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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas

Palestinian Prez Mahmud Abbas congratulates N Korea on its...

In a separate message also carried by Wafa, Abbas congratulated South Korean President Moon Jae-In on the anniversary.

16 Aug 2017 10:50 AM IST

Barack Obama posted a above picture along with the tweet (Photo: Twitter)

Barack Obama's tweet on post-Charlottesville is 2nd most-liked in...

The tweet had more than 2.4 million likes, making it the second most-liked tweet of all time.

16 Aug 2017 9:35 AM IST

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

Washington says open to talk if North Korea ready to disarm: Rex...

Tillerson would not go into more detail as to how N Korea could demonstrate a commitment to the denuclearization of the...

16 Aug 2017 8:26 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Defiant Trump insists anew: Blame both sides for Charlottesville...

On Monday, at the urging of his aides, he delivered a more direct condemnation of white supremacists.

16 Aug 2017 8:13 AM IST

Sierra Leone appeals for urgent help after deadly floods; 300 killed, 600 missing

Sierra Leone appeals for urgent help after deadly floods; 300 killed,...

Touring Regent, one of the worst-hit areas, President Ernest Bai Koroma fought back tears as he said the devastation was...

16 Aug 2017 7:59 AM IST

During the phone call, Trump welcomed the first-ever shipment of American crude oil to India, which will begin this month from Texas. (Photo: PTI)

Modi, Trump agree to enhance peace across Indo-Pacific region

Over the call, President Trump pledged that the US would continue to be a reliable and long-term supplier of energy to...

15 Aug 2017 9:24 PM IST

Indias Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over the keys of the vehicles to the representatives of various organisations at a function in the premises of Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

On its 71st Independence Day, India gifts 30 ambulances to Nepal

A function was organised in Kathmandu to mark the 71st Independence Day of India.

15 Aug 2017 9:00 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Notices issued to ex-PM Sharif, 13 leaders for ridiculing SC judges

The petition said that during Sharif made a number of anti-judiciary speeches on his way to Lahore from Islamabad.

15 Aug 2017 8:10 PM IST

Krishnan lost the defamation suit in the High Court in 2015, but the Court of Appeal later ruled that AXA had breached its duty of care to him, the report said. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Indian-origin man gets 4 mn Singapore dollars in defamation suit...

A scathing letter of reference by the previous company had cost Ramesh Krishnan the chance to join another firm.

15 Aug 2017 6:59 PM IST

Kulbhushan Jadhav

Pak begins process to select ad-hoc judge in Kubhushan Jadhav case

India had moved the Hague-based International Court of Justice against Mr Jadhav's death penalty handed down by a...

15 Aug 2017 5:41 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)

Iran defense chief in Turkey for 'unprecedented' talks on Syria crisis

General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is due to meet Defense Min Nurettin Canikli and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during...

15 Aug 2017 5:34 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

Amid N Korea threat, Guam radio stations accidentally trigger...

But Pyongyang's official media, KCNA reported that Kim Jong-Un made no move towards an immediate strike.

15 Aug 2017 4:58 PM IST