The killing of a critic like Jamal Khashoggi is something that must "never happen again", Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Tuesday, as he pledged a "thorough and complete" investigation into the journalist's death.
When the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001 by 19 hijackers -- 15 of them from Saudi Arabia -- the kingdom switched into lobbying overdrive, determined to preserve a critical relationship.
Reuters | Tuesday October 23, 2018, MAZATLAN, MEXICO
Thousands of people were evacuated, buildings boarded up and classes canceled on Mexico's Pacific coast as Hurricane Willa threatened to batter tourist resorts with high winds and heavy rains on Tuesday.
Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday October 23, 2018, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh
A tribal couple in Madhya Pradesh was allegedly forced to eat human excreta by villagers on suspicion of practising black magic. The man told the police that the accused dragged him out of his home in Sarwani village in Shivpuri district, tied him to a tree and thrashed him. When his wife tried to intervene, both of them were forced to eat human faeces.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was expected to divulge details of Turkey's investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi for the first time on Tuesday, in a highly anticipated speech he had said would reveal the "naked truth" about Khashoggi's fate.
The sudden death of eyewitness Father Kuriakose Kattuthara is a "pre-planned murder" said brother of Kerala nun, who had accused former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape.
Edited by S Shobana | Tuesday October 23, 2018, New Delhi
The Supreme Court today said that only firecrackers with reduced emission and decibel levels will be permitted during all festivals. On Diwali, firecrackers could be burst between 8 pm and 10 pm. People can burst firecrackers on Christmas and New Year between 11:55 pm and 12:30 am. Crackers cannot be sold online and if they are, the sites will be hauled up for contempt.
A U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalate tensions in the Asia-Pacific.
Protesters tried to put up blockades on railway tracks this morning in order to disrupt train services across Assam, as part of the 12-hour state-wide 'bandh' or shutdown called by 46 organisations protesting against the Citizenship Bill.
Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday October 23, 2018, Bagpat
The 2 Bagpat businessmen had closed their grocery shop and were walking towards their home when two men came on a bike and threw chili powder in their eyes
Firecrackers will not be banned completely but the Supreme Court today restricted its use to tackle concerns about deadly pollution in Delhi and other cities. The top court allowed the use of safer firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali next month, when fireworks add to toxic smog in Delhi, the world's most polluted city according to a WHO report. "We tried to strike a balance," said a two-judge bench, announcing a two-hour limit for all festivals and weddings. A petition by three children had called for a complete ban on fireworks.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck 104 km (65 miles) off Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien on Tuesday, the island's weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage.
From northern Syria, Muslim convert Sufyan is imploring his native Germany to take him back, having been captured years after joining the Islamic State group's so-called "caliphate".
