
New YORK: Police say shots have been fired at two New York Police Department officers, narrowly missing them.
It happened late Tuesday night in Brooklyn. The officers were...
Should schools punish in sex cases when there’s no accuser
HARTFORD: The expulsion of two college athletes on sexual misconduct grounds highlights a little-known facet of the latitude schools are given when investigating such cases:...
Russian balloon more than half way to circumnavigating globe
CANBERRA: The son of a 65-year-old Russian adventurer says his father is battling sleep deprivation, freezing temperatures and ice in his oxygen mask as he...
Obama nod in California race gets retort from snubbed rival
LOS ANGELES: California Senate candidate Kamala Harris was endorsed Tuesday by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, further strengthening her front-runner status in...
Republican Party nominates Trump as presidential candidate
Cleveland: The Republican Party today officially nominated real estate magnate Donald John Trump as presidential candidate for November general elections in the US.
Trump, who joined...
Obama is ‘absolutely’ a Muslim: Antonio Sabato Jr.
Antonio Sabato Jr., featured as a prime-time speaker Monday night at the Republican National Convention, said President Barack Obama is “absolutely” a Muslim, reported...