Turkey: Explosion near military facility in Istanbul

An explosion occurred Thursday close to a military barracks in Istanbul, leaving at least five people wounded, initial reports said, as Turkey was on high alert for attacks.The blast, which came from inside a car, occurred in…

Brazilian President suspended by parliament

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice-president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist rule over Latin America's biggest nation.…

Mercury crosses the Sun in a phenomenal celestial event

It’s been a decade since the last rare but beautiful sighting of Mercury crossing the sun appeared. Today, the event is happening again.Mercury’s transit is visible when the little planet crosses between us and our view of the sun.…

29 Indians evacuated from Libya, arrive home

A total of 16 Keralites, including children, who were stranded in war-torn Libya, returned to India on Thursday.29 Indians, including five infants in the age group of one and half and two years and a pregnant nurse, have been…