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Paris, Feb 3: Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Swiss academic and renowned professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford, was charged in France with rape on Friday, based on accusations made against him four months ago by two women. The 55-year-old theologian and philosopher, was placed under formal investigation on charges of rape and rape of a vulnerable person, according to a

Havana, Feb 2: The eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide today, state media reported. He was 68 years old. "Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning," Cuba's official newspaper Granma reported. "Fidelito" -- as he was known on island nation -- had initially been

A senior Pakistani provincial minister, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, and his wife were on Thursday found dead at their house in the port city Karachi, police said. Bijarani, a veteran leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), was the Planning and Development Minister in Sindh province, the Dawn reported. Bijarani and his wife Fariha Razzaq, who was a journalist, were found dead in their bedroom, the

Yangon, Feb 1: A petrol bomb was thrown at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday while she was away from her home, a government spokesman said. "It was a petrol bomb," spokesman Zaw Htay confirmed to AFP, without giving further details on a possible motive for a small but rare attack targeting the Myanmar democracy heroine. The petrol bomb caused minor

Washington, Feb 1: Noting that President Donald Trump is very fond of his country's growing relationship with India, a top American diplomat has said that "sky is the limit" for this bilateral relationship. Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being aggressive in pursuing economic and administrative reforms, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, told a select gathering high

Washington, Jan 31: Sunayana Dumala, the wife of an Indian engineer who was shot dead in a hate crime shooting in the US last year, on Wednesday attended President Donald Trump's first State of the Union Address. Sunayana, 32, was invited as a guest by Congressman Kevin Yoder to attend the event. Mr Yoder said that he had asked Sunayana to be his guest as a recognition for her tireless efforts to

Washington, Jan 31: US President Donald Trump today urged the Congress to pass a legislation that promotes merit-based immigration, a move that would benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals. He proposed a pathway to citizenship for almost 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought in the US by their parents at a young age. "It is time to begin moving towards a merit-based

Houston, Jan 30: An Indian software engineer was found dead at his apartment where he was living as a paying guest in the US state of Texas, according to officials. Venkannagari Krishna Chaitanya (30), who moved to the US three years ago, was living as a paying guest in Arlington, a suburb of Dallas in Texas, said sources at the Indian Consulate here. When Chaitanya did not came out of his room

Washington, Jan 30: President Donald Trump told visiting members of the UN Security Council today the US would no longer talk with the Taliban following a recent string of deadly attacks in Afghanistan. Trump railed against a series of "atrocities" in Afghanistan and said as a result the US would not engage in any future talks with the Taliban as the administration seeks to end a stalemate in

Beijing, Jan 29: China on Monday said it is ready to hold talks with India to resolve their differences on the contentious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). "I noted the relevant report. Regarding the CPEC, China has repeatedly reiterated our position. As to the differences between China and India, China stands ready to communicate and hold talks with India to seek a proper solution so that