"Today interim President Juan Guaido announced start of Operacion Libertad," tweeted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as Maduro's government vowed to put down what it called an attempted coup. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vAluJT
"Today interim President Juan Guaido announced start of Operacion Libertad," tweeted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as Maduro's government vowed to put down what it called an attempted coup. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vAluJT
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces sentencing in London on Wednesday for breaching his bail conditions, the whistleblowing site and a court official said. Assange could face a 12-month prison sentence for the violation, although time already served in prison may be taken into account. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GMEhqQ
Isabel Celaa, spokeswoman for the Socialist caretaker government, says her party is capable of running the country as a minority government. But she said on Tuesday the Socialists "are open to talking to everybody" on certain topics that might smooth the government's work. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J0nP98
Isabel Celaa, spokeswoman for the Socialist caretaker government, says her party is capable of running the country as a minority government. But she said on Tuesday the Socialists "are open to talking to everybody" on certain topics that might smooth the government's work. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J0nP98
Israel's new parliament will be sworn in Tuesday following April 9 elections that saw PM Netanyahu win a 5th term, but he has yet to put together a new coalition government. The Knesset, or parliament, has potentially stormy sessions ahead as it works to resolve religion & state issues as well as a possible proposal that would shield Netanyahu from prosecution. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IQIXiW
Outgoing Japanese emperor Akihito today performed the main ritual to hand over the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son Naruhito -- Japan's first abdication in more than two centuries. Akihito technically remains emperor until the stroke of midnight when the country ushers in the new imperial era of Reiwa, or "beautiful harmony", that will last as long as Naruhito reigns. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J5RI87
There were no attacks on Sunday and Monday but security across Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka remains ramped up, with scores of suspected Islamists arrested since the April 21 attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people, including 42 foreign nationals. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2PDVPcs
The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumours after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source from the president's office said on Tuesday. The ban on platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber has been lifted with immediate effect, the source told Reuters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2W8YltT
New Zealand police arrested a man in Christchurch following reports of a possible bomb threat in the city, where 50 people were killed in attacks on two mosques. Police cordoned off streets in the Phillipstown area of the city on New Zealand's South Island, with a bomb disposal team, ambulance and fire and emergency crews sent to the scene. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DBFWP6
The former vice president told hundreds of supporters and labour activists that Saturday's deadly shooting at a California synagogue proves a new that the country is "in a fight for its soul." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DEjsNs
Mark Steven Domingo, 26, who had combat experience in Afghanistan and professed to be Muslim, faces federal terror-related charges for plotting to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) at a white nationalist rally in Long Beach this past weekend with the aim of causing mass casualties, officials said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WckQOw
The former vice president told hundreds of supporters and labour activists that Saturday's deadly shooting at a California synagogue proves a new that the country is "in a fight for its soul." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DEjsNs
Mark Steven Domingo, 26, who had combat experience in Afghanistan and recently converted to Islam, faces charges for plotting mass casualties via a home-made bomb at a white nationalist rally. Domingo was arrested Friday after receiving what he thought was a live bomb packed with nails that was delivered by an undercover agent. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GSeRt0
Japanese Emperor Akihito reported his abdication to a Shinto sun goddess in a ritual at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday, starting a day of ceremonies to end a three decade reign in which he sought to ease painful memories of World War Two and bring the monarchy closer to people. Akihito, 85, was the first Japanese monarch to take the throne under a post-war constitution that defines the emperor as a symbol of the people without political power. His abdication is the first in two centuries. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WdYDQj
A harness recovered from an unusually friendly white whale in north Norway may indicate the animal had been trained by the Russian navy as part of a marine mammal special force, experts in Norway have said. The harness, which had the words “Equipment of St. Petersburg” labelled on it, could be used to attach cameras or other instruments, the experts added. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IOx2lC
A week after Islamic State owned up to deadly bombings in Sri Lanka that killed over 250 people and injured over 500, the outfit’s elusive chief, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, sprung a surprise by appearing in a video on Monday evening, nearly five years after he was last seen. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J3vkMk
A harness recovered from an unusually friendly white whale in north Norway may indicate the animal had been trained by the Russian navy as part of a marine mammal special force, experts in Norway have said. The harness, which had the words “Equipment of St. Petersburg” labelled on it, could be used to attach cameras or other instruments, the experts added. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IOx2lC
Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) on Monday said its first-of-its-kind floating nuclear power unit, called ‘Akademik Lomonosov’, is now ready for commercial operations after a series of successful tests. Headquartered in Moscow, Rosatom has the second biggest uranium reserves and has more than a third of the world’s enrichment market. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GSSYtB
The idea of moving Indonesia's seat of government from an urban conglomeration of nearly 30 million people with some of the world's worst traffic jams has stretched on for decades. Jakarta, which suffers billions of dollars in annual congestion-and-flood linked economic losses, would remain the country's financial hub. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XWmbcD
Pompeo was asked if he expected Russia to meddle in next year's US election, after a long-awaited report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller found that Moscow tried to sway the 2016 presidential race to Donald Trump. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vthxXG
Sri Lanka's president suspended the chief of police on Monday and appointed a new defence secretary in a shake-up of the shell-shocked country's security services following the Easter Sunday terror attacks. Separately, Sirisena appointed a former head of the army, Shantha Kottegoda, as the country's top defence official. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DDkqd0
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have launched the final round of talks over the $8 billion bailout package for Islamabad, a deal that's expected to be signed next month. The round started on Monday in the Pakistani capital and is expected to last till May 7. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vxEwAB
The deadly attacks could have been prevented if the new Counter Terrorism Bill, which provides for territorial jurisdiction, was passed in Parliament without delay, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said today after joining the Sunday Mass in Colombo and the mass at the Saint Anthony's church in Kochchikade, a week after the deadly suicide bombing killed over 250 people. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Lky0Ia
Pope Francis recently donated USD 5,00,000 to help migrants in Mexico who are attempting to enter the United States, reinforcing the pontiff's stance of welcoming migrants rather than stigmatising them. The funds will reportedly be distributed among 27 projects, undertaken by 16 Mexican dioceses and religious congregations. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XYi8gh
Footage of an American aircraft carrier in the Gulf which Iran claimed it shot with a drone in the Gulf appears to be "several years old". "The footage the Iranians recently released... appears to be several years old, and of the last deployment to the Arabian Gulf by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)," US Naval Forces Central Command spokesperson said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LbYP1v
France has foiled a terrorist act and is holding four suspects in custody, said the French interior minister. The police source said the four suspects had been arrested on suspicion of acquiring weapons "with a view to committing a terrorist act". "We had sufficient evidence to lead us to believe that a major attack was being planned," the minister added. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ULVp4V
German news agency DPA reported Monday that firefighters discovered the containers Sunday in a storehouse in Preussisch Oldendorf, near the city of Bielefeld, while extinguishing a cable fire in the facility. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GRlWtZ
German news agency DPA reported Monday that firefighters discovered the containers Sunday in a storehouse in Preussisch Oldendorf, near the city of Bielefeld, while extinguishing a cable fire in the facility. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GRlWtZ
A suspected United Arab Emirates spy who was detained by Turkish authorities 10 days ago has committed suicide in prison. The man was taken into custody with another alleged spy as authorities probed whether they were tied to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October in Istanbul. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VBZgG0