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Indian court sentences Gurmeet Ram Rahim to 10 years in prison
An Indian judge on Monday handed a 10-year jail sentence to self-styled ’godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose followers went…
Uber board picks Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi as new CEO
Uber Technologies Inc on Sunday chose Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of travel company Expedia Inc, as its chief executive,…
Daesh stronghold Tal Afar about to fall, says Iraqi military
Iraqi forces raised the national flag on Saturday in the heart of Tal Afar, Daesh’s stronghold in the country’s northwest,…
Afghan Taliban leadership present in Quetta, Peshawar:General Nicholson
United States Army General John W. Nicholson Jr. has claimed that the top leadership of Afghan Taliban is present in…
Hurricane Harvey slams into Texas coastline
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major…
Trump sanctions seek to halt financing for Venezuela ‘dictatorship’
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits dealings in new debt from the Venezuelan government or its…
Florida executes man with drug not previously used in lethal injections
A 53-year-old man convicted of killing two men in 1987 was executed by Florida on Thursday evening with a lethal…
US mother scoops $758.7mn in biggest single US jackpot win
A 53-year-old Massachusetts mother of two on Thursday came forward to claim the largest single jackpot win in US history…
Typhoon Hato leaves 16 dead after lashing southern China
The death toll from Severe Typhoon Hato rose to at least 16 Thursday after the storm left a trail of…