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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will meet President Donald Trump at the White House in the highest-level visit to Washington by a Saudi royal since Novembers presidential election. (Photo: AP)

Saudi king orders reopening of Qatar border to pilgrims amid Gulf...

The announcement to reopen the border for Qatari pilgrims came after Saudi Arabia's King Mohammed bin Salman received an...

17 Aug 2017 9:14 AM 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)

North Korea delays Guam missile firing, waits to see what Washington...

North Korea has continued to develop its nuclear and missile programs to ward off perceived US hostility.

17 Aug 2017 8:43 AM IST

People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. (Photo: AP)

Internet firms like Facebook, Google shift stance, move to exile white...

The wave of internet crackdowns against white nationalists and neo-Nazis reflected a rapidly changing mindset among...

17 Aug 2017 8:18 AM IST

President Donald Trump about the health care overhaul bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Charlottesville clashes: Trump scraps business councils after CEOs...

Trump said he would dissolve the American Manufacturing Council and the Strategic and Policy Forum after eight...

17 Aug 2017 8:12 AM IST

Foreign tourists train with wooden guns during an anti-terrorism course in the West Bank. (Photo: AFP)

Israeli firm offers anti-terrorism' adventure to tourists

The tourist attraction offers an unusual option for visitors coming to see Jerusalem's holy sites or to float in the...

17 Aug 2017 6:33 AM IST

Missile engines could have been bought from corrupt workers in Russia or Ukraine and smuggled to North Korea between collapse of Soviet Union in 1991 and Ukraines crisis.

Missile engine built in Ukraine

Pyongyang can make missile engines without imports, says US intel.

17 Aug 2017 2:50 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

Sikhs, Hindus targeted in Pakistan, says Rex Tillerson

Tillerson had said the Chinese government tortures and imprisons thousands for their religious beliefs.

17 Aug 2017 2:48 AM IST

Nepal remains largely isolated from the global economy, dependent on aid and remittances. (Photo: AFP)

Nepal benefits from India-China rivalry, gets them to fund railway...

Nepal is funding one of its 3 new rail lines, while the other 2 are receiving aid from India and China.

16 Aug 2017 8:50 PM IST

The company is called Caliber 3, located near the Israeli settlement of Efrat south of Jerusalem, and it began in 2003 as a training camp for professional security personnel such as police. (Photo: AFP)

Israeli firm offers 'anti-terrorism' adventure to tourists

The instructors, including ex-soldiers, use their experience gained through Israel's various conflicts.

16 Aug 2017 6:51 PM IST

US President Donald Trump thanks the audience at the end of joints statements with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (Photo: PTI)

Kim Jong-Un made very wise decision to back down

The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" Trump wrote on Twitter.

16 Aug 2017 6:51 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the premises of the JIT with son Hussain Nawaz in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Panamgate: Former Pak PM Sharif files plea in SC, challenges his...

The Supreme Court sacked Sharif in July following an investigation into corruption allegations against him.

16 Aug 2017 6:06 PM IST

US President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference. (Photo: AP)

Obama's post-Charlottesville message most-liked tweet ever

Obama posted the tweet alongside a picture of himself smiling at a group of children of different races.

16 Aug 2017 5:41 PM IST