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With the purge, which analysts describe as a bold but risky power play, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to have centralised power to a degree that is unprecedented in recent Saudi history.(Photo: AFP)

Business will remain unaffected: Saudi Arabia reassures investors...

Authorities have frozen the bank accounts of the accused and warned that any assets related the corruption cases would...

8 Nov 2017 4:25 PM IST

Carter Page told the committee in a closed-door hearing that he was an unpaid volunteer on Trumps initial foreign policy advisory team, never met or spoke directly to Trump, and had no inappropriate contacts in Russia. (Photo: AP)

Had contacts with Russian officials: Trump's campaign advisor

Page also said that he had proposed in May 2016 that Donald Trump travel to Russia to meet officials and make a speech.

8 Nov 2017 3:36 PM IST

According to Morningstar, India-focussed offshore funds, which are longer term in nature, witnessed net-inflow of $179 million in August whereas the India-focussed ETFs saw a net outflow of $39 million.

Politicians, celebrities, multinationals: Paradise Papers names them...

Paradise Papers also reveal that Russian companies with links to the Kremlin invested millions of dollars in Twitter and...

8 Nov 2017 2:46 PM IST

Judge Jeremy Stuart-Smith had ruled in August 2016 that it was the first case of its type and ordered Rose to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and gave her a 24-month supervision order. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Indian-origin pharmacist under trial in UK for murdering father

Bipin Desai denied the murder charge but admitted to assisting his 85-year-old father commit suicide because he was...

8 Nov 2017 1:07 PM IST

Landing at Osan Air Base outside the capital Seoul, Trump stepped down from Air Force One onto a red carpet as he began his 24-hour state visit. (Photo: AP | File)

Do not underestimate or try us, Trump warns N Korea

Trump painted a dystopian picture of North Korea, saying people were suffering in gulags.'

8 Nov 2017 12:33 PM IST

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert fiercely dismissed suggestions that this means that Trumps America First policy has in practice meant America Alone.(Photo: AFP/Representational)

America alone: Syria's decision to join Paris Agreement isolates US

Syria would be the 197th country to sign on to the climate pact, which vows to hold global warming to

8 Nov 2017 11:53 AM IST

Pakistan former PM Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in court in Islamabad. (Photo: AFP)

Verdict in Sharif graft case today

The accountability court is expected to announce the verdict on Wednesday (today).

8 Nov 2017 6:39 AM IST

Pakistan foreign secretary says safe havens destroyed

The foreign secretary said Pakistan was taking effective measures for border management with Afghanistan.

8 Nov 2017 6:38 AM IST

Once a shrine to Lenin, his birthplace city seeks a new identity

Contemporary touches include a huge photograph of President Vladimir Putin, who visited in 2002.

8 Nov 2017 6:30 AM IST

UK leader in sex abuse scandal is found dead

Sargeant's body was found on Tuesday at an address in Connah's Quay in north Wales.

8 Nov 2017 1:33 AM IST

Lisbons first Syrian restaurant Mezze, run by a dozen refugees, serves up traditional Syrian dishes.

Lisbon's 1st Syrian restaurant a welcome sign for refugees

Leonor Rodrigues was one of the customers immediately won over when Mezze opened in September.

8 Nov 2017 1:31 AM IST

Placards with slogans at Rheinaue park during the COP23 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. (Photo: AFP)

Climate CrisesParis to Marrakesh to Bonn

With the US threatening to chuck Paris Agreement, the two countries that would have to scale up their commitments are...

8 Nov 2017 1:30 AM IST