December 13, 2016
CHENNAI: Cyclone Vardah that hit the Tamil Nadu capital on Monday evening has claimed ten lives. Thousands of people were evacuated as roaring winds, clocking speeds of over 100 km an hour, uprooted trees, tore off hoardings and toppled cars.
December 12, 2016
BEIJING — China said Monday that it had "serious concern" about President-elect Donald Trump's most recent comments concerning Taiwan, and warned that any changes to how America deals with the self-governing island could damage diplomatic ties between Washington and Beijing.
December 12, 2016
A strange object has washed up on a beach in New Zealand sparking a social media debate about what it could be.
A photo posted to Facebook on the object that washed up on Muriwait beach, baffling locals.
The large object covered in barnacles was spotted on Muriwai Beach in Auckland by local resident Melissa Doubleday.
December 12, 2016
Somewhere in India, a young man is sitting in a room, parked in front of his computer, smoking copious amounts of marijuana and causing great embarrassment to some of the country's biggest movers and shakers.
December 12, 2016
Chennai: As cyclonic storm 'Vardah' is expected to make landfall this afternoon, a high alert has been sounded in north Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh.
Cyclone Vardah to make landfall near Chennai
December 11, 2016
CHENNAI: Rajinikanth's denouncement of J Jayalalithaa and her politics during the 1996 Tamil Nadu assembly election campaign caused her distress and defeat, actor Rajinikanth said on Sunday.
Rajinikanth speaking at the condolence meet
December 11, 2016
Like kids waiting for Santa, the one day markets have been thinking about all year is finally here.
December 11, 2016
A winter storm's unrelenting march across the nation's northern tier brought snow to a handful of states Sunday and promised plunging temperatures that could drive frost as far south as Atlanta by week's end.
December 11, 2016
Iran's official news agency, IRNA, said this morning that the Islamic Republic has signed an agreement with The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to purchase 80 aircraft valued at around $16.6 billion.
An Iran Air Boeing 747 passenger plane sits on the tarmac of the domestic Mehrabad airport in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 15, 2013.
December 11, 2016
Regular rail service through the world’s longest tunnel began on Sunday, carrying passengers deep under the Swiss Alps from Zurich to Lugano.
The famed Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) had a ceremonial opening in June, attracting European leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande for its maiden ride.
