Barack Obama dismissed from jury duty at Chicago courthouse
WASHINGTON Nov 09 (TNS): Former US president Barack Obama answered a jury summons, but was dismissed soon after arriving at a Chicago courthouse to perform...
Alex Azar — Donald Trump’s top pick to run Department of Health and Human...
WASHINGTON Nov 09 (TNS): Alex Azar — a former pharmaceutical company executive — is US President Donald Trump’s top pick to run the Department...
Trump skirts ‘Great Firewall’ to tweet about Beijing trip
BEIJING Nov 09 (TNS): US President Donald Trump went around and over the “Great Firewall” of China in a late-night tweet in Beijing as he thanked...
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton dismisses row over his avoidance of taxes on...
SÃO PAULO Nov 09 (TNS): Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday dismissed a row over his avoidance of taxes on a luxury...
Indian capital declares emergency as air quality worsens by the hour
NEW DELHI Nov 09 (TNS): The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic...
North Korea says US should oust lunatic old man –Trump – from power
PYONGYANG Nov 09 (TNS): North Korea shot back at President Trump's rough rhetoric by saying the United States should oust him from power "to get...
Pakistan reaffirms steadfast support to defend territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia
RIAYDH Nov 09 (TNS): Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Khan Hasham bin Saddique has reaffirmed Islamabad's steadfast support to the kingdom in defence of...
Emerging nations press developed countries to step up cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by...
BONN Nov 09 (TNS): Emerging nations pressed developed countries on Wednesday to step up cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to kick-start the...
25,000 schools closed in India due to acrid air blanketing north
New Delhi Nov 09 (TNS): Schools closed across large swathes of north India on Thursday as pollution hit hazardous levels for the third day,...
Anti-corruption purge not to affect businesses, Saudi Arabia reassures investors
RIYADH Nov 08 (TNS): Saudi Arabia has reassured investors that a sweeping anti-corruption purge would not affect businesses, including those with ties to arrested...
