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Govt to steer clear of Tata-Mistry tussle

The finance minister has decided not to meet either side, as the government does not want to be seen getting embroiled in the Tata Group turmoil

McDonald's reaches $3.75 mn settlement in labour case

The US fast-food giant will settle a labour dispute with workers at a California franchise

Iraqi Prime Minister warns Turkey as Ankara deploys troops

According to sources, Turkish military had deployed tanks and artillery to Southeastern districts near the Iraqi border

FBI releases 17-year old archive from Clinton pardon case

The release comes a week before the presidential election & amid the bureau's controversially timed review of emails from a Clinton aide

US vote twist spooks stock markets

Traders globally had broadly expected Democratic candidate and Wall Street favourite Clinton to sweep to victory

Egypt marks anniversary of Russian plane bombing

IS group claimed it brought the plane down, it had smuggled explosives into the aircraft before its departure from the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh

Jet Airways' code sharing pact to enhance connectivity between US and India

Jet customers flying to North America will be able to connect to nine US destinations operated by Delta

300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF

Air is poisoned by vehicle emissions, fossil fuels, dust, burning waste and other airborne pollutants, says UNICEF

New Italy quake flattens historic basilica

The national civil protection agency said there had been extensive damage to many historic buildings but no fatalities had been registered some five hours after the quake

EU, Canada sign trade deal

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and European Union leaders on Sunday finally signed a landmark trade deal seven years in the making

Spain's conservative Rajoy voted back to power

Rajoy pledged to plough on with economic policies deeply unpopular with the opposition which blames austerity measures taken in his first term for rising inequality

South Korean protesters call for president to step down

Park Geun-hye ordered 10 of her senior secretaries to resign over a scandal that is likely to deepen the president's lame duck status

US asked China to cut coal imports propping up N Korea

US has been seeking new UN sanctions to stymie North Korea's economy and force them to abandon his nuclear and missile programs

Emails show how Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman apparently hacked

It warned that someone in Ukraine had obtained Podesta's personal Gmail password and tried unsuccessfully to log in

Donald Trump gives $10 million, still short on investment promise

The Republican nominee gave his campaign another $10 million, a Federal Election Commission report filed showed on Friday

Hillary Clinton's camp demands FBI give details on email enquiry

Campaign chairman John Podesta says that FBI should immediately provide the American public more information

UN gets release of 876 children detained by Nigeria military

West Africa director Manuel Fontaine says the agency fears more children are at least temporarily detained

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro threatens to jail opponents

Opposition has vowed to launch a legislative trial to remove him from power

Palestinian president meets Hamas chief

It is a sign of easing tensions

Barack Obama to launch campaign blitz for Hillary Clinton

Obama will make the case for his former secretary of state for three straight days in as many key battleground states