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Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: PTI)

Xi Jinping orders China Army to be combat-ready

Mr Xi, 64, began his second tenure on Thursday by holding a meeting of top military officials, regarded as a main source...

28 Oct 2017 6:17 AM IST

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

US favouring India, has bias against us: Pakistan

The officials said Islamabad had launched a diplomatic campaign to counter US-India nexus which could prove lethal'...

28 Oct 2017 6:12 AM IST

Bishops nervous Pope will mention Rohingya

Bishops nervous' Pope will mention Rohingya

Catholic bishops of Myanmar are worried that the pontiff will mention the violence in Rakhine during his visit next...

28 Oct 2017 6:08 AM IST

US defence secretary Jim Mattis and South Korean defence minister Song Young-moo visit Observation Post Ouellette in Paju near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone on the border between North and South Korea on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Jim Mattis says US goal is not war' with North Korea

The remark came a day after Mr Mattis had said that Washington was "not rushing to war" and was looking for "peaceful...

28 Oct 2017 6:04 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 warns decisive' action against Pak-based terror

US may rethink strategy if Islamabad fails to act: Tillerson.

28 Oct 2017 3:05 AM IST

Protesters reacts as they watch the parliament session on a huge screen during a rally outside the Catalan Parliament, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday. (Photo: AP)

Spain Senate approves direct rule minutes after Catalonia declares...

A motion declaring independence was approved with 70 votes in favour, 10 against and two abstentions.

27 Oct 2017 7:35 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front row, center) stands with his cadres during the closing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Party of the People?' No women make it to China's Politburo

Women are chronically under-represented among the political elite.

27 Oct 2017 6:57 PM IST

Im going to make sure that I dont cry in my beer, Im going to get back to work and work hard for the people of my electorate, Barnaby Joyce said. (Photo: AP)

Australian deputy PM disqualified for his dual citizenship;...

Barnaby Joyce will be able to stand for re-election if he renounces the New Zealand citizenship he unknowingly...

27 Oct 2017 5:29 PM IST

Mattis is emphasizing the Trump administrations push for a diplomatic solution to the problem. But he also has said the US is prepared to take military action if the North does not halt its development of missiles. (Photo: AP)

Countering N Korea nuke program: Jim Mattis meets S Korean officials,...

Trump entered office declaring his commitment to solving the North Korea problem.

27 Oct 2017 5:02 PM IST

Anti-narcotics and Military Police officers prepare for the incineration of more than 200 kilos of cocaine seized in El Salvador. (Photo: AFP)

El Salvador seizes 1.7 tons of cocaine from semi-submergible boat

Video of the seizure shows the boat had a completely sealed deck and a small, sub-like bridge that stood above the...

27 Oct 2017 4:21 PM IST

In a statement, the National Archives said that on orders from Trump it had released 2,891 records related to the assassination of Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. (Photo: AP)

Trump approves release of Kennedy assassination files, withholds...

The President has demanded unprecedented transparency from the agencies and directed them to minimise redactions without...

27 Oct 2017 4:10 PM IST

Lind finished her post with the hashtag #metoo, which has seen widespread use by victims of sexual assault to share their experiences in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein Hollywood scandal. (Photo: AP)

Actress Heather Lind says George HW Bush groped her; ex-Prez...

The actress accused him of groping her from his wheelchair while they posed for a photograph together at a screening...

27 Oct 2017 1:37 PM IST