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Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Putin warns North Korea of 'major conflict' after it fired missile...

'The problems in the region will only be solved via direct dialogue between all concerned parties, without...

1 Sept 2017 2:41 PM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gestures as he talks to members of the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo: AP)

Erdogan blasts 'scandalous demonstration' US indictment of bodyguards

Erdogan said in a televised address that the case was a 'scandalous demonstration of how American justice works'.

1 Sept 2017 2:25 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)

400 dies as Myanmar army steps up crackdown on Rohingya militants

The army says it is conducting clearance operations against 'extremist terrorists' and security forces have been told to...

1 Sept 2017 2:15 PM IST

U.S. citizen and aid worker Heidi Linton of Christian Friends of Korea speaks to reporters after arriving at Beijing International Airport from Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea comes into force from...

The measure was imposed following the death of student Otto Warmbier in June, a few days after the 22-year-old was sent...

1 Sept 2017 1:12 PM IST

Swaraj discussed key aspects of bilateral relations with her Sri Lankan counterpart. (Photo: Twitter)

Sushma Swaraj meets Sri Lankan counterpart Tilak Marapana, discusses...

Swaraj, who is here to attend the 2nd Indian Ocean Conference, met Foreign Minister Marapana on the sidelines of the...

1 Sept 2017 12:33 PM IST

Barges are secured by tugboats in the flood-swollen Burnet Bay along the Houston Ship Channel in Houston. (Photo: AP)

Trump pledges USD 1 million to Harvey relief, says White House

Harvey has brought the heaviest rainfall in US history, soaking Texas with more than 52 inches since it first made...

1 Sept 2017 11:59 AM IST

In an escalating tit-for-tat, the United States forced Russia on Thursday to shutter its consulate in San Francisco and scale back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York, as relations between the two former Cold War foes continued to unravel. (Photo: AP)

Escalating tit for tat, US orders Russian consulate closed

The announcement was latest in tit-for-tat measures between the two nations that have helped to drive relations to a new...

1 Sept 2017 11:23 AM IST

Mr J Y Pillay was sworn in as Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers. (Photo: Twitter)

JY Pillay, Indian-origin veteran civil servant, is Singapore's acting...

J Y Pillay, chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA), will act as the president until after polling day on...

1 Sept 2017 11:14 AM IST

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Photo: AP)

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears to be still alive, claims top US...

Army Lt Gen Stephen Townsend said his belief stemmed from a lack of evidence he had seen 'rumor or otherwise' that...

1 Sept 2017 10:59 AM IST

A car gets towed while men walk on a flooded street in Houston, Texas

Harvey triggers two blasts at Texas chemical plant

Rescuers search block by block for survivors of the hurricane with death toll rising to 35.

1 Sept 2017 6:30 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

$255 million US aid to Pak with strings attached

Islamabad will have to crack down on terror networks.

1 Sept 2017 6:13 AM IST

Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed

JuD chief challenges extension of detention

Apparently frustrated with not getting a decision from the Lahore high court that had on June 7.

1 Sept 2017 6:10 AM IST