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6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes near Indonesia's Aceh Province: USGS

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southwest of Indonesia's Aceh Province on the island of Sumatra on Tuesday, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.The epicenter was recorded at a depth of 20.3 km,

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French police use tear gas to end protest over pension reform

French police used tear gas to disperse protesters blockading a Paris bus depot on Thursday, the latest confrontation between the authorities and unions over plans to r

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Former U.S. Housing Secretary Castro suspends 2020 presidential race

Screenshot of former U.S. housing secretary Julian Castro's post on Twitter. Julian Castro, former U.S. housing secretary, suspended his 2020 Democratic presidential race on Thursday."It's wit

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Kings game delayed due to fan protest of Stephon Clark shooting

TheSacramentoKings’gameagainsttheAtlantaHawksonThursdaybeganwithalmostnooneinthestands.Protestorsintheareaputtheteam’sarena,Golden1Center,onlockdown,preventinga

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Indian insurers tweet their way to customers

Insurance companies are taking to twitter in a big way. Most of them use twitter to engage in conversation with their policyholders, help them on enquiries and as a complaint portal.

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Hacked AP Twitter account sends bogus news about Obama injury, stock market plum

The main twitter account of the Associated Press was hacked on Tuesday afternoon, sending out a false news claiming that Obama was injured in a White House explosion, which caused a sharp drop and a quick rebound in the U. S. stock market.