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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 shook parts of Taiwan on Tuesday and was felt in the capital, Taipei, residents and officials said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

When Auburn councillors sat down to redraw zoning protocols, a colleague benefited from the proposed changes, inquiry told.

The Wallaby coach says he had no hesitation in supporting the former league star despite a chorus of voices demanding he be banished from the code.

After the imposition of new Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC), a lot of services will become costly. Know them.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — If the ship legendary explorer Capt. James Cook used to sail around the world is found at the bottom of Newport Harbor, Rhode Island will own it outright because of a legal maneuver it took nearly two decades ago based on an obscure, centuries-old maritime practice. In 1999, Rhode Island went to federal court in Providence to do what's known as "arresting" the shipwrecks in the harbor — having the government take possession of them so a federal court could consider the state's ownership claim. Читать дальше...

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson carried the Warriors back to the finals, as Golden State rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to beat Oklahoma City 96-88 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.

Japan's parliamentary opposition is set to file a no-confidence motion against the ruling government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, The Nikkei newspaper reported Tuesday.

The photo shows the baby, its eyes closed with blue-tinged lips, in the arms of a rescuer.

(AP) — A group of animal rights activists briefly interrupted a Bernie Sanders rally in Northern California when they jumped barricades and tried to rush the podium. Video of the incident shows two bodyguards immediately surrounded Sanders while nearby security personnel quickly handcuffed the protesters and escorted them out of the rally, even carrying one of them by the legs and arms.

The Golden State Warriors extended their dream season by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 96-88, in game seven of the NBA western conference finals.

Owing to the demand to start a postgraduation course in food science, city-based Yuvaraja's College will commence a two-year MSc in food science from this academic year.

Four Bangladeshi guest workers who pleaded guilty to raising finances for an alleged Islamist terrorist plot in their homeland were convicted by a Singapore court on Tuesday and could face up to 10 years in jail.

The Liberals have sought to whip up anti-sky rail sentiment among communities along the Frankston line into a protest vote against Bill Shorten on July 2, via a neighbourhood letterbox drop that urges voters to "Tell Labor No Sky Rail".

Physical abuse against medical staff has become "routine" as statistics reveal staff took a collective 2000 days, or more than five years, off work as a direct result of abuse in 2015 according to a former head of emergency at a major Perth public hospital.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York Marine whose remains were discovered more than 70 years after he died in a Pacific battle is being buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Marathon, Florida-based Honor Flight has found the remains of more than 100 U.S. servicemen on Tarawa, including Johnson's.

An epic series that featured so much back and forth between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder ended with one last memorable battle.

Aziz`s remarks comes as the Afghan officials have long been critizing Pakistan for allowing the insurgent groups use its soil as a safe.

Registration process was expected to begin on May 28.

Human rights groups say that 3 years after 1,100 died in Bangladesh, retailers have not fulfilled pledges, the NYT reports.

An elephant died due to uterine torsion in Bandipur tiger sanctuary on Monday.

If at first you don’t succeed, try again. And if at second you again don’t succeed, attempt something entirely different. 

Blake Green has done a bit of waiting on account of Cooper Cronk this season.

He was attacking and getting inside, not just hitting threes.