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Thousands sign petition to revoke Suu Kyi's Nobel Prize over Rohingya...

Suu Kyi was awarded the prize in 1991, while under house arrest at the hands of Myanmar's military, from which she was...

7 Sept 2017 6:12 PM IST

North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows fireworks displaying while Pyongyang residents and military people holding a celebration rally on the test of a hydrogen bomb for ICBM at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo: AFP)

N Korea celebrates nuclear test, says 'No-one can stop us on our road...

North Korea in July carried out its first two successful tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

7 Sept 2017 5:38 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)

All you need to know how mega-storms are named

The attentive reader might notice a pattern here: 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K'...

7 Sept 2017 3:56 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before the group photo session at 2017 Brics Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province in China, on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

China says Indian Army chief's remarks contrary to views expressed by...

Geng also questioned whether Rawat was authorized to speak and if his comments represented the Indian government's...

7 Sept 2017 3:04 PM IST

Modi visited the Mazar of the emperor in Yangon and paid floral tributes. (Photo: PTI)

Yangon: PM visits Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar's grave, pays...

Bahadur Shah Zafar died at the age of 87 in then Rangoon, where he was exiled to by the British after the revolt of...

7 Sept 2017 2:50 PM IST

Irma, now packing 140 mph (220 kph) winds, also threatens the US East Coast and Florida (Photo: AFP)

At least 10 dead as Hurricane Irma rips through Caribbean islands

One of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, the rare Category 5 hurricane churned westward off the northern...

7 Sept 2017 2:42 PM IST

LGBT rights activists said womens safety shouldnt be used to discriminate against gay couples (Photo: AFP)

Australian court dismisses challenge to gay marriage survey; Turbull...

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a supporter of same-sex rights, welcomed the ruling, which was handed down in...

7 Sept 2017 2:35 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)The announcement, which was anticipated for the past few days, was greeted with protests from across the country. (Photo: AP)

15 states, including DC sue Trump administration over repealing...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said a program will end in six months to give Congress time to find a legislative...

7 Sept 2017 2:24 PM IST

Washingtons UN ambassador Nikki Haley said North Koreas missile test is unacceptable. (Photo: PTI)

US pushes oil embargo on North Korea, takes aim at Kim Jong-Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un would be added to a UN sanctions blacklist that would subject him to a global travel...

7 Sept 2017 12:17 PM IST

US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: File)

Facebook reveals fake accounts from Russia bought ads during 2016 US...

Facebook has turned over its findings to federal authorities investigating Russian interference in the US presidential...

7 Sept 2017 11:56 AM IST

US President Donald Trump signed into law a new batch of sanctions on Beijing, Tehran, and Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Trump scrapping DACA cruel, inhuman: Indian-American lawmakers slam US...

Describing Trumps action as cruel, 5 Indian American lawmakers in separate statements said that they will fight the US...

7 Sept 2017 11:41 AM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif admission came two days after the BRICS grouping that includes China, for the first time named terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) among the internationally banned outfits operating from within Pakistan. (Photo: PTI)

Need to bring our house in order to avoid embarrassment: Pak on terror...

Foreign minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged existence of LeT and JeM among the internationally banned outfits operating...

7 Sept 2017 11:24 AM IST