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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo: AP)

North Korea's 'reckless' missile launch over Japan escalates tension

South Korea's military didn't immediately confirm whether the North Korean missile was fired from Pyongyang's airport.

29 Aug 2017 9:23 AM IST

This aerial photo shows damaged homes in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey hit the coast as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo: AP)

Hurricane Harvey: 2 Indian students rescued from lake in critical...

India's Consul-General in Houston has been monitoring the two students' medical needs and the situation closely.

29 Aug 2017 8:57 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum the China National Convention Center in Beijing Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

15-day jail for misuse' of Chinese anthem

Proposed law seeks to punish those who play anthem at funeral or distort its wording.

29 Aug 2017 4:56 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and UN secretary general Antonio Guterres at a press conference at the formers office in Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP)

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu blasts UN over Iran

Israeli PM says Tehran manufacturing missiles as Guterres arrives.

29 Aug 2017 4:49 AM IST

General Li Zuocheng

China appoints Vietnam war veteran as new military chief

Gen Li was awarded a first-class merit for his role in China's conflict with Vietnam in 1979.

29 Aug 2017 4:36 AM IST

People evacuate a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from tropical storm Harvey on Monday in Houston, Texas. (Photo: AP)

200 Indian students marooned in Houston

US President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency on Monday.

29 Aug 2017 3:55 AM IST

On the afternoon on August 28th, India has pulled back all the trespassing personnel, equipment to the Indian side of the boundary, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. (Photo: File)

China downplays India's disengagement agreement, says it's troops...

China also remained silent on its plans to build a road, which sparked the prolonged standoff in the Doklam area near...

28 Aug 2017 9:21 PM IST

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (Photo: AP)

Chinese media says riot post-Ram Rahim verdict exposes India's...

the special CBI judge on Monday awarded 10-year imprisonment to Singh

28 Aug 2017 5:31 PM IST

He said he felt euphoric when he managed to bring a patient back to life, and devastated when he failed. (Photo: AFP)

German nurse murders 'at least 90 patients' with lethal drug overdose

The cause of death in many more could not be determined because the remains were cremated, said Oldenburg police chief...

28 Aug 2017 5:11 PM IST

Samsung is by far the biggest of the chaebols, as the family-controlled conglomerates that dominate Asias fourth-largest economy are known, with its revenues equivalent to around a fifth of the countrys GDP. (Photo: File)

South Korean media mounting division over Samsung heir verdict

Chaebols were instrumental in South Korea's economic rise but have long had murky connections with political...

28 Aug 2017 3:56 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Trump's company pursued Moscow real estate deal during presidential...

Trump, who was elected in November 2016, never went to Moscow, the newspaper said.

28 Aug 2017 3:51 PM 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)

Trump expected to decide soon on fate of young immigrants as court...

The Trump administration faces a September 5 deadline from a group of Republican state lawmakers hoping to force the...

28 Aug 2017 2:58 PM IST