Europe

Italy: At least 16, including teenagers, killed in school bus crash

Many of the wounded persons are in critical condition and the death toll is likely to rise.

Jan 21, 2017

Facebook lifts ban, but Twitter denies Russia Today access to Dataminr

RT said its relationship with Dataminr was criticised by Wall Street Journal after Twitter denied CIA access to the news-finding tool.

Jan 20, 2017

President Obama hails historic Iran nuclear framework

Oktoberfest: Barack Obama, private citizen, gets invited to world's largest booze-up by Munich mayor

The office of Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter confirmed that it has extended an invitation to Barack Obama for the annual Oktoberfest celebration, who, if he accepts the invitation, will attend the festival as a private citizen

Jan 19, 2017

Russia Today blocked from sharing images, videos and links on Facebook

The ban, which apparently came into effect while Barack Obama was delivering his last speech, will last till after Donald Trump's inauguration.

Jan 19, 2017

Nepal earthquake: Dramatic video of Mount Everest avalanche emerges

Italy avalanche: People trapped by avalanche send text messages [Update]

Earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.3, 5.7, 5.3 and 4.8 hit central Italy within the span of little more than an hour on Wednesday

Jan 19, 2017

Edward Snowden's NSA revelations have highlighted security concerns to the world.

Russia extends Edward Snowden's asylum permit till 2020

Snowden is a former CIA employee who had copied and leaked classified government documents of the National Security Agency (NSA).

Jan 19, 2017

Brexit, Boris and Donald: How the three amigos contrived to blame the fall of Europe on Putin

Trapped between an increasingly vitriolic Brexit and an incoming US President who considers NATO obsolete, the European Union is cutting a rather beleaguered figure

Jan 18, 2017

Italy earthquakes: Several tremors create panic; schools closed

Italy has recently been devastated by a number of quakes, with one from August 2016 leading to hundreds of deaths.

Jan 18, 2017

Donald Trump inauguration: Russian firm mints silver, gold coins with Trump's face and 'In Trump We Trust' inscription

The coins, weighing 900 grams, are limited edition; only 45 of them have been made. Besides the mugshot of Trump, the coin also has the Statue of Liberty on it

Jan 18, 2017

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Amazon faces flak after parcel reaches Jewish customer with note saying 'Greetings from Uncle Adolf'

Police called in after company allegedly did not take the matter seriously. Amazon defended itself saying the employee involved was fired and it issued an apology.

Jan 18, 2017

Russian President Putin says those who spread 'fake' news about Trump are 'worse than prostitutes'

Putin made the statement while answering questions about the incoming US President during a news conference.

Jan 18, 2017

Brexit: Here is the 12-point plan British PM Theresa May laid out for UK leaving the EU

British PM Theresa May warned that she would not tolerate 'opposition for opposition's sake' when time came for the Brexit deal to be negotiated

Jan 17, 2017

German passport strongest in the world, India ranks lower than Uganda: Report

Germany scored the highest in the list with 157 visa-free destinations, while Singapore surpassed South Korea in the list; India was a very poor 78, well behind China

Jan 17, 2017

Theresa May Brexit speech updates: British PM says country is 'leaving the EU, not Europe,' but it is indeed a 'hard Brexit'

The Conservative leader, who took over as prime minister after the referendum, also said of the Brexit negotiations: "No deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain."

Jan 17, 2017

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko's getting cold feet, and the only surprise is it took him so long

The Ukrainian conflict, along with the war in Yemen, has drifted to the fringes of the space occupied by the war on ISIS in Iraq and the Syrian Civil War

Jan 17, 2017

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Europe

Italy: At least 16, including teenagers, killed in school bus crash

Facebook lifts ban, but Twitter denies Russia Today access to Dataminr

Oktoberfest: Barack Obama, private citizen, gets invited to world's largest booze-up by Munich mayor

Russia Today blocked from sharing images, videos and links on Facebook

Italy avalanche: People trapped by avalanche send text messages [Update]

Russia extends Edward Snowden's asylum permit till 2020

Brexit, Boris and Donald: How the three amigos contrived to blame the fall of Europe on Putin

Italy earthquakes: Several tremors create panic; schools closed

Donald Trump inauguration: Russian firm mints silver, gold coins with Trump's face and 'In Trump We Trust' inscription

Amazon faces flak after parcel reaches Jewish customer with note saying 'Greetings from Uncle Adolf'

Russian President Putin says those who spread 'fake' news about Trump are 'worse than prostitutes'

Brexit: Here is the 12-point plan British PM Theresa May laid out for UK leaving the EU

German passport strongest in the world, India ranks lower than Uganda: Report

Theresa May Brexit speech updates: British PM says country is 'leaving the EU, not Europe,' but it is indeed a 'hard Brexit'

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko's getting cold feet, and the only surprise is it took him so long

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh