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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, speaks with German chancellor Angela Merkel upon her arrival at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny airport in Abidjan on Wednesday, ahead of the Afican Union-European Union summit. (Photo: AFP)World
Curb illegal migration into Africa, says Angela Merkel

Libya is the main departure point for African migrants trying to cross to Europe.

30 Nov 2017 6:15 AM IST

John NicholsonWorld
Taliban leaders live in style with drug money: US general

In August, Trump outlined a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, chastising Pakistan over its alleged support for...

30 Nov 2017 6:03 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signing an order document of a test-fire of the inter-continental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15. (Photo: AFP)World
Will take care, says Donald Trump on North Korea missile

The US President has threatened North Korea with fire and fury if it continues to work toward an ICBM capable of...

30 Nov 2017 5:58 AM IST

Ivanka Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter/Narendra Modi)World
US President Donald Trump lauds Ivanka for great work'

US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley also praised 36-year-old Ivanka.

30 Nov 2017 5:09 AM IST

Pakistans former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AFP)World
I'm biggest backer of LeT, Hafiz Saeed, says Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf says US is insulting Pakistan' by demanding Hafiz's re-arrest.

30 Nov 2017 2:32 AM IST

CEO Eugene Kaspersky said accusations his software had been used by Russian spies to steal American secrets had caused the companys revenue to decline in North America, but said it was still growing in other parts of the world. (Photo: AP)World
Kaspersky founder says Russia never' asked them to spy, will quit' if...

The US Department of Homeland Security has banned government agencies from using Kaspersky Lab software.

29 Nov 2017 8:38 PM IST

In the over twenty years hes been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident,\ NBC said in a statement. (Photo: AP)World
Matt Lauer, popular Today's' show host fired by NBC for sexual...

He was fired after receiving a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behaviour.

29 Nov 2017 8:21 PM IST

US President Donald Trump at United Nations 72nd General Assembly meet in UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AFP)World
Trump retweets videos with anti-Muslim sentiments posted by British...

The video had originally been posted by a a far-right British party.

29 Nov 2017 7:44 PM IST

Pope Francis is on a four-day trip in mainly Buddhist Myanmar, where he has refrained from directly weighing-in on the Rohingya crisis, instead choosing the deliberate language of tolerance and forgiveness. (Photo: AFP)World
Tackle prejudice, hatred: Pope to Myanmar Buddhist clergy

The pontiff has avoided direct discussion of the crisis to avoid setting off Buddhist hardliners.

29 Nov 2017 6:48 PM IST

Children wearing masks as protection against smog and air pollution wait for their school bus in New Delhi on Monday. Schools in the city reopened on Monday following a four-day closure due to hazardous smog and air pollution. (Photo: PTI)World
Delhi has lots to learn from other megacities in tackling smog crisis:...

Lists of the world's most polluted cities are usually dominated by Indian and Chinese cities.

29 Nov 2017 6:20 PM IST

Pyongyangs launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile Wedmnesday snapped a two-months pause in testing and was, according to North Koreas state media, more sophisticated than any previously tested. (Photo: AP/Representative)World
North Korea's missile test is provocative action': Kremlin

It was the North's third successful ICBM test and poses a new challenge to US

29 Nov 2017 5:59 PM IST

Experts said Agungs recent activity matches the build-up to the earlier disaster, which ejected enough debris - about a billion tonnes - to lower global average temperatures by around 0.3 degrees Celsius for roughly a year. (Photo: AP)World
Bali airport re-opens as risk of danger from volcanic ash reduces

Mount Agung could produce a major eruption at any moment, officials have warned.

29 Nov 2017 5:23 PM IST

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