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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, before their meeting at the Prime Ministers residence on Tuesday in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)World
Committed to 'war on terror': Pak PM Abbasi to Tillerson

During a short part of the meet available to media, Tillerson told the Pak delegation, the nuclear-armed nation was an...

24 Oct 2017 9:05 PM IST

The elevation of Yang Jiechi, Wang Yi and Le Yucheng shows President Xi Jinpings plans to give a big diplomatic push for his multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative as well as to counter USs push into the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo: AP)World
China inducts official in-charge of border talks with India to party's...

Yang Jiechi played a major role in the talks to resolve the 73-day Doklam standoff.

24 Oct 2017 6:49 PM IST

The confirmation process of 62-year-old Juster is likely to be a smooth affair given the bipartisan support the former White House official received. (Photo: AFP)World
Senate committee set to appoint ambassadorial nominee to India

Ken Juster played a key role in enhancing the Indo-US ties under the Bush administration.

24 Oct 2017 6:29 PM IST

The police has booked the accused under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.World
Burlington: 56-yr-old dies as son strikes her head with electric...

Officers quickly arrived and found Garret Selters outside, pacing and stating he had killed his mother.

24 Oct 2017 5:03 PM IST

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)World
Trump to reaffirm promotion of free and open Indo-Pacific region...

The president will officially commence his visit to Asia beginning with Japan on November 5.

24 Oct 2017 4:33 PM IST

Ivanka Trump speaks during a session on action to end forced labor, modern slavery and human trafficking during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at U.N. headquarters. (Photo: AP)World
Ivanka Trump comes forward to uphold tax plan, says addresses needs of...

The tax system would be simplified, and most Americans would be able to file their income taxes on a postcard, according...

24 Oct 2017 3:46 PM IST

The judge followed the path Kim walked to the airport clinic, seeking help after being attacked, and retraced the movement of the two women, who were seen on security footage rushing to restrooms afterward to wash their hands. (Photo: AP)World
Women on trial visit airport where Kim Jong Nam was attacked

Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong were accused of smearing VX nerve agent onto Kim Jong Nam's face.

24 Oct 2017 3:29 PM IST

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States held Myanmars military leadership responsible for its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority. (Photo: AFP)World
US to withdraw military assistance from Myanmar units involved in...

Punitive measures aimed specifically at top generals were among a range of options being discussed in response to the...

24 Oct 2017 3:20 PM IST

I have been speaking out that his vision is politically short-sighted, and economically irresponsible and scientifically wrong, Ban said on the sidelines of a London peace walk. (Photo: AFP)World
Trump on wrong side of history', says Ban Ki Moon as US gears to pull...

Trump announced in June the start of a 3-yr process to pull out of the 2015 agreement, signed by 195 countries.

24 Oct 2017 1:42 PM IST

\The only way he remembered my husbands name because he told me he had my husbands report in front of him and thats when he actually said La David,\ Myeshia Johnson said. (Photo: AP)World
Trump made me cry: martyred US sergeant's wife on Prez forgetting his...

Myeshia Johnson also wanted answers about how her husband died.

24 Oct 2017 12:53 PM IST

Comey has maintained a relatively low public profile since being dismissed as FBI chief, a move which came amid an FBI probe into whether any members of Trumps 2016 White House campaign colluded with Russia. (Photo: AFP)World
Former FBI chief reveals himself as owner of mysterious Twitter...

That Comey was behind the account was originally posited earlier this year by technology website Gizmodo.

24 Oct 2017 12:13 PM IST

Sex workers share common traits: poverty, abusive family members and lack of funds make them vulnerable enough to be trafficked into the camps sex industry. (Representational | Photo: AFP)World
Rising desperation, booming sex trade in Rohingya refugee camps

UN agencies say they have no figures on the numbers of sex workers in the camps to make public.

24 Oct 2017 11:08 AM IST

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