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Gay accuser questions Bill Cosby’s ability to ‘read’ sexual cues
July 29, 2015 08:00 IST
Andrea Constand, employed by the Temple University women's basketball team when she met Bill Cosby in the early 2000s, was dating a woman around that time
#CecilTheLion: US man kills protected lion in Zimbabwe, kicks up Twitter storm
July 29, 2015 12:45 IST
"I had no idea that the lion I took was a known, local favorite, was collared and part of a study until the end of the hunt. I relied on the expertise of my local professional guides to ensure a legal hunt,'' said Palmer.
White House says Snowden should ‘come home, be judged’Subscriber Only
July 28, 2015 22:20 IST
"He should come home to the United States, and be judged by a jury of his peers -- not hide behind the cover of an authoritarian regime," said US>
Hillary Clinton sets target to tackle climate change
July 28, 2015 10:55 IST
Clinton aims to have enough renewable energy in place to power every home in America within 10 years.
1941 Pearl Harbour bombings: Remains of victims raised for identification
July 28, 2015 10:46 IST
The military exhumed more caskets containing the unidentified remains of USS Oklahoma crew members killed in the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Boy Scout board approves end to blanket ban on gay adults
July 28, 2015 08:54 IST
However, church-sponsored Boy Scout units are allowed to maintain the exclusion of gays due to religious reasons.
Barack Obama criticises tone of 2016 US presidential debate
July 27, 2015 22:29 IST
Obama specifically berated Huckabee for his suggestion that the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran would march Israelis to the 'door of the oven.'
Barack Obama challenges Ethiopia on democracy, praises Shebab fightSubscriber Only
July 27, 2015 22:19 IST
The Ethiopian premier Hailemariam Desalegn said an independent press -- currently virtually non-existant -- was needed.
Three prison workers face charges in escape of Mexican drug lord Guzman
July 25, 2015 13:14 IST
A federal statement said prosecutors showed there was sufficient evidence that the employees favored Guzman's escape through a one-mile long tunnel.
In a change from 2008, Hillary Clinton discusses ‘systemic racism’ to win African-American voters
July 25, 2015 10:24 IST
Hillary Clinton faces questions about her advocacy for tougher sentencing laws that her husband signed as president.
Lafayette theatre gunman took his time, was methodical during rampage: Bobby Jindal
July 25, 2015 09:21 IST
The shooter turned back as police officers approached, reloading and firing into the crowd before killing himself with a single shot inside the theater.
Louisiana shooting: Bobby Jindal calls for prayers for families of victims
July 24, 2015 11:33 IST
"I'm on my way to Lafayette right now. Please say a prayer for the victims at Grand Theatre and their families," Jindal wrote on twitter.
US Justice Deparment asked to probe Hillary Clinton’s email use: Report
July 24, 2015 11:09 IST
The Justice Department has not decided whether it will pursue a criminal inquiry, the Times said in its report published online late Thursday night, which cited unnamed government officials.
Gunmen stage attack in southern Mexico, kill 7Subscriber Only
July 24, 2015 08:56 IST
10 to 15 armed men attacked a group of civilians in the town of Zitlala, near Chilapa city. The dead reportedly suffered gunshot and stab wounds.
Louisiana: Three killed, 7 injured as gunman opens fire in Lafayette movie theatre
July 24, 2015 11:25 IST
The shooting took place at the Grand Theatre in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana. Police said they know the gunman's identity but are not releasing it.
President Barack Obama leaves for Kenya, returning to his father’s ‘home’
July 24, 2015 12:30 IST
Barack Obama, the first black US President, is the son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas. He traveled to Kenya as a US senator but has not gone since winning the White House.
Amid opposition, Obama administration to defend Iran nuclear deal in SenateSubscriber Only
July 23, 2015 13:37 IST
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are to pose tough questions to Secretary of State John Kerry, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz about the deal that Congress is expected to vote on in September.
Charleston Shooting: 33 federal counts for accused, including hate crimes, obstructing the practice of religion
July 23, 2015 09:58 IST
The charges have been expected since Roof was arrested following the June 17 shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston.
Native son in Kenya: Barack Obama returns to father’s homeland with history, security on his mind
July 23, 2015 08:37 IST
Barack Obama will also spend private time with family members but will not travel to the village that is most closely associated with the family name, said White House.
Teen’s online video of gun-firing drone prompts FAA investigation
July 22, 2015 10:14 IST
The Federal Aviation Administration said that it was investigating whether 18-year-old Austin Haughwout, violated its regulations which prohibit the careless or reckless operation of a model aircraft.
‘Archie’ comic cartoonist Tom Moore dies at 86
July 22, 2015 08:22 IST
Moore, who began drawing cartoons while in the US Navy during the Korean War, died while in hospice care in his hometown of El Paso, his son Lito Bujanda-Moore told The Associated Press yesterday.
Muslim cemetery sparks row in Texas townSubscriber Only
July 21, 2015 13:19 IST
More than 100 residents packed a Farmersville City Council meeting last week to express their concern.
US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump faces flak over John McCain row
July 21, 2015 08:05 IST
Trump's candidacy has proven a gift to Democrats, especially front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, as they line up for their own bids for the nomination.
‘Not the son we knew’: Chattanooga shooter suffered from depression, says family
July 20, 2015 12:24 IST
Kuwait-born Abdulazeez opened fire at a military recruiting office and a Navy-Marine operations center a few miles apart in Chattanooga.
Sign board of North Carolina Hindu temple hit with over 60 shotgun blasts
July 20, 2015 10:05 IST
The Om Hindu Organisation of North Carolina is planning to build a 3,600-square-foot temple in Clemmons
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