U.S. Officially Locked Into Another Middle East War

President Barack Obama greets Gen. Joseph Votel in March at the State Department in Washington. Votel is the new leader of U.S. Central Command. By Paul D. Shinkman March 31, 2016, at 11:55 a.m. ...

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The Talkers May Torpedo Trump in Wisconsin

Wisconsin influential talk radio hosts could have a say in the state's Republican presidential primary on Tuesday. By David Catanese March 30, 2016, at 6:17 p.m. + More ...

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10 Unexpected Wildlife Experiences in the Bahamas

Enjoy exhilarating encounters on your next trip. When you think of a vacation to the Bahamas, swimming with dolphins or sunbathing on a pristine beach might come to mind. But today's wildlife-seekers can find diverse encounters – from feeding iguanas to petting sharks and even swimming with wild pigs – ranging from the educational to the extreme. Here are 10 surprising wildlife experiences in the Bahamas. ...

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Sudden death of beloved actress, 24, stuns India

The sudden death of a cherished Bollywood actress, 24, was sending shock waves through India on Saturday. Pratyusha Banerjee was allegedly found hanging from the ceiling in a room in her house in the Mumbai neighborhood of Kandivali on Friday, according to reports from India news outlets.  Police said no suicide note was found and they registered an "accidental death report," The Indian Express reported. Banerjee, who was from Jamshedpur, hit stardom in 2010 when she took over the lead role in Balika Vadhu, ...

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Gwyneth Paltrow Is in Love With Peru as Her Spring Break With Apple and Moses Continues

Instagram Gwyneth Paltrow knows how to vacation right! As Spring Break continues for her two children Apple and Moses, the actress and businesswoman decided to share just a few of the activities she was experiencing far away from home. On Saturday...

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Public sector 'must consider true value of British steel'

Public sector organisations will be encouraged to 'buy British' to help save the industry, the government said. Credit: PA The government said all public sector organisations procuring steel will be encouraged to 'buy British' in an effort to help save the industry. Public sector bodies, such as councils and NHS trusts, will be required to consider the social and economic impact on the UK before...

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State department halts review of Hillary Clinton's emails at FBI request

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally in Syracuse. (Reuters photo) The US state department has suspended plans for an internal review of whether classified information was properly handled in former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's emails at the request of the FBI, a spokeswoman said on Friday.Clinton, the front-runner in the race for the Democratic Party nomination in the November 8 presidential...

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Muslim family kicked off United Airlines flight for ‘how they looked’

The family of five were asked to get off the plane and were not given a reason. (Photo: Facebook/Eaman-Amy Saad Shebley) NEW YORK: A United Airlines pilot asked a Muslim family of five to leave a plane before it took off, citing "safety" issues.Eaman-Amy Saad Shebley, her husband and three young children were about to take off on a flight bound for Washington at a Chicago airport when the pilot asked them to get off the aircraft.The...

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Centre invites suggestions for proposed amendment to PDPP Act

The Supreme Court had set up a committee under the chairmanship of  Justice KT Thomas, former Judge of the Sup... Read More PUNE: The ministry of Home Affairs has invited suggestions for proposed amendments in the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, 1984. The proposed amendments seek to deter the prospective violators from vandalizing and destroying public/private property during agitations and other forms of...

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Sensex surges over 200 points on global cues

Above-normal monsoon so far and narrowing of the country's trade deficit perked up mood, brokers said. MUMBAI: The benchmark BSE Sensex regained the 27,000 mark by climbing over 200 points in early trade on Thursday, extending its winning streak to the fifth straight day. This came on the back of continued buying by participants amid a mixed trend in global markets after the US Fed kept its near-zero benchmark interest rate unchanged. ...

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Women activists stopped from entering inner sanctum at Shani Shinganapur temple

Women activists stopped from entering inner sanctum at Shani Shinganapur temple AHMEDNAGAR: A day after Bombay high court held that entry to temples was a fundamental right of women, scores of women activists on Saturday made a bid to storm the inner sanctum of Shani Shinganapur temple in Maharashtra to break the ban but they were stopped by the villagers.Upset at her attempt being foiled, Trupti Desai, who led the Bhumata Ranragini...

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Masood Azhar doesn't meet UN criteria to be banned as terrorist: China

Masood Azhar. (File photo) UNITED NATIONS: Clinging to its pro-Pakistan stance, China has asserted that JeM chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar does not qualify to be nailed as a "terrorist" to face UN sanctions as his case "did not meet" the Security Council's requirements."Any listing would have to meet the requirements" for blacklisting, Chinese permanent representative to the UN Liu Jieyi told reporters on Friday in ...

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Kolkata flyover collapse: 'It's an act of god' says builder

Kolkata flyover collapse: 'It's an act of god' says builder HYDERABAD: "It's nothing but a God's act" was how a senior official of IVRCL reacted after the flyover it was constructing in Kolkata collapsed on Thursday even as a company official denied any quality or technical issue as the cause behind the incident "as of now"."So far in 27 years we have constructed several number of bridges...it (today's collapse) never happened," K...

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An open letter to Muslim men from an angry Muslim woman

'My mother was threatened with harm. But we won't be silenced'.Dear Muslim men,I still remember the day my mother was told her life was in danger. Her right to exist on this earth was suddenly being questioned because she decided she was exhausted. Exhausted for all her sisters, mothers and daughters who are unfortunate enough to have been born with another X chromosome rather than a Y.What were her demands? Merely a space to pray in the...

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Darul Uloom Deoband issues fatwa against chanting of ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’

Darul Uloom Deoband issues fatwa against chanting of ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ LUCKNOW: Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Friday issued a fatwa against chanting of "Bharat Mata ki jai", saying that the slogan goes against the tenets of Islam."'Bharat Mata', according to some Hindu sects, is a goddess and they worship her. For Muslims worshiping a goddess would be un-Islamic," the fatwa said.The fatwa added, "We love our country, but...

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Barack Obama calls for reduction in nuclear arsenal of India and Pakistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) at the dinner hosted by the President of United States of America (USA), Bara... Read More WASHINGTON: India and Pakistan need to make progress in reducing their nuclear arsenal and ensure they do not "continually move in the wrong direction" while developing military doctrines, US President Barack Obama said on Friday. "One of the challenges that we're going to have here is that it is very difficult to...

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Strong earthquake hits Alaska, no tsunami warning

WASHINGTON: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook a lightly populated remote region of southwestern Alaska late Friday, the US Geological Survey that monitors quakes worldwide reported.The quake struck at 0550 GMT Saturday, local time 9:50 pm on Friday on the Aleutian arc 654 kilometers southwest of Anchorage, and 100 kilometers northeast of Chignik Lake, Alask...

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