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Judge sentences Ugandan man to death following speedy trial for killing 4 children

New Delhi, May 1 -- A judge on Thursday sentenced a Ugandan man to death after rejecting his insanity plea in the killings of four children in a nursery school earlier this month. A crowd watching pr... Read More


French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

New Delhi, May 1 -- A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after posting a video on social media of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and ... Read More


Israeli forces intercept Gaza aid flotilla and plans to drop off activists in Greece

New Delhi, May 1 -- Israeli forces near the southern Greek island of Crete intercepted more than 20 boats from a flotilla of several dozen seeking to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and planned ... Read More


J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

New Delhi, May 1 -- J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, died Wednesday. He was 79. Venter's death was announced... Read More


The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold as it weighs the impact of Iran war

New Delhi, May 1 -- The Bank of England is expected to announce Thursday that it is keeping interest rates on hold as policymakers assess the economic impact of the Iran war and Tehran's effective clo... Read More


Former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori to retire from tennis at the end of this year

New Delhi, May 1 -- Former world No. 4-ranked and 2014 U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori said Thursday on social media that he plans to retire at the end of this tennis season. The 36-year-old Nishiko... Read More


Can conduct inspections in any private school in Delhi at any time: Rekha Gupta

New Delhi, May 1 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said she can conduct inspections in any private school in Delhi at any time, asserting that strict enforcement will be carried out to protect paren... Read More


Iran's economy has been battered. Its leaders still think Trump will blink first

New Delhi, May 1 -- In the heartland of Iran's famed carpet-making industry, manufacturing has ground to a near halt. Dairies struggle to find packages for milk and butter. Giant steel mills that once... Read More


Raksha Mantri holds bilateral talks with Italian Defence Minister in New Delhi

New Delhi, May 1 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held extensive talks with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto in New Delhi, covering a wide range of regional and global issues, including the cur... Read More


Palestinian and Israeli soccer officials refuse to shake hands at FIFA Congress

New Delhi, May 1 -- Palestine Football Association President Jibril Rajoub refused to shake hands with Basim Sheikh Suliman, the vice president of Israel's soccer governing body, during a tense moment... Read More