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The United States government shut down on Saturday, after members of Congress failed to reach an agreement on the divisive issue of immigration and government spending. In a late-night vote, opposition Democrats in the Senate joined to block a bill that would have kept the government running for another four weeks. The shutdown comes exactly a year after Donald Trump took his oath as US president

London, Jan 20: The rapid growth of US shale producers will shortly knock Saudi Arabia from second to third place among the world’s oil-producing titans, with only Russia ahead, the International Energy Agency said on Friday. With Venezuelan output plummeting amid political and economic turmoil, the IEA indicated the Kingdom could lose its number two position in 2018. “Very soon US crude

Washington, Jan 20: The U.S. Senate was short of the votes needed to approve a bill to keep the federal government running as a midnight deadline loomed on Friday night, although high-level negotiations continued. In a dramatic late-night session, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell left voting open despite appearing to fall well short of the 60 votes needed to keep alive a stopgap bill that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi when asked about his trademark hugs on Friday said he was unaware of laid down protocols as he is a common man and this has become his strength, as his openness was liked by the world leaders. PM Modi also said his basic nature has been "to convert adversity into opportunity". Days after being mocked by the Congress over his hugs, PM Modi said in a TV interview had he

Washington, Jan 19: A day after Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that no action could be taken against Hafiz Saeed as there is no case against him, the United States Administration has called for the prosecution of the UN-designated terrorist "to the fullest extent of the law". Reacting strongly to Pakistan PM's remarks, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said, '

Lahore, Jan 18: Bhagat Singh should be accorded Pakistan's highest gallantry award 'Nishan-e-Haider' and his statue be installed at Lahore's Shaadman Chowk where he was hanged 86 years ago, an organisation working to prove the legendary freedom fighter's innocence in a court has demanded. Singh was hanged along with his two comrades Rajguru and Sukhdev by British rulers on March 23, 1931 at the

Toronto, Jan 18: A selfie posted on Facebook showing Cheyanne Antoine, 21, wearing a black belt eventually led to her being convicted for killing Brittney Gargol, reported the BBC. Antoine pleaded guilty on Monday (Jan 15) to killing Gargol two years ago in the Canadian city of Saskatoon. Gargol was strangled to death and she was found "unresponsive" by the side of a road, said CBC News. Antoine's

Washington, Jan 18: Donald Trump unveiled the winners of his much-touted "Fake News Awards" late Wednesday, escalating his already persistent attacks on a number of major US media outlets. The awards dropped hours after a senator from Trump's own Republican party hurled a stinging rebuke at the president, accusing the US leader of undermining the free press with Stalinist language. The brash

Moscow, Jan 17: Even thermometers can't keep up with the plunging temperatures in Russia's remote Yakutia region, which hit minus 67 degrees Celsius (minus 88.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas Tuesday. In Yakutia — a region of 1 million people about 3,300 miles (5,300 kilometers) east of Moscow — students routinely go to school even in minus 40 degrees. But school was canceled on Tuesday

Washington, Jan 17: Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has announced that she would skip President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, in protest against his policies and rhetoric against immigrants. Ms. Jayapal, 52, joins more than half a dozen Democratic lawmakers, including the legendary Congressman John Lewis, who will give a miss to the January 30 event. Other lawmakers who