Chechen rights activist Oyub Titiyev, the 61-year-old head of the Chechen branch of Russian rights group Memorial, was arrested in January last year, accused of possessing a marijuana-like substance. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RqzT5H
Iran said Friday it had "indisputable" evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in the US that President Donald Trump had approved then scrapped retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IwMZvy
Local elections around Turkey on March 31 showed the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remained the most popular overall, but it suffered a shock defeat in Istanbul, as well as losing the capital Ankara. It was the first time in 25 years that neither Istanbul nor Ankara were under the control of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) or its predecessors. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Fp1fUX
Local elections around Turkey on March 31 showed the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remained the most popular overall, but it suffered a shock defeat in Istanbul, as well as losing the capital Ankara. It was the first time in 25 years that neither Istanbul nor Ankara were under the control of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) or its predecessors. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Fp1fUX
At least 24 people are suspected to have died in a fire at a small factory producing matchsticks in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, according to a police official. Some 30 people reportedly worked in the makeshift factory, which was located in a residential area, and it was unclear if there were any survivors. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Y6bGEq
Thousands of protesters converged on Hong Kong's police headquarters, demanding the resignation of the city's pro-Beijing leader and the release of demonstrators arrested during the territory's worst political crisis in decades. The latest protest comes after the government refused to meet the demands of demonstrators who have marched in their millions to oppose a bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XtKmCN
North Korea lauded its ties with historic ally China on Friday as Xi Jinping wrapped up a highly symbolic two-day visit to his nuclear-armed neighbour, with both countries facing deadlock in their negotiations with PresidentTrump. Kim Jong Un told the Chinese president that his visit was an opportunity to demonstrate "the immutability and invincibility of the DPRK-China friendship before the world", the KCNA news agency reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Y0e3Zn
ormer Philippine foreign minister Albert del Rosario, a critic of Beijing's claims to the disputed South China Sea, was denied entry to Hong Kong on Friday and deported, his lawyer said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2KtbhIU
The Reuniting Families program, announced by Volaris on Thursday, aims to "to assist in the repatriation of migrants," the airline said on its Twitter account. The offer will run until June 30 and is open to Central Americans in an "irregular migration situation" who wish to depart from airports in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez -- both close to the US border -- or Guadalajara and Mexico City. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WXjwi0
"Refiners are making various simulations in case of emergency in the Middle East," Takashi Tsukioka, president of the PAJ, told a news conference, after Iran shot down a US military drone on Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2NaMUSe
Local elections around Turkey on March 31 showed the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remained the most popular overall, but it suffered a shock defeat in Istanbul, as well as losing the capital Ankara. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2N0pGym
It's a difficult time for the Pentagon to be without a permanent US defense secretary. The Trump administration is grappling with an escalating crisis with Iran, an unusual and controversial deployment of troops to the US-Mexico border, the nearly two-decade-old war in Afghanistan and stalled talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZHNbOd
It's a difficult time for the Pentagon to be without a permanent US defense secretary. The Trump administration is grappling with an escalating crisis with Iran, an unusual and controversial deployment of troops to the US-Mexico border, the nearly two-decade-old war in Afghanistan and stalled talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZHNbOd
The latest strikes included Tuesday's raid in northern Burkina Faso, which killed 17, and another at the gates of the Niger capital Niamey that claimed the lives of two policemen. Eighteen members of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara were meanwhile killed in a joint operation by US, French and Niger troops near Niger's border with Mali, Niger's defence ministry announced on Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZvGMpc
Officials said Trump had initially approved attacks on a handful of Iranian targets, like radar and missile batteries. But the action was then abruptly called off, putting a halt to what would have been the president's third military action against targets in the Middle East. It was also not clear whether the attacks might still go forward. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Y1I5ff
But Hadid, at least, is human. Everything about Sousa, better known as Lil Miquela, is manufactured. Lil Miquela, who has 1.6 million Instagram followers, is a computer-generated character. She belongs to a growing cadre of social media marketers known as virtual influencers. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IT9NEA
Trump administration has no plans to cap H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, the state department said on Thursday. Reuters reported on Wednesday the US had told India it was considering restricting the H-1B visa programmes for countries with data storage requirement. The programme issues US visas to skilled foreign workers. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZwsODo