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Giving human touch to Alexa or Siri can backfire   New York:  An Indian American researcher-led team has found that giving human touch to chat bots...

Egypt court lists 164 Islamists as leading 'terrorists' Cairo: An Egyptian court listed 164 Islamists as leaders of terrorist entities, including leading members of Al-Jamaa...

Sri Lanka observes nationwide silence Colombo: Sri Lankans observed a nationwide three-minute silence on Tuesday to remember the victims of the deadly blasts which rocked...

Indonesia focuses on recovering black boxes from crashed aircraft Jakarta: Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency teams were on Tuesday focusing their efforts on locating and...

15 killed after fierce gun battle in SL  Colombo: A total of 15 people were killed following a fierce gun battle between Sri Lankan forces...

Israeli air force launches large-scale exercises Jerusalem: The Israeli Air Force on Sunday began two large-scale exercises, a military spokesperson said in a statement. The drills,...

Pompeo to meet top N.Korean official in New York Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to New York on Thursday to meet...

Facebook, Instagram ban 'dangerous' individuals San Francisco: Facebook and its photo-messaging service Instagram have banned several right-wing extremists it deems "dangerous" including conspiracy theorist Alex...

Man shot dead in Brazil football violence   Brasilia: A man was shot dead during clashes between rival football fans in Rio de Janeiro, police said. The...

US hate crimes soar 17% last year: FBI Washington: Hate crimes reported to the FBI soared about 17 per cent across the US in 2017...