JUNE 12, 2019
Donald Trump arrives to speak during the Republican Party of Iowa Annual Dinner at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday. - Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
President Trump asserted executive privilege Wednesday to shield documents about the administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, a move meant to try...
JUNE 10, 2019
Pakistan on Monday decided in principle to let Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft fly over its airspace to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan where he has to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on June 13-14, where his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan would also be present.
Pakistan had fully closed its airspace on February 26 after an Indian Air...
JUNE 11, 2019
The endangered acacia tree in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The business of pulp, palm oil and wood are causing the deforestation of Sumatra and contributing to the extinction of many of the world's rare species. - Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images
Almost 600 plant species have been wiped from the planet in the past 250 years, more...
JUNE 10, 2019
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and his German counterpart Heiko Maas give a joint press conference in the capital Tehran on June 10, 2019 - ATTA KENARE
Iran's foreign minister warned Monday of the consequences of waging "economic war" against the Islamic republic through US sanctions, saying those conducting and supporting it could not expect...
JUNE 10, 2019
Yuvraj Singh has called time on his international - as well as IPL - career, finishing up after 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is in which he established himself as the best Indian allrounder of his generation - an explosive batsman, useful slow left-arm bowler and dynamic fielder. "I have decided to move on," he said...
JUNE 10, 2019
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU - Tamil playwright-screenwriter-actor Crazy Mohan passed away following a cardiac arrest on Monday afternoon. He was 67.
Born in 1952 as Rangachari, Crazy Mohan started his career as a playwright. His Crazy Thieves in Paalavakkam for S Ve Shekher’s drama troupe was a massive success. So he later formed Crazy Creations. His hit plays include Chocolate...
JUNE 10, 2019
FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in front of a U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a China's yuan banknote featuring late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong in this illustration picture taken May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on China again if President...
JUNE 9, 2019
India 352 for 5 (Dhawan 117, Kohli 82, Rohit 57, Hardik 48, Cummins 1-55) beat Australia 316 (Smith 69, Warner 56, Carey 55*, Bhuvneshwar 3-50) by 36 runs
LONDON - There was a masterclass in batting at The Oval. Shikhar Dhawan overcame a weakness to score 117. Steven Smith showed none as he made 69. Hardik Pandya was...
JUNE 9, 2019
A worker removes a tarp cover bales of compressed plastic waste on a truck at a Junyoung Industrial facility in Gimpo, South Korea, on Thursday, April 19, 2018. In a bid to curb its own rampant pollution, China has clamped down on the import of unsorted paper and plastics, with outdated industrial mills used to process...
JUNE 8, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA - Attempts by the US, Japan and Australia to finalize a new trade deal, scrapping curbs on data flows, at the G20 trade ministers’ meeting in Japan this weekend, could prompt a push-back from India and other developing countries.
Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal will lead the country’s delegation at the two-day G20 trade ministerial...
