AFP, WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted Tuesday to ban torture during interrogations, a measure aimed at ending brutal techniques that were used on terror suspects following the 9/11 attacks of 2001. The measure passed overwhelmingly, 78 votes to 21, with all members of the Democratic caucus and 32 Republicans…

AFP, SRINAGAR, India: Shops and schools shut down in parts of Indian Kashmir yesterday to protest against a string of apparently targeted killings that has triggered fear in the restive region. Hundreds of police and paramilitary troops in riot gear patrolled Kashmir's mostly deserted main city…

AFP, CHICAGO: A US man was charged with helping to plan an attack on an event in Texas showcasing cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed and appeared in court Tuesday. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the failed attack last month in which two gunmen armed with assault rifles were shot…

AFP, MUMBAI: World-renow­ned Indian architect Charles Correa has died at the age of 84 after a short illness, an industry group said yesterday. Correa,…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Cleaner air worldwide would save two million lives a year and not only in the most polluted countries, a study released Tuesday found.…

AFP, HONG KONG: Hong Kong entered a political showdown yesterday as lawmakers debated a divisive electoral reform package ahead of a key vote that pits…

33 die in Syria rival attacks AFP, BEIRUT: At least 33 people were killed in the Damascus region as the army bombarded a rebel-held town and the rebels…

AFP, Paris: Question: When is a minute not a minute? The answer: At 2359 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on June 30, when the world will experience a minute…

16 held for Israel church arson AFP, TABGHA: A suspected arson attack damaged a revered Christian shrine in northern Israel overnight, and police detained 16 young Jewish settlers for questioning yesterday. The Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha on the shores of the Sea of Galilee is where many…