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  Swedish girl Saga pulls out pre-Viking era sword from lake

  October 05, 2018 17:30 IST

  Her name means an Old Nordic tale about heroic accomplishment and that's what she did: Saga found a pre-Viking-era sword over the summer in a southern Sweden lake

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  Germany calls on Russia to halt campaign of cyberattacks

  October 05, 2018 17:30 IST

  Germany has become the latest European country to blame the Russian military for a worldwide campaign of cyberattacks against sports organizations, businesses and media

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  The Latest: Melania Trump dances with kids, feeds elephants

  October 05, 2018 17:30 IST

  Melania Trump has sashayed to the beat of African music while being welcomed to an orphanage in Kenya

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  Vietnam jails 5 activists over attempted subversion

  October 05, 2018 17:15 IST

  A court in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has sentenced five activists to up to 15 years in prison after finding them guilty of running a political group that challenges the country's Communist one-party rule

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  EU seals migrant border pact with Albania

  October 05, 2018 17:00 IST

  The EU says it has signed an agreement with Albania allowing EU border guards to enter the Balkan country to help control migrants, the first time the bloc has concluded such an accord

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  Afghan official: 4 civilians killed by 'friendly fire'

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  Afghan official says at least four civilians _ a child and three women _ were killed by "friendly fire" when the Afghan air force staged an airstrike in southern Kandahar province

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  Stutthof Nazi camp guard going on trial in Germany

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  A former SS guard is to go on trial in Germany on charges of accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp

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  Interpol president reported missing after trip to China

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  A French judicial official says the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to China

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  Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law?

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Roman V. Yampolskiy, University of Louisville(THE CONVERSATION) Humans aren’t the only people in society – at least according to the law. In the U.S., corporations have been given rights of free speech and religion. Some natural features also have person-like rights. But both of those required changes to the legal system. A new argument has laid a path for artificial intelligence

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  'Bystander effect' and sexual assault: What the research says

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Heather Hensman Kettrey, Clemson University and Robert Marx, Vanderbilt University(THE CONVERSATION) Sexual assault, pushed into public conversation by the #MeToo movement, once again dominates the U.S. news cycle. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces allegations that he sexual assaulted professor Christine Blasey Ford, a former high school classmate. The allegations have led

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  Massacres, disappearances and 1968: Mexicans remember the victims of a 'perfect dictatorship'

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong(THE CONVERSATION) Ten days before the opening ceremony of the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, uniformed soldiers and rooftop snipers opened fire on student protesters in a plaza in the capital city’s Tlatelolco neighborhood. Hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators, who were rallying against the country’s semi-authoritarian government,

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  For mothers who lose their babies, donating breast milk is a healing ritual

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ayelet Oreg, Binghamton University, State University of New York(THE CONVERSATION) Stillbirth and neonatal loss are painful in many ways. But increasingly, some of the more than 24,000 American women whose pregnancies end with the loss of their babies are choosing to do something they find both demanding and healing – giving their breast milk away. As a social worker, a scholar of

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  Beto O'Rourke won't beat Ted Cruz in Texas – here's why

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) James Henson, University of Texas at Austin(THE CONVERSATION) With Election Day now only a few weeks away, the race between incumbent Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke has attracted national and international attention.For Cruz, a star in national conservative politics, losing to O'Rourke would be a particularly bitter pill. Cruz rose to prominence during

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  'Coming of Age in Mississippi' still speaks to nation's racial discord, 50 years later

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Leigh Ann Wheeler, Binghamton University, State University of New York(THE CONVERSATION) Most memoirs are soon forgotten.A rare exception is Anne Moody’s “Coming of Age in Mississippi,” which was published in 1968. It spoke to the day’s pressing issues – poverty, race and civil rights – with an urgent timeliness.Instead, 50 years later, the book still commands a wide readership.

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  French judicial official says Interpol president has been reported missing after traveling to China

  October 05, 2018 16:45 IST

  French judicial official says Interpol president has been reported missing after traveling to China

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  Wie and Korda win for US at International Crown

  October 05, 2018 16:15 IST

  Michelle Wie and Jessica Korda led the way as the United States won both fourball matches against Thailand to move to the top of Pool B at the UL International Crown

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  Koreas hold high-level peace talks in Pyongyang

  October 05, 2018 16:15 IST

  The Koreas have held a high-level meeting in North Korea's capital to discuss the implementation of agreements from a summit last month between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in

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  10 Things to Know for Today

  October 05, 2018 16:00 IST

  Among 10 Things to Know: Senate poised to take crucial vote on Kavanaugh nomination; Nobel Peace Prize awarded for efforts against sexual violence in war; Death toll in Indonesia earthquake 1,558, many still missing; Toyota announces huge recall

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  India has signed a $5B billion deal to buy Russian S-400s

  October 05, 2018 15:45 IST

  India signs $5 billion deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense system despite looming threat of US sanctions

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  India has signed a $5 billion deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems despite looming threat of U.S. sanctions.

  October 05, 2018 15:30 IST

  India has signed a $5 billion deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems despite looming threat of U.S. sanctions.

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  The Latest: Nobel Peace Prize honors sexual violence fight

  October 05, 2018 15:00 IST

  The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."

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  Muslims pray for strength in quake-hit Indonesian city

  October 05, 2018 15:00 IST

  Hundreds of Muslim survivors in the Indonesian city of Palu have gathered at shattered mosques for Friday prayers, seeking strength to rebuild their lives a week after a powerful earthquake and tsunami killed more than 1,500 people

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  Japan to skip South Korea fleet event over 'rising sun' flag

  October 05, 2018 14:45 IST

  Japan has announced it won't send a warship to an international fleet review hosted by South Korea next week after Seoul requested the removal of the Japanese navy's "rising sun" flag

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  Jailed film director stops hunger strike after 144 days

  October 05, 2018 14:45 IST

  Russian authorities say an imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker has stopped a hunger strike that lasted 144 days

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  Latvian vote could see ethnic Russian party at the front

  October 05, 2018 14:30 IST

  A parliamentary election in Latvia _ a Baltic member of the European Union and NATO _ could see a political party catering to the country's ethnic Russian minority forming a governing coalition and pushing for closer relations with Moscow

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  China tech stocks Lenovo, ZTE tumble after chip hack report

  October 05, 2018 14:30 IST

  Chinese tech stocks Lenovo and ZTE Corp. tumble after a news report that Chinese spies might have used chips supplied by another company to hack into U.S. computer systems

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  Verdict due in case of 2 Germans accused of abusing 8 women

  October 05, 2018 14:15 IST

  A court in western German is scheduled to deliver a verdict Friday in the case of a couple accused of luring women to their home and abusing them so badly that two died

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  Nuclear experts to test water, fish around Japan power plant

  October 05, 2018 14:15 IST

  The International Atomic Energy Agency says it will test seawater, marine sediments and fish around Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant this month