NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that citizens have a constitutional right to privacy, a landmark decision that could jeopardise a government programme with biometric data on over a billion people, reports AFP. Privacy is not explicitly mentioned in the Indian constitution and the…

London: A rare mammal has been discovered living in Western Australia (WA) decades after it was thought to have been wiped out of the region, reports…

JERUSALEM: White House aide Jared Kushner meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders Thursday with the aim of restarting long-stalled peace talks, but pessimism…

London: India appears to be in the grip of a swine flu outbreak with 1,094 recorded deaths over the past eight months, said an official report on Wednesday, reports BBC. The last three weeks have seen the highest number of fatalities, at 342. A total of 22,186 cases have been reported across the country.…

London: Brazil's government has abolished a vast national reserve in the Amazon to open up the area to mining, reports BBC. The area, covering 46,000 sq km (17,800 sq miles), straddles the northern states of Amapa and Para, and is thought to be rich in gold, and other minerals. The government said…

BEIJING: China's top diplomat has defended Pakistan's "important role" in Afghanistan in a phone call with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, after President Trump accused Islamabad of harbouring militants, reports AFP. Trump, in unveiling his Afghanistan strategy this week, said…

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to ease a ban on lawmakers visiting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site rocked by violence last month, his office said Thursday, reports AFP. An official told AFP on condition of anonymity that members of parliament would be allowed to visit the site…

BASRA: The bodies of 20 Iraqi sailors have been recovered after their ship sank following a collision off the country's southern coast, the transport ministry said on Thursday, reports AFP. The Al-Mesbar sank in Iraqi waters on Saturday following the collision with a foreign-flagged vessel, after…