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Two climbers die in fall from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park

More than 100 climbing accidents occur in Yosemite every year, and 51 climbers died from traumatic injuries in the park from 1970 through 1990, according to data posted online by the Park Service.

Jun 3, 2018

US commerce secretary, Chinese vice premier to talk trade amid row

Liu He, a Harvard-trained economist who is a trusted confidant of Chinese President Xi Jinping, is China's chief negotiator in the trade dispute. Wilbur Ross met Liu for dinner on Saturday and the two were due to meet again on Sunday.

Jun 3, 2018

Second BJP man found hanging in Purulia forces Mamata Banerjee to transfer police chief

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee transfers Purulia district SP after second BJP man found hanging from a high-tension wire.

Jun 2, 2018

Uber's 'business is finished' in Turkey, Erdogan says

Uber said that about 2,000 yellow cab drivers use its app to find customers, while another 5,000 work for UberXL, using large vans to transport groups to parties, or take people with bulky luggage to Istanbul's airports.

Jun 2, 2018

Sushma Swaraj on a 5-day visit to attend BRICS and IBSA in South Africa

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj will also be attending the event that marks the 125th anniversary of the incident involving Mahatma Gandhi being thrown off a train in Pietermaritzburg railway station in South Africa.

Jun 2, 2018

Russian pilot missing for 30 years found alive in Afghanistan

Russian military veterans confirmed on June 1 that the Soviet pilot was still alive and that he wants to come back to his home country. "He is still alive. It's very astonishing. Now he needs help."

Jun 2, 2018

Al-Qaeda slams WWE, warns Saudi Crown Prince MBS over 'sinful' policy changes

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has drawn the ire of Al-Qaeda for spearheading quite a few policy changes aimed at liberalising the conservative kingdom.

Jun 2, 2018

Viral video of CRPF van mowing down youth may send jolts to Ramzan ceasefire in Kashmir

Qaiser Amin Bhat succumbed to his injuries at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) on Saturday. His body was brought to downtown Srinagar for funeral triggering a fresh wave of stone pelting and sloganeering in the area.

Jun 2, 2018

Alien shockproof: Anti-gravity UFO spotted in Bolzano, Italy (VIDEO)

Adding to the mystery quotient, the UFO, which has a bizarre structure, flew across the mountains and did not emit any sound at all.

Jun 2, 2018

Top Russian theoretical physicist predicts alien wipeout by human interference

Fermi paradox asks the question that if the universe is too vast and expanding quickly, then why aliens have never contacted humans.

Jun 2, 2018

Modi vs the rest: Congress likely to join hands with Mayawati's BSP for MP polls

The pre-poll alliance between Congress and BSP comes just days after a joint opposition managed to trounce BJP in the Lok Sabha seat of Kairana and Noorpur bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.

Jun 2, 2018

Where is Melania Trump? Conspiracy theories emerge as FLOTUS' absence enters 22nd day

The first lady of the US Melania Trump is also skipping the trip to Camp David, and the president is likely to travel to the retreat in Maryland without his wife. Strangely, the White House too hasn't spoken about Melania since she underwent a kidney surgery.

Jun 2, 2018

Uganda imposes tax on Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter users to tackle 'gossip'

The tax would be levied daily on each SIM card used to access any of the flagged social media platforms by mobile phone operators in Uganda.

Jun 2, 2018

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Opposition parties to join villagers' protests in Palghar

PM Narendra Modi's ambitious pet project, expected to be completed by 2022, faces land acquisition issues as nearly 2,000 tribal villagers are all set to stage a protest in Palghar on Sunday, June 3.

Jun 2, 2018

Author and veteran feminist Germaine Greer slammed for 'most rape is bad sex' comment

During an appearance at the Hay Festival in Wales on Wednesday, May 30, Australian author Germaine Greer said that "most rapes don't involve any injury" and a lot of times they are just "bad sex." The 79-year-old author even went on to say that rapes did not destroy women, but just annoyed them.

Jun 2, 2018