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Pakistans Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif presented the resolution against the new US policy on South Asia during a session chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq. (Photo: AFP/File)

Khawaja Asif to visit China to discuss US' Afghan policy

China and Russia have supported Pakistan after US President accused it of providing safe havens to terrorists.

3 Sept 2017 6:23 AM IST

Black smoke billows from a chimney on top of the Russian consulate in San Francisco, California. (Photo: AFP)

Smoke billows from Russia's US consulate

The move triggered fevered speculation on Twitter about the nature of the material that had gone up in the flames.

3 Sept 2017 2:05 AM IST

In this Oct 16, 2016 photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as both shake hands with leaders at the BRICS summit in Goa, India. (Photo: AP)

After India calls off standoff at Doklam, Modi, Xi face-to-face at...

China has also said BRICS was not an appropriate forum for India to raise the counter-terrorism record of Pakistan, its...

2 Sept 2017 9:08 PM IST

A statement from Chinas foreign ministry on Saturday says the minister also urged his Japanese counterpart a day earlier not to consider unilateral sanctions in response. (Photo: AP)

Don't issue sanctions: China to Japan after North Korea's missile test

The test-firing on Tuesday has triggered debates in Japan about revising its defense plan after decades of pursuing more...

2 Sept 2017 7:21 PM IST

People carry posters during a rally against President Donald Trumps executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, in New Yorks Times Square. (Photo: AP)

US to assist people barred by Trump's first travel ban to reapply for...

Lawsuit settlement will allow number of foreigners from seven Muslim-majority countries to work with justice department...

2 Sept 2017 1:58 PM IST

Nurse Alex Wubbels speaks during an interview. (Photo: AP)

Video: Police assaults, arrests Utah nurse for protecting patient...

Alex Wubbels showed videos from police officers' body-worn cameras of her arrest at the University of Utah Hospital in...

2 Sept 2017 12:02 PM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

US, S Korea discuss coordinated response against North Korea: WH

On Tuesday, N Korea fired a missile, prompting Trump to insist that 'all options were on the table' in a threat of...

2 Sept 2017 11:34 AM IST

White House (Photo: AP/File)

Trump to nominate Kenneth Juster as US envoy to India

The position has been lying vacant since January 20 when Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

2 Sept 2017 9:36 AM IST

David Hale (Photo: AFP)

Trump didn't blame Pakistan for failure in Afghanistan, says David...

Mr Hale said that the media had generally taken the policy piece by piece instead of interpreting it as a whole.

2 Sept 2017 6:38 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

NAB on trail of Nawaz Sharif family

Anti-graft body suggests freezing of assets of ex-Pak PM, family.

2 Sept 2017 6:34 AM IST

Indian-origin veteran civil servant named acting Singapore President

Office of elected S'pore Prez falls vacant for the first time since 1991.

2 Sept 2017 6:26 AM IST

Besides the schoolgirls, the other person who died was the driver. (Photo: Representational/File)

11 school girls died in bus accident in Iran

30 other people were injured, and 13 of them were in serious condition, according to state television.

1 Sept 2017 3:15 PM IST