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Twitter and Snapchat adopting new looks to gain more users

A pair of struggling social- media darlings have decided they need to take on new looks if they want to prosper. Twitter is rolling...

Thousands Show Up For Jobs At Amazon Warehouses In US Cities

August 3, 2017: It was once in a lifetime opportunity of sorts as Amazon hosted multi-city job fair in the US, the response probably...

Almost 6 in 10 teens take a break from social media

Most of the breaks are voluntary and teens report feeling better for the experience Chicago, May 5, 2017: A new survey reveals that 58 percent...

India launches more than 100 satellites into orbit

New Delhi, February 15, 2017: India's space agency has said it successfully launched more than 100 foreign nano satellites into orbit Wednesday aboard a...

Inspired by Nepalese, UK architect rebuilds ancient temple

In this Nov. 22, 2016 photo, a Nepalese policeman rests in front of Changu Narayan, a temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, at Changu Village,...

Apple Proved A Phone Can Change The World In Just 10...

San Francisco, January 11, 2017: Few people realized it at the time, but the world shifted fundamentally a decade ago when Steve Jobs pulled...

Donald Trump inauguration: Bill and Hillary Clinton to attend

Clintons announce decision after George W Bush reveals he will go to ceremony with former first lady Laura Bush January 4, 2017: Bill and Hillary Clinton...

Ashwin gets player of year, test player awards from ICC

DUBAI, (United Arab Emirates), December 22, 2016: India spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has been named the ICC Cricketer of the Year, and the 2016...

At soaring rate, Nepalis seeking jobs abroad come home dead (Feature...

Kathmandu, December 21, 2016: A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl. It's cold out, but her sleeping...

Woman sentenced for trying to frame ex through Facebook

December 1, 2016: A woman who created a phoney Facebook profile of her ex-boyfriend in order to frame the Southern California man for stalking has...

Thanksgiving, Black Friday sales up 9 percent

November 29, 2016: Shoppers put in a strong showing on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. Holiday spending rose 9 percent Thursday and Friday combined, compared with...

Historic site rebuilt in Nepal; Govt didn’t help

Kathmandu, November 22, 2016: A year and a half after a colossal earthquake destroyed hundreds of treasured historic sites across this mountain nation, Nepal on...

Jennifer Lopez duets with Marc Anthony at Latin Grammys

Las Vegas, November 18, 2016:  Jennifer Lopez surprised guests at the 17th annual Latin Grammy Awards Thursday when she performed with and presented an...

Trump wins White House in astonishing victory

Washington, November 9, 2016: Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president Today, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on...

Brave gang rape victim walks the fashion runway during Pakistan fashion...

Islamabad (Pakistan), November 2, 2016: Gang-raped and paraded naked in public 14 years ago, Mukhtar Mai walked the fashion runway during Pakistan's fashion week on...

Ukrainian man renames himself iPhone 7 to win the phone

A young man shows his passport giving his name as iPhone Sim (seven), and a new iPhone 7 in an electronics shop in Kiev,...

UNICEF Says School Attack a Potential War Crime

Beirut, October 27, 2016: The U.N. Children's agency called the airstrikes in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province a day earlier an "outrage", suggesting it...

Kohli’s 154 takes India to 7-wicket win over NZ in 3rd...

Mohali, October 24, 2016: Virat Kohli scored his 26th ODI hundred and went on to an undefeated 154 as India scored 289-3 in 48.2...

Impressive Sevilla hand Atletico its 1st loss in Spain

Madrid, October 24, 2016: Coach Jorge Sampaoli felt Sevilla needed a big win against a top opponent to establish itself as a true contender...

10 countries including Nepal ratify UN Paris climate agreement to take...

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the Paris Agreement on climate change ceremony, on Friday, April 22, 2016 at UN headquarters. Photo:...

As Dashain Begins (Photo Feature)

A Nepalese girl rides a swing set up as part of festivities for Dashain, as others await their turn, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct....

UN warns of ‘merciless abyss’ in besieged eastern Aleppo

In this photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows members of Civil Defense inspecting the cluster bombs...

US Presidential Debate Takeaways: Clinton gets under Trump’s skin in debate

September 27, 2016: Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with Hillary Clinton during Monday's first presidential debate, interrupting her and appearing agitated at times as they tangled...

Typhoon causes serious flooding in southern Japan

Tokyo, September 20, 2016  : A typhoon has caused serious flooding and flight cancellations in southern Japan. Typhoon Malakas swept across the southern part of Kyushu...

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