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Rio De Janeiro, Apr 5: A sharply divided top court voted early Thursday to reject an attempt by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva to stay out of jail while he appeals a corruption conviction, delivering a hard blow to the front-running candidate in this year's presidential election in Latin America's largest nation. After nearly 11 hours of often heated debate, the Supreme Federal

China said it would levy an additional 25 percent tariff on imports of 106 US products including soybeans, automobiles, chemicals and aircraft, in response to proposed American duties on its high-tech goods. Matching the scale of proposed US tariffs announced the previous day, the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said the charges will apply to around $50 billion of US imports. Officials signaled

Islamabad, Apr 4: The UN Security Council's updated list of terrorists and militant groups has 139 entries from Pakistan alone, including outfits like Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafeez Saeed's Lashkar-e-Taiba, according to a media report. The list, headed by Osama bin Laden's heir apparent Ayman al-Zawahiri, identifies all those individuals who have lived in Pakistan, operated from there or have

United States, Apr 4: Gunfire erupted at YouTube's offices in California Tuesday, leaving three people wounded by gunshots and sparking a panicked escape before the suspected shooter -- a woman -- apparently committed suicide. Amid a chaotic scene in the city of San Bruno, a woman believed to be the shooter was found dead at the scene of the Google-owned video sharing service. "We have one subject

Johannesburg, Apr 3: South Africa paid tribute to Winnie Mandela's "fighting spirit" today as plans were made to mark the life of the firebrand anti-apartheid campaigner and Nelson Mandela's former wife. She died in a Johannesburg hospital at the age of 81 yesterday after suffering a long illness that failed to rob of her of the charisma and energy that defined her sometimes divisive character

Dozens of civilians, including children, have been killed in an Afghan air attack on a gathering at a religious school in the northern province of Kunduz, eyewitnesses and an official said. A religious school in the Dasht-e-Archi district of the Kunduz province was targeted by air raids late on Monday, resulting in the death of at least 70 people, including top Taliban commanders, a district

London, Apr 3: A British Councillor, Peter Douglas Osborn, has written a letter to Home Secretary Amber Rudd, asking the government to ban a possible rally that could be held in Birmingham in memory of slain Kashmiri terrorist Burhan Wani on his death anniversary on July 8. "I spent ¾ hour on Channel X, a major Indian TV media channel, with spokesmen from the BJP, Congress party, and other minor

Washington, Apr 3: Indian IT companies have dramatically reduced their H-1B visa filings and foreign nationals are exhibiting reluctance to make the jump to a US company due to the Trump administration's hardline anti-immigration stance, a top Silicon Valley newspaper has said. San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board has said applicants for the H-1B visa programme are anticipating the hardest

In a result that comes as no shock to Egyptians and the rest of the world, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won the presidential elections with 97 percent of the votes, final results showed, securing another four-year term. The elections were criticised as a one-man show with no credible opposition, as at least six other candidates pulled out, were prosecuted, or jailed. Announcing the final results on

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 3: Malaysia’s parliament on Monday passed a law prohibiting fake news that critics fear will be abused to silence dissent ahead of a general election. Despite warnings such a law would lead Malaysia closer to dictatorship, the bill was approved 123 to 64 after a heated debate. The bill originally proposed a 10-year jail term and a fine of up to 500,000 ringgit ($128,000) for