Yoselyn Ortega, 56, was found guilty by a jury of murdering both the children. (Reuters)

New York:  A New York nanny convicted of fatally stabbing two young children in her care was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a crime that has been described as every parent's nightmare.

In a

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China has approved a $1 billion loan to revive a long-delayed expressway in central Sri Lanka.

Colombo:  China has approved a $1 billion loan to revive a long-delayed expressway in central Sri Lanka, the island's government said Monday.

Construction of the first phase of the road linking the capital Colombo with the

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Set to open in late July, the hotel will boast a 50-person cinema.

Washignton:  On an overcast February afternoon, Katherine Lo glides into the lobby of a building under renovation at 12th and K streets Northwest in downtown Washington. "This is my favorite part of the whole hotel," Lo says, referring to her soon-to-open

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Sundar Pichai's challenge is to find a way of reconciling Google's dovish roots with its future.

Washignton:  Last July, 13 U.S. military commanders and technology executives met at the Pentagon's Silicon Valley outpost, two miles from Google headquarters. It was the second meeting of an advisory board set up in 2016 to

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Lucia Krim, 6 and her 2-year-old brother, Leo were allegedly murdered by Yoselyn Ortega.

New York:  A New York nanny convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of two young children in her care heads to court on Monday to be sentenced for her role in a crime that has been described as every parent's nightmare.

In a case

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Apple's market capitalisation on Thursday topped a record $934 billion. (File photo)

San Francisco:  Apple is on the verge of becoming the first $1 trillion publicly listed US company, but even if it gets there, it could soon be overtaken as Amazon.com surges from behind.

Started in the garage of co-founder Steve Jobs in

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