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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is finally meeting the family members of those killed in a shootout in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra, after they arrived at the guest house where she is detained.

A Kerala man who fled to Saudi Arabia two years ago after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl was last week tracked down and arrested by Interpol and brought back to India by a team of officers led by Merin Joseph, 29, the state's youngest ever di...

Speaking to NDTV on killings in a village in Sonbhadra, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said: "There has been a massacre and horrible injustice has been done to people in Sonbhadra. A tragedy has taken place. Government has ignored it and tried to...

A team of the Trinamool Congress, led by party leader Derek O' Brien, was stopped at the Varanasi airport this morning when the party members were on their way to meet those affected by shootout in Sonbhadra earlier this week.

A CRPF personnel was killed when the teenage son of a Noida businessman rammed his Mercedes into a car occupied by three paramilitary personnel in Delhi, police said on Friday.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was stopped on Friday when she was on her way to meet the families affected by the Sonbhadra shootout, spent the night at a guest house in Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh where senior government officials met h...

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says there will be "serious consequences" if Iran does not release a British-flagged tanker seized in the Gulf. The Stena Impero, which is registered in the UK, was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the ...

A man was allegedly beaten up by a group of people and forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, on Friday, the police said.

The government guest house in Mirzapur where Congress' eastern Uttar Pradesh General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been taken to by government officials has been hit by a power outage. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was stopped in Uttar Pradesh on Fr...

Fires at two transmission substations in Madison, Wisconsin knocked out power to about 13,000 customers as the Midwest deals with a heat wave.

A Middle East and defense expert with a think tank in Washington says Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker Friday appears to be a calculated, "tit-for-tat" military move, unlikely to trigger hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.

Some Americans have deemed crowd chants of 'send her back' at a North Carolina rally with President Donald Trump as racist, while some of his supporters are standing by him.

Algeria football supporters in Paris celebrate on the Champs Elysées in good spirit, despite some scuffles contained by police forces.

West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James defends city's idea to drive away homeless from downtown areas using loud music, calling it “innovative.”

A miniature tornado has swept through Greater Manchester, damaging buildings and cars and leaving debris strewn in its wake. The tornado hit areas around Manchester Airport to the south of the city centre at around 5pm on Friday. Dan Teasdale tw...

Here's the latest for Friday, July 19th: Trump: 'No doubt' US warship destroyed Iran drone; Iran says it seized British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz; Boilers, stack implodes in Jacksonville, Florida; Rare wine festival held for first time in 20 ...

Jeremy Hunt has said he is "extremely concerned" by the "unacceptable" seizure of oil tankers by Iranian authorities in the Persian Gulf, as it emerged one of the ships had been released. The Foreign Secretary confirmed that he will attend a meet...

Algerian supporters celebrate on the Champs Elysées, in Paris, their team's victory against Senegal at the AFCON 2019 final.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday defended his supporters who chanted "send her back" at a rally in reference to a Somali-born Democratic lawmaker. Trump previously claimed he was unhappy about the chant, which was widely regarded as racist.

Algerians celebrate in Paris their team's victory at the 2019 AFCON final against Senegal.

Algerian supporters in Marseille celebrate after their team won the AFCON 2019 final for the second time in the country's history .

President Donald Trump says Iran may have seized two commercial vessels Friday in the Persian Gulf, calling the nation "trouble." The remarks follow Iran's claim earlier in the day that it seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

Algerian supporters celebrate during the AFCON 2019 final in the Parisian neighborhood of Barbès.

Algerian supporters celebrate during the AFCON 2019 final in the Parisian neighborhood of Barbès.

Animals at an Illinois zoo are given icy treats and sprayed with water misters as the Midwest faces temperatures nearing 100 degrees.

US President Donald Trump says he likes Tory leadership candidate Boris Johnson, with the UK's next prime minister to be announced next week. Mr Trump said he had spoken to the former foreign secretary the day before and that he thinks he will do...

The unidentified man was unharmed, but four others were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.

The Berkeley City Council has voted to replace about 40 gendered words in its municipal codes with neutral terms in an effort to be more inclusive to women, transgender and non-binary people.

President Donald Trump sounded a more defiant tone again Friday about the criticism surrounding his supporters' chants of "send her back" at a North Carolina rally Wednesday, claiming that those supporters are "incredible patriots."

Supporters in Marseille celebrate after Algeria's first goal at the 2019 AFCON final.

The Government is "urgently" investigating reports a British oil tanker has been seized by Iranian authorities in the Persian Gulf. The Stena Impero, which is registered in the UK, was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Ho...

Massive and at times violent protests in Puerto Rico showed no sign of stopping as labor unions on Thursday organized a Friday march to keep up pressure on the governor to resign, while dozens of guns were stolen in a raid on police firearms center.

A British-flagged tanker was seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according to statements from the ship's owner and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

President Donald Trump is marking the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office meeting Friday with former Apollo 11 astronauts.

Total Wrecking & Environmental, has conducted the simultaneous implosion of the smokestack and remaining boilers at the St. Johns River Power Park.

"PM does the opposite of what he says. BJP does the most amount of casteism in India, it is their policy", says Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, the chief of Bhim Army.

"All I have tried to do is bring forth an issue which is not discussed in this country, it is an achievement that we are now discussing about these issues", says Anubhav Sinha, Director, "Article 15".

The congresswoman returned to her home state and was met with "welcome home" chants and signs.

"I am going nowhere": A clear message from Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who was not allowed to travel to a village in Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradsh where 10 tribals were killed in a shootout over a land dispute. At the moment, Priyanka Gandhi is in a guest h...

Elijah Cummings erupts as US homeland security chief Kevin McAleenan defends border facility conditions.

President Donald Trump says there is "no doubt about it" that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone Thursday, despite Iranian denials that it lost an unmanned aircraft.

A rookie at cycling's greatest race at an unusually ripe age of 32 , Mike Woods has an unusual story as a former track athlete who switched late to pro cycling and knows that his first Tour might also be his last.

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit in a suburb 23 kilometres northwest of Athens on Friday, the non-profit European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

This week on Africa Weekly we head to Nigeria, where the fulani herder community work across borders to supply the country's booming red meat market. And then we head to one of the most polluted areas in the world - the South African Highveld, a r...

Donald Trump backed Boris Johnson to be the UK's next prime minister, which looks very likely to happen. With their shock of blond hair and populist politics, the two men are often likened. So is this the start of a very "special relationship"? Lucy

A driver who deliberately drove into a cyclist, leaving him with broken ribs and a punctured lung, has been jailed for two years. The incident in Selby, North Yorkshire, was captured on the rider's handlebar-cam. North Yorkshire Police said Will...

As Japan mourns the 33 victims of the country's worst mass killing in two decades, police say the suspect torched the animation studio in Kyoto because he believed it had plagiarized his novel.

Dennis Oland has been found not guilty of second-degree murder in the 2011 bludgeoning death of his multi-millionaire father, Richard. Justice Terrence Morrison of the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench delivered his decision Friday to a packed ...