Deep within Antarctica’s ice caves, a group of scientists may have discovered a secret ecosystem of plants and animals being supported by the warmth of an active volcano. Although average year-long temperatures on Ross Island hover around -17C, including six months between April and September whe

Thousands of Irma victims across the Caribbean fought desperately to find shelter or escape their storm-blasted islands altogether on Friday as another hurricane following close behind threatened to add to their misery. Irma regained Category 5 status late Friday, and with its 160 mph (260 kph) w

Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghanistan’s Military officials in the northeast zone on Friday said that at least 120 Taliban fighters, including their 20 commanders, have been killed in the last one month in airstrikes and land operations by the security forces in Afghanistan. Kunduz Police Chief General

Seoul, September 8: More than 1,000 people may already have been killed in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, mostly members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, a senior United Nations representative said today. This is around twice the government’s figure. “Perhaps about a thousand or more are already dead,”

Mexico city, September 8: A massive earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico late Thursday and was felt as far away as Mexico City, where residents fled violently swaying buildings and electrical transformers exploded. The Mexican Seismological Institute said the earthquake measured 8.4

Dhaka: Bangladesh is set to launch complaint against its neighboring state Burma over placement of explosives on its border with the intention to keep out 125,000 members of Muslim minority fleeing state-sponsored violence. Burma has been laying landmines across a section of its border with Bangl

Bagram [Afghnaistan]: Three civilians were injured in a suicide bomb attack at the southern gate of Bagram Airbase in Parwan province on Wednesday evening. Tolo News quoted Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish as saying that the explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber ridi

Madrid: Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested five Moroccans and one Spaniard suspected of belonging to an Islamist militant cell that simulated decapitations, the Spanish interior ministry said on Wednesday. The arrests mark the first big raids since a double Islamist attack in Catalonia in

China said today it has invited Pakistan’s Foreign Minister for talks, in an apparent move to assuage Islamabad’s concerns after the BRICS countries for the first time named Pakistan-based terrorist groups like LeT and JeM in the grouping’s declaration. Foreign Minister Mohammed Asif will pay an off

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday told her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that the “rock solid” friendship between the two countries cannot be weakened by anyone. Swaraj met Lavrov on the sidelines of Eastern Economic Forum being held in Vladivostok. She said the ties bet

Four serving members of the British army were arrested under the Terrorism Act on suspicion of being members of a banned far-right group, British defense officials and police said on Tuesday. The West Midlands Counterterrorism Unit said officers had arrested four people in central England alleged

XIAMEN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Egyptian President Fattah el-Sisi and held talks on ways to strengthen bilateral ties. Modi, who had come to this port city of China on September 3 to attend the 9th BRICS Summit, held two bilateral meetings on the last day of his China visit. After

Colombo: Sri Lanka has released 80 Indian fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing illegally in the island nation’s territorial waters, according to a media report. Four of them were rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were drowning in northern seas on August

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017: Low-cost carriers in India might soon offer direct international flights at insanely cheap prices. Yes, you may not have to dig deep into your pockets to book a ticket to Europe. For, Indian low-cost carriers (LCCs), along with a few foreign airlines, are offering internatio

London: A 47-year-old Indian-origin family doctor today appeared before the UK court charged with 118 sexual offences, including sexually assaulting a girl aged under 13. Manish Shah, from Romford area of London, had been charged with 65 counts of assault by penetration and 52 allegations of sexu

Baghdad: The Iraqi forces killed over 2,000 Islamic State (IS) militants and more than 50 suicide bombers during a major offensive to free Tal Afar area in west of Mosul, officials said. “The IS total casualties in the blitzkrieg during the period from August 20 to 31 were more than 2,000 terrori

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged on Monday the Israeli government to end its “occupation attempts” of Palestine that threaten the possibility of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking at a joint press conference in Ankara after talks with Palestinia

Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior has confirmed that at least five people have been killed and eight others injured in an explosion near the United States Embassy in Kabul. The officials had earlier said that eight people were taken to the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital, Tolo New