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Singapore gets first woman President sans poll

Many angry over other candidates' disqualification.

14 Sept 2017 2:38 AM IST

People gather outside of Freeman High School after reports of a shooting at the school in Rockford, Washington. (Photo: AP)

1 dead, 3 injured in Washington state high school shooting

All schools in the Spokane district were placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure.

14 Sept 2017 12:18 AM IST

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Photo: AP)

Pakistan garners China, Russia's support over Trump's criticism:...

Pakistan would also approach other Western nations, especially France and United Kingdom, to drive home its viewpoint,...

13 Sept 2017 7:22 PM IST

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang (Photo: YouTube)

China shows interest in high speed railway projects in India amid...

Chinese side showed interest in projects in India as PM Modi and Japan's PM prepared to lay foundation for India's 1st...

13 Sept 2017 6:00 PM IST

Students and security forces clash in Pulwama, Kashmir. (Photo: Asian Age/HU Naqash)

Terrorism emanating from Pak reason for current Kashmir situation:...

'The world watches with concern as the consequences of Pakistan's actions have spread beyond its immediate neighbour'.

13 Sept 2017 5:42 PM IST

This satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Irma at 1145 UTC on September 6, 2017 (Photo: AP)

170 Indians evacuated by Indian govt in special flights from...

In a series of tweets, Ms. Swaraj on Wednesday said the second flight carrying 60 Indians also landed in Curacao.

13 Sept 2017 4:31 PM IST

Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community gather for humanitarian aid at the Iraq-Syria border at Feeshkhabour border point. (Photo: AP)

Indian-American group seeks US, UN intervention in protecting rights...

The ISIS has been brutally attacking the Yazidis. It has led to their exile from their ancestral lands in Northern Iraq.

13 Sept 2017 3:56 PM IST

India and China have been locked in a prolonged standoff in the area in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

As Indo-China dispute resolves, Nepal says no action of China will...

Upadhyay said he was happy that the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam had been resolved.

13 Sept 2017 2:47 PM IST

Members of Myanmars Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

At least 100 Rohingyas dead in boat capsize as bodies wash ashore in...

The UN says at least 370,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a Myanmar military crackdown in Rakhine since August 25.

13 Sept 2017 2:15 PM IST

The United Nations Security Council in session (Photo: AP)

N Korea nuke yield estimated at 250 kilotons, 16 times more powerful...

UNSC unanimously imposed an 8th set of sanctions on the North Korea, banning it from trading in textiles and restricting...

13 Sept 2017 12:45 PM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

Trump says UN sanctions 'small step,' warns of more to defiant North...

The UN Security Council agreed to boost sanctions on North Korea, banning its textile exports and capping fuel supplies.

13 Sept 2017 12:05 PM IST

Thousands of Rohingyas have fled a military operation in Rakhine state, in Myanmar.

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi won't go to UN General Assembly amid Rohingya...

At least 370,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims have fleed to nearby Bangladesh in less than three weeks.

13 Sept 2017 11:46 AM IST