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Prachanda's only son dies of heart attack in Nepal

The news of Prakash Dahal's death comes two weeks before the first phase of provincial and parliamentary elections.

20 Nov 2017 5:38 AM IST

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (centre) arrives to preside over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare. (Photo: AP)

Robert Mugabe fired, Emmerson Mnangagwa expected to lead new govt

Without the military's intervention, first lady Grace Mugabe likely would have replaced him as vice president.

19 Nov 2017 7:03 PM IST

The abuse came after Dhesi won the right to speak at Prime Ministers Questions and used the slot to ask about rail link in his local area. (Photo: Facebook/ @tandhesi))

Sikh MP in UK, threatened, accused of not addressing community's...

Tan Dhesi was accused of ignoring the plight of a British Sikh man who was arrested during his visit to India.

19 Nov 2017 5:58 PM IST

Authorities in Ankara had already banned a German gay film festival on Wednesday, the day before it was due to start, citing public safety and terrorism risks. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Turkish capital bans LGBTQ cinema, exhibitions

The move is likely to deepen concern among rights activists and Turkey's Western allies about its record on civil...

19 Nov 2017 5:41 PM IST

The International Court of Justice at The Hague. (Photo: AP)

As India stands deadlocked at ICJ elections, UK resorts to dirty...

Britain is aggressively pushing for resorting to the joint conference mechanism which was last used some 96 years ago.

19 Nov 2017 5:22 PM IST

A brawl over a traffic accident on Gintota, about 110 kilometres south of the capital Colombo, on Thursday descended into clashes between mobs from the majority Sinhalese and minority Muslim minorities. (Photo: AFP)

Communal riots in Sri Lanka put troop on high alert

Police said 19 people have been arrested in connection with the weekend riots and the authorities were looking for more...

19 Nov 2017 4:25 PM IST

The Japanese coastguard said the tug lost control and drifted into the warship as a rope got caught in its propeller, but confirmed there were no injuries. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

US missile destroyer collides with Japanese tug boat

The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold was participating in a scheduled towing exercise in Sagami Bay.

19 Nov 2017 4:14 PM IST

Paul Klebnikov, the US-born editor of Forbes magazines Russian edition, was gunned down outside his Moscow office in July 2004. (Photo: AP)

Ukraine detains suspect in 2004 murder of Forbes editor

Many people believed the killing was connected to the 41-year-old Klebnikov's work investigating corruption in Russia.

19 Nov 2017 3:59 PM IST

Prosecutors say Mladic played a pivotal role in a ruthless campaign of ethnic cleansing to create a Greater Serbia during Bosnias bloody 1992-95 war which claimed 100,000 lives and left 2.2 million others homeless. (Photo: AP)

Bosnian Serb army commander faces war crime charges for 1992 genocide

Ratko Mladic, 74, is accused of 11 counts including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

19 Nov 2017 3:01 PM IST

The prediction came in a 97-page annual report to Congress that saw advances throughout the Chinese military in 2016, funded by robust defence spending that the Pentagon estimated exceeded USD 180 billion. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Report leaks on China's new website: Clean internet space' or cyber...

Beijing has been ramping up measures to secure the internet and maintain strict censorship.

19 Nov 2017 1:43 PM IST

A day after government forces ousted the ISIS group from the last town it held in the country, the banner is now just a reminder of the vast caliphate the terrorists once ruled. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS caliphate' wanes away as Syrian forces take over last Iraqi town

Local Sunni tribal fighters took up arms and sided with the mainly Shiite government forces to finally take down ISIS.

19 Nov 2017 1:16 PM IST

North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un said US President Donald Trump is unfit to hold the prerogative of supreme command of a country. (Photo: AFP)

Wont launch nuke weapons upon illegal' order from Trump: US Air Force...

Hyten, who is responsible for overseeing the US nuclear arsenal, also explained the process that would follow such a...

19 Nov 2017 12:30 PM IST