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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

For China's growth, paying attention to OBOR initiative: Rex Tillerson

Trump administration's engagement with China kicked off with the visit of Xi Jinping to the US President's residence in...

13 Dec 2017 11:01 AM IST

Leader of the Social Democratic Party Martin Schulz gestures after delivering a speech during a party congress of Germanys Social Democrats in Berlin. (Photo: AFP)

Anger brewing in German SPD against Merkel power pact

Schulz consented to open-ended talks that may or may not allow Merkel to lead another GroKo government from sometime...

13 Dec 2017 6:33 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump charts Nasa space flight: Moon first, then Mars

The last time US astronauts went to the Moon was during the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s.

13 Dec 2017 6:12 AM IST

The CPEC is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking Chinas resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with Pakistans strategic Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea. (Photo: PTI)

3 CPEC projects halted for funds, awaiting China's nod: Pak minister

The Chinese side is reviewing the financial mechanism of these projects and work will restart after receiving approval...

12 Dec 2017 8:58 PM IST

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

Accusations false, never met these women: Trump on sexual misconduct

Trump lashed out after 3 women who previously accused him of sexual harassment shared their stories on NBC's 'Megyn...

12 Dec 2017 7:25 PM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Trump in trouble: Women lawmakers seek probe for sexual misconduct

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the president had addressed the accusations directly and denied all of...

12 Dec 2017 5:13 PM IST

Law enforcement officials said the accused had looked at IS group propaganda online and told investigators he was retaliating against US military aggression, but had no direct contact with the group. (Photo: File)

B'desh condemns US subway attack after suspect transpires to be its...

Bangladesh Police said they are unauthorised to comment on the suspect, identified as Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old...

12 Dec 2017 5:02 PM IST

An underlying cause of anxiety is the growing threat of the militant Islamic State group spreading its tentacles in the war-torn country. (Photo: AFP)

18-yr-old boy arrested in US for links with Islamic State

The accused was illegally distributing explosive-making information and arrested after an undercover FBI operation.

12 Dec 2017 4:15 PM IST

According to officials, the device prematurely exploded between two subway platforms near Port Authority, Americas largest bus terminal, injuring four persons and causing chaos in one of the busiest commuter hubs in the metropolis. (Photo: AFP)

NYC subway pipe blast: Suspect pledges allegiance to ISIS

The device prematurely exploded between two subway platforms near Port Authority, America's largest bus terminal.

12 Dec 2017 9:45 AM IST

Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad carry Kalashnikov assault rifles as they take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trumps decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza. (Photo: AFP)

Palestinians are walking away from peace talks: White House

US V-P office says Pence was looking forward to meeting the Israeli PM.

12 Dec 2017 5:22 AM IST

Missile engines could have been bought from corrupt workers in Russia or Ukraine and smuggled to North Korea between collapse of Soviet Union in 1991 and Ukraines crisis.

US, South Korea, Japan begin missile-tracking exercise

Two US ships are taking part, with one each from the two Asian countries.

12 Dec 2017 1:06 AM IST

Portraits of some of the Rohingya Muslim women taken during an interview in November 2017 in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Army's rape of Rohingya women was sweeping and methodical'

AP says doctors and aid workers are stunned at the volume of rapes, but suspect only a fraction of women have come...

12 Dec 2017 1:06 AM IST