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US white nationalists sued over Virginia protest violence

Eleven people have sued white nationalists whose rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly this summer, saying they suffered emotional and physical trauma from protesters` threats and violence.

Oct 13, 2017, 05:54 AM IST

North Korea accuses US of 'smear campaign' over Warmbier death

President Donald Trump has slammed the treatment of 22-year-old American Otto Warmbier, who spent more than a year in detention in the secretive state, as "a total disgrace". 

 

Jun 23, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

US student, freed from North Korea with neurological injury, was ''brutalized'' : Father

Otto Warmbier was arrested for trying to steal an item with a propaganda slogan, according to North Korean media.

Jun 16, 2017, 00:29 AM IST

North Korea says US student released 'on humanitarian grounds'

North Korea released US student Otto Warmbier "on humanitarian grounds", state media said on Thursday, two days after he was evacuated from Pyongyang after falling into a coma while imprisoned in a labour camp.

Jun 15, 2017, 13:12 PM IST

North Korea releases US student, Secretary of State Tillerson says

Warmbier, a University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, was on his way back to the United States after being released while serving a 15-year prison sentence.

Jun 13, 2017, 22:21 PM IST

North Korea releases US student Otto Warmbier 'in coma'

Otto Warmbier’s release came as former US basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Tuesday.

Jun 13, 2017, 22:21 PM IST

North Korea releases video showing crime which US student committed – Must Watch

North Korea has released security camera footage of American student Otto Warmbier committing the crime that got him 15 years of imprisonment and hard labour.

Mar 18, 2016, 17:23 PM IST

North Korea releases CCTV footage of US student stealing banner

North Korea has released CCTV images showing American student Otto Warmbier removing a political banner from a wall in a hotel - a "crime" that saw him sentenced to 15 years hard labour.

Mar 18, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

Genes linked to stroke risk identified

The project is believed to be roughly twice as large as any previous study investigating the genetic factors contributing to ischemic stroke. 

Mar 01, 2016, 12:09 PM IST

Smartphones to turn into pancreas, treat Type 1 diabetes

The system works with a readily available pen drive-sized blood-glucose sensor that can be worn in a variety of places on the body, such as an arm, leg, or the abdomen.

Jan 11, 2016, 08:22 AM IST

Gut damage culprit of vaccine failure, malnutrition

The researchers suspected that food was not being properly digested by the children who were becoming stunted.

Dec 20, 2015, 10:09 AM IST

Gut infection can cause malnutrition, vaccine failure

Malnutrition is measured by children becoming stunted, or abnormally short for their age.

Dec 15, 2015, 13:00 PM IST

Breast-feeding might reduce risk of autism

Consuming mother's milk might reduce the risk of autism in babies with a genetic predisposition to the disorder, according to a study.

Sep 15, 2015, 23:51 PM IST