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Saifullah Saipov was an Uber driver in New Jersey. (Photo: AFP)

Suspect in Manhattan attack an Uzbek migrant who drove for Uber

29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov was involved in trucking-related infractions and a warrant was issued against him in 2016.

1 Nov 2017 1:40 PM IST

The 29-year-old suspect was shot in the stomach by a police officer before being arrested. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS behind Manhattan attack? Note on truck claims link with terror...

The media named the Uzbek man as Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant who came to the US in 2010.

1 Nov 2017 1:31 PM IST

The airport said in the statement it would tighten safety rules and boarding procedures as a result of what it called the highly regrettable incident. ( Representational Image | Photo: AFP)

7-yr-old manages to board plane without ticket, airport security...

The girl managed to get into a plane, was spotted by an official, stopped, and handed over to police.

1 Nov 2017 11:39 AM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Amid rising tensions between Trump, Kim Jong Un, US pursues diplomatic...

The preferred endpoint is not a war but some kind of diplomatic settlement,' an official said.

1 Nov 2017 11:27 AM IST

A file photo of the Monju nuclear reactor in Fukui prefecture, Japan. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan plans to build several new nuclear reactors: official

Pakistan is looking at building at least three to four more big nuclear reactors before 2030.

1 Nov 2017 11:06 AM IST

Family honour is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where nearly 1,000 women are killed by their relatives each year for violating conservative norms on love and marriage. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan: Woman stripped, paraded in village for brother's affair; 7...

The woman's brother had an affair with a young woman from the suspects' family.

1 Nov 2017 10:40 AM IST

Authorities stand near a damaged Home Depot truck after a motorist drove onto a bike path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people Tuesday in New York. (Photo: AP)

Trump orders 'extreme vetting' of foreign travellers as 8 die in New...

Officials find a note, hand-written in possibly Arabic, inside the truck that barrelled down a bike path near World...

1 Nov 2017 8:40 AM IST

United States Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives at the Fort Bragg courtroom facility for a sentencing hearing on Monday.(Photo: AP)

Bergdahl apologises to those hurt looking for him

Judge to decide punishment for endangering comrades by walking off in Afghanistan.

1 Nov 2017 4:40 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that states that use terror as an instrument of policy will only see their international reputation and standing diminish, in an apparent dig at Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

US not in need of new war authority'

A separate authorisation for the war in Iraq approved by Congress in 2002 also remains in force.

1 Nov 2017 4:35 AM IST

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

Donald Trump aides stare at harsh jail terms

If convicted at trial, the law gives federal judges wide latitude in imposing prison sentences and fines.

1 Nov 2017 4:29 AM IST

Wife of Chechen who tried to kill Putin shot dead

The apparent assassination was the latest involving high-profile figures in Ukraine who bitterly opposed Russia.

1 Nov 2017 4:25 AM IST

Cyber sleuths who have studied a recent Facebook patent filing believe the tech giant may be in the process of making a cellphone. (Photo:AFP)

Internet giants detect more Russia-linked vote meddling

Russia's internet firm spent $4,700 on search and display ads during US polls: Google.

1 Nov 2017 4:20 AM IST