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The daily warned that China will by no means agree to the withdrawal of troops from both sides in order for talks to be held. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

China says 53 Indian troops still present at Doklam amid military...

The ministry, according to the global times, asked India to withdraw its troops and equipment from what it called the...

9 Aug 2017 9:21 PM IST

Trumps former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort (Photo: AP)

FBI raids former Trump campaign manager Manafort's home: report

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is also investigating Manafort as part of his probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016...

9 Aug 2017 8:44 PM IST

The video, which has gone viral on social media, has taken aback viewers (Photo: Videograb)

Adult video played in background during live telecast on BBC

Over 3.8 million viewers have watched the show and one person tweeted to BBC about the goof-up during live telecast.

9 Aug 2017 8:35 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)

N Korea threat: Trump touts nuke strength, says 'We are powerful than...

After Trump's inauguration, he ordered a review of the nation's nuclear posture to ensure that US capabilities were...

9 Aug 2017 7:12 PM IST

Nepals newly elected prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, center, waves to the media at the Parliament House in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)

Nepal criminalises banishing women from home during menstruation

Supreme Court banned chhaupadi more than a decade ago but it is still followed in parts of Nepal, particularly in remote...

9 Aug 2017 6:48 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AP)

Iran's Rouhani names female VPs as reformists slam all-male ministers

There was small comfort in the appointment of two women as vice presidents, who do not require parliamentary approval.

9 Aug 2017 6:39 PM IST

Canadian Hyeon Soo Lim speaks in Pyongyang, North Korea. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus office confirmed a delegation is in North Korea to discuss the Canadian pastor imprisoned there and North Korean media said Trudeaus national security adviser, Daniel Jean, had arrived in Pyongyang. (Photo: AP)

N Korea releases jailed Canadian pastor on medical grounds

Hyeon Soo Lim, 61, was freed on 'sick bail', the agency announced after a Canadian govt delegation arrived in Pyongyang...

9 Aug 2017 6:07 PM IST

North Korea said Wednesday that it was examining operational plans for attacking Guam, an angry reaction to U.N. punishment for recent North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tests and a U.S. suggestion about preparations for possible preventive attacks to stop the Norths nuclear weapons program. (Photo: AP)

Guam residents fear attack after North Korea statements

Guam is armed with the US Army's defense system known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, which can...

9 Aug 2017 4:52 PM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar offers visa-free entry to 80 nationalities amid Gulf crisis

Saudi Arabia and allies have since June 5 imposed a boycott on Qatar, accusing the emirate of fostering Islamist...

9 Aug 2017 4:40 PM IST

Several roads and bridges were also damaged. More than 1,000 people were dispatched to search for the missing people. (Photo: File)

More bodies found in China flash floods, death toll rises to 25

So far the flood has affected 577 people of 157 households and destroyed 71 houses.

9 Aug 2017 4:25 PM IST

The opposition to President Nicolas Maduro also faced another fight Wednesday before the government-stacked Supreme Court. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

Venezuelaâ€²s new constituent assembly declares itself all-powerful

The judges convicted another mayor Tuesday for failing to move against protesters during four months of political...

9 Aug 2017 4:14 PM IST

France is still under a state of emergency imposed after the November 2015 attacks in Paris, when jihadists killed 130 people in a night of carnage at venues across the city. (Photo: AP)

Car rams into soldiers outside Paris, 6 injured in suspected terrorist...

A justice ministry official said counter-terrorism investigators had been assigned to the case.

9 Aug 2017 4:14 PM IST