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'Direct threat to US': Trump sanctions Indian firms

The Trump administration has sanctioned entities and individuals from India involved in sales of Iran's petroleum and petroleum products, saying the funds from this trade support Tehran's regional......

Name Games Countries Play

What's in a name, did you wonder? Plenty, it would seem, going by the name change carried out by various nations. Most changes have been cosmetic, like dropping/adding a term like 'republic......

Phas Gaye Re Obama

The Democrats, especially the Biden administration, wanted to deliver a sharper message to Mr Modi than would be possible in a formal summit setting.So, why not get the most prominent Democrat in......

New single-dose Ebola vaccine shows promise

Researchers have developed a quick-acting Ebola vaccine that is both safe and effective with a single dose against the strain of the virus that killed thousands of people in West Africa......

Saudi professor jailed for sedition

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a university professor to five years in jail for sowing dissent and sedition, reports the BBC. Said bin Zair, 57, a hard-line Islamist academic who was freed a......

The spoils of war

Six executive jets were parked at Shaba's Lubumbashi airport in Zaire, formerly Belgian Congo, in the summer of 1997 as the American-backed rebel leader, Laurent Kabila, closed in on the previously......

Seen these FANTASTIC films?

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films.Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones. It has been the strangest year of our lives, but films have been important in keeping us sane. And......

PIX: Arsenal stun Bayern Munich, go top; PSV whip Liverpool

Arsenal are now the only team in the UEFA Champions League with a maximum 15 points and look all but assured of a place in the last 16. A summary of Wednesday's action. IMAGE: Jurrien Timber......

Boxing icon George Foreman dies aged 76

IMAGE: George Foreman had one of the most remarkable careers in boxing, winning Olympic gold in 1968 and the World heavyweight title twice, 21 years apart -- the second making him the oldest......

Remembering George Foreman

IMAGE: New World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman glares at fallen champion Michael Moorer after Foreman knocked out Moorer in the 10th round in Las Vegas, November 5, 1994. Photograph: Reuters......

Football PIX: Big wins for Barcelona, Bayern Munich

Yamal shines as Barcelona thrash Betis IMAGE: Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates scoring their fifth goal against Real Betis on Wednesday. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Barcelona's teenage......

Champions League PIX: Inter down Arsenal; Barca win

IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhaes heads at goal during the match against InterMilan, in San Siro, Milan, Italy. Photograph:......