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World News: US President-elect Donald Trump chose Exxon Mobil's CEO Rex Tillerson to head the State Department, rejecting concerns over the close relations of the businessman with Russia. Trump's decision cap a long process that has often played in public cracks and exposed within its transition team. He also puts Trump in place for a potential fight with Congress on Tillerson's confirmation, which has connections with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The United Kingdom (UK) has informed India that the request for extraditing liquor baron Vijay Mallya, declared as a proclaimed offender in a loan default case, has been approved by the UK's secretary of state.

US President Donald Trump's choice for ambassador to the United Nations, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn from consideration for the job for family reasons, according to the State Department. Nauert was State Department spokeswoman when Trump chose her for the UN position; prior to that, she had been a host on the conservative-leaning Fox News Channel. She…

NEW YORK: Oil prices sank from eight-month peaks Tuesday after new data signaled a plunge in consumer confidence in the United States, the world's largest

The US and China will wage a war in the next ten years on the islands of the South China Sea, and "there is no doubt about it." At the same time, the United States will be in another "great" war in the Middle East.

The delay in catching up with the world on 3G and 4G, the Telecom Secretary, J S Deepak says, will not be repeated for 5G. "It has a wider application for the industry including smart cities and management of grids. So we are keen to be with the world," he explained, stating that 5G is going to be important for India's productivity. South Korea is poised to introduce 5G by 2018, the year it is hosting the Winter Olympics.

The state of Uttarakhand was separated from its former territory of Uttar Pradesh in 2000 with the objective of exclusively providing development aid to more than 16,000 sparsely inhabited villages in its mountainous areas. But in the sixteen years following this separation, little has been done to improve healthcare and other basic facilities.

The United States is "disappointed" by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni war shrine, which will raise regional tensions, its embassy in Tokyo said Thursday.

MORONI- An airliner with 150 people on board belonging to Yemeni state carrier Yemenia crashed into choppy seas as it came in to land on the Indian Ocean

Yemeni plane crashes in Indian Ocean, 150 onboard MORONI: An airliner with 150 people onboard belonging to Yemeni state carrier Yemenia crashed into choppy seas

Ocean Ridge is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,636 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S.

I was raped when I was quite young.  So I have rather strong feelings about men who have sex with children.  I thought Jackson was creepy long ago but his

Buckingham Palace, the home Britain's royal family, is a total mystery to most of us. Only six royals have bedrooms there, and the palace's grand "State Rooms" are almost only used when a member of the family sponsors a big event. We were recently invited to Pitch@Palace, an event for tech startups and investors hosted…

President Donald Trump's ability to restock senior administration posts faces several limitations, including the continued reluctance of many experienced Republicans to work for him. | Win McNamee/Getty Images White House The president has left top officials in a state of limbo and top jobs without permanent occupants, creating 'a sense of chaos.' By ELIANA JOHNSON…

President Donald Trump's ability to restock senior administration posts faces several limitations, including the continued reluctance of many experienced Republicans to work for him. | Win McNamee/Getty Images White House The president has left top officials in a state of limbo and top jobs without permanent occupants, creating 'a sense of chaos.' By ELIANA JOHNSON…

The United States will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in its elections, US President Donald Trump said yesterday, after signing an executive order that initiates actions, including sanctions, against foreign entities who meddle or even attempt to interfere in US polls.

At least 36 persons in Bareilly and adjoining Badaun districts of Uttar Pradesh have succumbed to fever in the last 15 days, officials said Tuesday. The state government has constituted three teams of doctors to look into the cases in Bareilly and Badaun, UP DG (Health) Padmakar Singh said.

Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has instructed the state governments to inspect all child care homes run by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity across the country.