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Indian-American to be Entertainer in Chief at White House
Minhaj, whose parents come from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, will serve as the entertainer at the event.
UN Urges EU States Not to Send Asylum Seekers Back to Hungary
The EU's so-called Dublin regime, based on the Dublin Convention signed in the Irish capital in 1990, allows EU states to return refugees to the first safe country they reached on their flight to the bloc.
Pakistan Plans to Sell Donkeys to China to Attract Investors
Pakistan is planning to sell donkeys to China after an investment of Rs 1 billion in its 'Donkey Development Programme', in a bid to attract Chinese investors in the northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
Second Suspect Arrested Over Stockholm Truck Attack: Swedish Court
A second suspect was arrested on Sunday in connection with the Stockholm truck attack that killed four people and injured 15, a district court said.
Trump's Granddaughter's Mandarin Song Floors Xi Jinping
Donald Trump's five-year-old granddaughter floored Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan with her impeccable Mandarin skills, reciting a Chinese folk song and a poetry for them.
11-year-old Kills Self After Seeing Fake Social Media Post of Girlfriend's Suicide
Using a cellphone he bought without his mother's knowledge, Tysen on March 14 was reading texts and other messages about the faked suicide and decided he would end his life too, his mother said.
New York Police Set to Deploy 1,200 Body Cameras Around the City
The New York Police Department is set to deploy the first body cameras to officers around the city after resolving some of the thorniest issues on when to switch on the camera, how long to keep the tape and when to tell the public they're being recorded.
South Africa Denies Breaking Rules by Not Arresting Sudan President
The deadly conflict broke out in 2003 when ethnic minority groups took up arms against Bashir's Arab-dominated government, which launched a brutal counter-insurgency.
Can Donald Trump Attack Another Country Without Congress?
A White House official said more than two dozen members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, were briefed Thursday by White House and Cabinet officials.
Former US Attorney Bharara Compares US Politics to Circus, Takes Aim at Trump
Former Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara took several shots at the administration of President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling for "facts not falsehoods" as the basis for political discourse and a more welcoming stance towards immigrants in his first...
Oil Hits One-month High After US Missile Strike in Syria
The strikes rattled global markets. While oil prices surged as traders priced in what has in the past been called a Middle East risk premium, and safe-haven products like gold jumped, stock markets and the U.S. dollar slumped.
'Evet' or 'Hayir'? That's the Question in Polarised Turkey
"For the nation and for the flag: 'Yes' ('Evet' in Turkish) with all our hearts," one poster reads. "'Yes' for our tomorrows" says another, advertising a mass meeting by Erdogan on Saturday.
Europe a 'Rotting Continent', Says Turkey's President Erdogan
"Europe no longer has anything else to say, neither to us, or to anyone else. What we have here is a rotting continent," Erdogan said at a rally in the city of Balikesir.
UK Visa Costlier from Today, Exemption to Students Switching to Work Visa
Tougher and more expensive visa rules announced by the UK Home Office last year are set to take effect from Thursday, affecting Indians and other nationals from outside the European Union (EU).
Children Among Dozens Killed in Syria Chemical Attack
A suspected Syrian government chemical attack killed scores of people, including children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a monitoring group, medics and rescue workers in the rebel-held area said.
Chelsea Clinton Not in Rush to Enter Politics, Wants to Focus on Her Writing
Congresswoman Clinton? President Clinton? For now, Chelsea Clinton says her only plan is to burnish her profile as an author of children's books.