GENEVA A 104-year-old Australian scientist who traveled to Switzerland to end his life committed assisted suicide, a Swiss foundation said on Thursday. David Goodall, who had been barred from seeking help to end his life in his home country, did not have a terminal illness but said his quality of life had deteriorated significantly and […]
Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s 92-year-old former strongman, will be sworn in as the country’s new Prime Minister after leading a coalition of former political enemies to an historic and stunning election victory that has toppled from power after 61 years the party he once ruled with an iron fist. The victory, which few had predicted […]
New Delhi India’s largest e-commerce company Flipkart on Wednesday agreed to sell 77 per cent stake to US retail giant Walmart for $16 billion. Ahead of the official announcement. “India is one of the most attractive retail markets in the world, given its size and growth rate, and our investment is an opportunity to partner […]
Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un met in northeast China today in an unannounced visit by the North Korean leader ahead of an expected summit with US President Donald Trump. Shortly after the meeting was made public, Trump tweeted that he would speak to his “friend” Xi about North Korea later today. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi […]
New Delhi Karnataka Assembly elections are around the corner and all political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. While PM Narendra Modi is leading the BJP campaign, Rahul Gandhi is leading the Congress’ crusade from the front. Today, the Congress president visited Kolar, where he held a road show against skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel. The leader […]
Hawaii A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii’s Big Island on Friday, prompting fresh eruptions of a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential areas, forcing hundreds of people to flee. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 12.32 pm (2232 GMT) and was centered on the south flank of the Kilauea volcano, […]
New Delhi Deepika Singh Rajawat, the lawyer representing the family of the girl who was brutally raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, has received words of encouragement from an unlikely quarter. British actress Emma Watson tweeted, “All power to Deepika Singh Rajawat.” Watson, who is also a United Nations Women’s goodwill ambassador, was […]
Xiaomi on Wednesday announced the launch of two new internet services in India — Mi Music and Mi Video. For Mi Music, the company has partnered with Hungama to offer more than 10 million tracks to users for free. The application comes with support for 13 Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali and Marathi, among others. […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, addressing the nation Monday night, April 30, revealed that proofs of Iran’s deceit were provided by Israeli intelligence which, in an amazing feat, got hold of Iran’s secret Atomic Archive. Revealing their content for the first time in public, Netanyahu said the Archive contained 100,000 incriminating Iranian documents, charts, presentations, photos and […]