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The guided-missile destroyer sustained damage to its port side aft, the left rear of the ship, in the collision. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Donald Trump expresses concern for US navy warship crew

The Navy says 10 sailors are missing and five were hurt in the collision with the Alnic MC in waters east of Singapore.

21 Aug 2017 9:56 AM IST

Qari Mohammad Yakub Sheikh is the representative of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) in the Difa-e-Pakistan Council. (Photo: ANI/twitter)

Pakistan: Noted terrorist in US to contest from Sharif's constituency

Born in Bhawalpur in 1972, Yakub was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by US Treasury Department in...

21 Aug 2017 9:32 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Royal Castle in Warsaw. (Photo: AP)

Trump to address nation on new Afghan strategy

The much-awaited policy announcement comes eight months after he became the US President.

21 Aug 2017 8:22 AM IST

Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with local authorities. (Photo: Representational/AP)

10 sailors missing as US destroyer rams into tanker in Singapore

The collision was reported at 5:24 am (2124 GMT Sunday) while the ship was heading for a routine port visit in...

21 Aug 2017 7:47 AM IST

Jim Mattis, US defence secretary

Donald Trump ready with new Afghan policy, says Jim Mattis

Mattis arrived in Jordan Sunday on the first day of a five-day swing through the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

21 Aug 2017 5:32 AM IST

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Panama Papers: Sharifs fail to appear before NAB second time

The apex court is likely to take up Sharif's review petition early next month after the judges vacation.

21 Aug 2017 5:24 AM IST

A 2014 report estimated that 18 per cent all European ISIS members were female and the total number is now believed to be more than 550. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi forces all out to retake Tal Afar from ISIS control

Once a key ISIS supply hub between Mosul and the Syrian border, Tal Afar is the last major population centre in north...

21 Aug 2017 3:29 AM IST

Jerry Lewis (Photo: AP)

US comedy legend Jerry Lewis dies at 91

Publicist Candi Cazau says Lewis died Sunday of natural causes in Las Vegas with his family by his side.

21 Aug 2017 1:05 AM IST

Deposed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan, on August 12. (Photo: AP)

Pak: Judicial independence or playing to the gallery?

The Pakistani Army is known to pull the levers of power directly or indirectly.

21 Aug 2017 12:52 AM IST

The immigration departments investigation unit had been on the lookout for visa overstayers in the Northern Province, immigration officials said. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

27 Indians including 5 women arrested for visa overstay in Sri Lanka

Most of the 27 Indian nationals were arrested in Jaffna, the provincial capital where ethnic Tamils form a majority of...

20 Aug 2017 8:13 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

In 5 years, 298 Indians granted citizenship: Pak Interior Ministry

In 2012, 48 Indian emigrants were granted Pakistani nationality, which rose to 75 in 2013 and 76 in 2014.

20 Aug 2017 2:59 PM IST

Image posted on Facebook by Leslie Kahn.

Stuck in swimming pool for 3 hrs, US woman rescued by Facebook group

Kahn struggled for nearly three hours before she used her swimming pool pole and technology to get help.

20 Aug 2017 1:38 PM IST