March 7, 2015
BAGHDAD/ERBIL,Iraq - Islamic State militants have destroyed ancient remains of the 2,000-year-old city of Hatra in northern Iraq, the tourism and antiquities ministry said on Saturday.
The temple in the historic city of Hatra destroyed by the Islamic State militants.
March 6, 2015
More than 7,000 immigrant children have been ordered deported without appearing in court since large numbers of minors from Central America began illegally crossing the U.S. border in 2013, federal statistics show.
March 6, 2015
Prepare to be the more gloating sex, ladies: A "meta-analytic review" of 31 years of research has led University at Buffalo researchers to the conclusion that men are more narcissistic than women.
March 6, 2015
Mumbai: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd founder Dilip S. Shanghvi on Wednesday overtook Reliance Industries Ltd’s Mukesh Ambani as India’s richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
March 6, 2015
The Centre has sought a report from Nagaland on the mob lynching of a rape-accused man by a mob in Nagaland's Dimapur, and put neighboring Assam on high alert for possible violence.
March 6, 2015
KARACHI, PAKISTAN – A human shield was formed at the Holi celebrations at Swami Narayan Temple in Karachi to show solidarity with and protect Hindus in attendance.
Holi songs.: 'Rang barse...', 'Paan Benaraswaala...', 'Holi hai...' are still most popular Holi songs.
March 6, 2015
Giving a boost to affordable housing, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today eased the norms for home loans for up to Rs 10 lakh by allowing banks to include stamp duty and registration charges to the cost of a unit.
RBI decision to cut interest rates to 5.5% will soothe the nerves of the middle class after a disappointing budget last week. (Thinkstock)
March 6, 2015
BEIJING — A new draft counterterrorism law here is provoking unusually strong condemnation, from multinational companies trying to do business in China to domestic dissidents trying to stay out of jail and from global human rights groups to foreign health workers.
March 5, 2015
New Delhi: Government has served a legal notice on BBC, accusing it of violating the stipulated conditions to make a documentary with a controversial interview of one of the convicts of the 16 December, 2012 gangrape incident.
March 5, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Bangladesh 322 for 4 (Tamim 95, Mahmudullah 65, Mushfiqur 60, Shakib 52*) beat Scotland 318 for 8 (Coetzer 156, Taskin 3-41) by six wickets
Bangladesh players get together after their six-wicket win, Bangladesh v Scotland, World Cup 2015, Group A, Nelson, March 5, 2015
