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The surcharge is paid by all visitors from outside the EU seeking to live in the UK for six months or more to work, study or join family members.

UK Health Minister Jeremy Hunt sprung to the defence of the country's much-venerated health service, highlighting that it was better than the US where millions were without any cover.

Syrian rebels shot the Russian SU-25 plane out of the sky on Saturday in Idlib Province. Russia's defence ministry said the pilot ejected, fought with rebels on the ground, then blew himself up with a grenade when they got close to him.

A stage actress, Sumbul, was killed by three gunmen after she refused to go with them for a private event in Pakistan.

China accused the United States of "presumptuous speculation" about China's intentions, and said it has always adopted a restrained attitude towards the development of nuclear weapons and kept its nuclear forces to a minimum.

Russia's Defence Ministry said that the aircraft was downed by a portable surface-to-air missile. The pilot reported that he had ejected by parachute, and he was later killed on the ground.

The tweet was the latest in a series from James Comey this week as Trump clashed with the FBI over the release of the GOP-written memo. He stood up for the bureau's position against the document's disclosure and took aim at unnamed people he calls "weasel...

It is the first such approval for the UK but the technique has already previously been used: a baby was born in Mexico in 2016 using the experimental therapy.

Former Indian-American CEO of an IT company, Parimal D Mehta, has been indicted for his alleged role in orchestrating a scheme to bribe a city official to obtain benefits.

In a lengthy Facebook post on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton said she should have sacked a male staffer accused of sexual misconduct while working on her 2008 presidential campaign.

Large parts of the region are seismically active because a tectonic plate, known as the Indian plate, is pushing north into the Eurasian plate.

Stormy Daniels ,who had previously alleged an extramarital affair with Donald Trump, now said in a statement that affair never happened. A lawyer for the porn actress confirmed his client’s statement.

Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mahmoud Saikal, made the serious allegation against the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in a tweet on Monday.

Arogyaswami Paulraj and Sumita Mitra along with 13 other innovation pioneers would be formally felicitated during the innovation industry's most highly anticipated event "The Greatest Celebration of American Innovation" on May 2-3.

The 17-metre (56 foot) ferry with 50 people on board was reported missing on Jan. 20 two days after it departed Nonouti Island on a 250 km (155 mile) trip to Betio in Kiribati.

Northam, who was sworn in less than a fortnight ago, said India is an important trading partner for Virginia and there are a number of areas where there is great scope for co-operation.