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The Sanganer Airport in Jaipur was thrown open for Army helicopters and choppers to ferry army personnel in the troubled areas of Haryana on Sunday.

Wrestler Sangram Singh has appealed to the jat protesters to shun violence and engage in dialogue to find a solution to row over reservations.

Even for the South China Sea, where territorial disputes are hardly uncommon, it has been an eventful, and rancorous start to 2016. As members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met with U.S. President Barack Obama last week, reports surfaced that China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on one of the disputed Paracel Islands (known as the Xisha in Chinese). Beijing said the move is part of long-standing national defence policies on its sovereign territory.

Cyclone Winston reached 285 kilometres per hour, making it the strongest storm in the Southern Hemisphere since record-keeping began, according to Weather Underground

'This is every community's nightmare - when you have someone going around just randomly killing people, no rhyme, no reason,' said a Kalamazoo County Undersheriff

African-American voters's support for Clinton could bode extremely well for her, given the run of Southern states with large black electorates voting in the coming weeks

Coach Trevor Bayliss says England's Twenty20 defeat against South Africa was "men against boys".

Over the past 100 years, Gujaratis have settled in almost all corners of the world – from the Arctic Circle to New Zealand. These Non-Resident Gujaratis (NRGs) have taken with them their culture, including their mother tongue.

If Tony Samuel ever wants to talk Husker football, he'll have plenty of folks to engage in conversation.

Just because the devil has a new playmate is no reason to prevent the Supreme Court from functioning properly. Before Justice Scalia's body was even cold, Republicans started obstructionism and pledged to block any Obama appointment. Apparently a dying conservatism cares not a fig about the constitution - just clinging to power.

The South Carolina Republican presidential debates exemplify the squalor and extremism of current conservatism. One candidate rightly compared the debate to a demolition... Читать дальше...

Undermining encryption does not just give good guys tools to detect bad guys, writes Tom Chatfield

Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at Malaga, giving a 9-point cushion Barcelona at the top of La Liga table.

Paramedics spent an hour trying to save man in his 40s after he suffered "traumatic injuries"

Karen Butler
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Ryan Reynolds' R-rated superhero flick "Deadpool" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $55 million.

Two men who were victims of a hit-and-run were robbed while trying to flag down help early Sunday morning.

– World acclaimed Broadway musical Sister Act is coming to Nigeria – It will have an all-Nigerian cast – Audition for Sister Act is between February 25-27 World acclaimed Broadway musical Sister Act will be in Nigeria later in 2016 and it will parade an all-Nigerian cast. Sister Act is one of the most successful […]

Amy R. Connolly
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Pope Francis condemned capital punishment and called for a worldwide ban on the death penalty in his Sunday address in St. Peter's Square.

With the Syrian Army advancing across the front, Saudi Arabia has announced its willingness to escalate the conflict by supplying portable surface-to-air missiles to terrorists fighting against Syrian forces and, presumably, the Russian forces assisting them. But is it a genuine threat, or just part of Riyadh's campaign of information warfare?

On a rainy Tacoma Thursday morning, there’s two dozen servicemen (and one woman) standing in a circle in a downtown office space. Half of them are yelling out random words. Another quarter are calling out names, while the rest shout “Washington!” At any given time there are five or six running around. And everyone’s laughing.

As the world celebrates International Mother Language Day on February 21, it is worth recalling what the 17th century French traveller Franco Pyrard had to say about Gujarati in his book, ‘East India and Persia’. Pyrard’s account of his travels covers nine years — 1672 to 81.

End of Florida governor’s run for the White House marks end of a political dynasty

Kris Jenner takes the mic while on stage during the first-ever iHeart80s Party held at The Forum on Saturday (February 20) in Inglewood, Calif. The 60-year-old reality star was joined at the event by Wendi McLendon-Covey, Serayah, Mario Lopez, and Cody Simpson. Kris introduced the Culture Club‘s performance and unfortunately received some boos from the [...]

An Uber driver in Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan is in police custody after a spree of shootings in the area left six dead and two wounded.

"There is now only one strong conservative in this race who can win, and we see conservatives continually unite behind our campaign," Cruz told Chuck Todd.

A pair of Christians in Sony’s “Risen,” a sorceress in A24’s “The Witch” and a barrier-breaking track star in Focus Features’ “Race” were no match for the foul-mouthed superhero of Fox’s “Deadpool.” In its second week, the Ryan Reynolds-led picture grossed an estimated $55 million in the U.S and...