The U.S. Secret Service cleared the White House briefing room on Tuesday after a bomb threat was called into local police, prompting an evacuation.   No other areas of the White House were affected, and the briefing room was checked and cleared.   &quo ....

The last seven days have been extremely smooth for England. They beat New Zealand by 124 runs in what turned out to be an absorbing five days of cricket and it was followed up by the appointment of Trevor Bayliss as head coach. All this holds them in good stead ahead of the ....

Tuesday’s verdict came at the end of the retrial of 73 defendants in a case that sparked deadly riots in 2013 in Port Said, prompting then President Mohammed Morsi to declare a state of emergency in the city. Also Tuesday, the court sentenced 40 defendants to u ....

After weeks of discussion with political parties across the spectrum, the Sri Lankan Cabinet has finalised the broad contours of the proposed 20th Constitutional Amendment on electoral reforms, leaving many smaller parties “surprised and disappointed.” Accord ....

 There is enthusiasm in the air. Also a whiff of rain. In the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Bangladesh and the relation between the two countries touching a new high, India and Bangladesh are all set to open a new chapter in their cricketing ties wi ....

 It was raining when she ran to glory in the 800m final at the Asian athletics championship at Wuhan on Sunday. It was raining when Tintu Luka dropped in at The Hindu office here on Tuesday too, along with Jisna Mathew, her teammate in the silver-winning 4x400m rela ....

Again, experts ask whether custodial interrogation was necessary in a case entirely based on documentary evidence. Arrests without warrants, as was done in the case of Mr. Tomar, can be made under Section 41 of the CrPC on the basis of a reasonable complaint or credi ....

The “characterisation of bilateral relations by the Indian Prime Minister as ‘nuisance’ is unfortunate,” Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalillulah said. He said that Pakistan believes in peaceful co-existence and maintaining good neig ....

 The arrest of Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar on Tuesday for allegedly forging his academic degrees has brought the spotlight back on Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani who has been found making contradictory statements under oath about her educa ....

In a report ‘She is not a criminal’ released on Tuesday, Amnesty International highlights the risks that women in Ireland continue to face, owing to the orthodox law that bars abortion. Abortion in Ireland is illegal, unless the life of the mother is in dang ....