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Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: PTI)

Xi fuels country's nationalistic spirit in his quest to make China...

No one should expect China to swallow anything that undermines its interests,' says Xi

20 Oct 2017 3:21 PM IST

Sao Paulo mayor Joao Doria faces controversy over a food product made from leftovers that is to be given to school kids. (Photo: AFP)

Brazil: Dog food' pellets made from expired leftovers for poor kids

The ministry of education has been authorized to use it in school meals,' says Joao Doria

20 Oct 2017 2:10 PM IST

Crews work on a border wall prototype near the border with Tijuana, Mexico. (Photo: AP)

Work begins on Trump's border wall with Mexico

The contractors are erecting eight prototypes in San Diego.

20 Oct 2017 1:17 PM IST

Our leader, Omar Khalid Khorasani, was wounded in one of the recent drone strikes in Afghanistan. He was wounded badly, and today he was martyred, Asad Mansoor, a Jamaat-ul-Ahrar spokesman, said by telephone. (Photo: AFP)

Leader of Pakistani militant group Jaamat-ul-Ahrar killed in US drone...

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar has planned some of the deadliest suicide bombings in Pakistan over the last year.

20 Oct 2017 11:52 AM IST

Afghan forces inspect a site where Taliban attacked in Kandahar on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Kandahar: Taliban attacks kill 58, wounds 9, Afghan army camp wiped...

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a media statement.

20 Oct 2017 11:23 AM IST

Virendra Sharma tabled his Early Day Motion Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 earlier this week and has attracted five additional signatures from British MPs so far. (Image: Twitter)

Indian-origin MP demands apology from Britain for Jallianwalla Bagh...

The motion calls on the House of Commons to recognise the importance of the event as a turning point in British India.

20 Oct 2017 11:06 AM IST

Crew members looking out the cockpit windows of a RNZAF P3 Orion during search operations for wreckage and debris of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. (Photo: AFP)

Malaysia negotiating with US firm to resume MH370 hunt

No sign of the plane was found in a 120,000 square kilometre zone.

19 Oct 2017 6:52 PM IST

The duo, both employees of European cash handling company Loomis, claimed they had been robbed to cover their tracks after they stole 26 bags of cash on March 14 this year. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

UK: Indian-origin guard, aide rob 7 mn pound from vehicles...

Ranjeev Singh and fellow security guard Mohammad Siddique were jailed for conspiracy to steal at Kingston Crown Court in...

19 Oct 2017 5:34 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leader and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. (Photo: file)

Mumbai 26/11 terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed's house arrest extended by...

Saeed's accomplices may walk out free upon the expiration of their detention.

19 Oct 2017 5:00 PM IST

A Hindu refugee from Rakhine state charges his mobile phone at the Kutupalong Hindu refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia. (Photo: AFP)

Solar power offers lifeline to Rohingyas in Bangladesh refugee camps

Without electricity and water, the sun stands out as an important source of energy.

19 Oct 2017 3:29 PM IST

On Friday, Ivanka Trump attended a round table discussion at the White House with the president and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Photo: AP)

Ahead of her visit to India, Ivanka Trump wishes India Happy Diwali

Wishing Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world a joyful Diwali,' Ivanka tweeted

19 Oct 2017 3:02 PM IST

The Supreme Court initially declined to dismiss Sharif but ordered an investigation into his familys wealth. After the probe, it disqualified him and ordered the NAB to investigate and conduct a trial. (Photo: Twitter/MaryamNSharif)

Pak court indicts Nawaz Sharif, daughter in Panama papers case

Maryam and Safdar were present in court, but Sharif sent a representative while he tends to his ailing wife in Britain.

19 Oct 2017 2:25 PM IST