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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

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

US official tells Guam to 'enjoy paradise', ignore North Korean threat

Pyongyang had said that it was considering missile strikes near US strategic military installations on Guam.

9 Aug 2017 3:17 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Sharif kicks off roadshow to Lahore in show of strength

Sharif held a meeting with PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, cabinet ministers and senior party leaders before starting the...

9 Aug 2017 2:39 PM IST

Tourists stand outside of a hotel after being evacuated following an earthquake in Ruoergai in southwestern Chinas Sichuan province. A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in southwestern China near a famous national park, killing people and knocking out power and phone networks. (Photo: AP)

19 killed in China earthquake, rescuers gathers bodies

The China Earthquake Networks Center said the quake had at magnitude of 7.0 and a depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles).

9 Aug 2017 2:15 PM IST

Former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

CIA discussed political scenarios in event of Indira Gandhi's...

Running into more than 30 pages, the document discussed the prospects of India in the mid-1980s.

9 Aug 2017 1:44 PM IST

Doves fly over the Statue of Peace at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan during a ceremony to mark the 72nd anniversary of the worlds second atomic bomb attack over the city. (Photo: AP)

72nd bomb anniversary in Nagasaki amid US-N Korea tensions

The bombing anniversary comes just as Pyongyang and Washington are trading escalating threats.

9 Aug 2017 1:37 PM IST

Supporters of same sex marriage carry banners and shout slogans as they gather on a street in Sydney. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Debate in Australia over same-sex marriage postal vote

The opposition, along with many gay rights campaigners, favour a free vote among MPs, with parliamentarians not bound by...

9 Aug 2017 1:13 PM IST

Foreign policy observers feel that China is accusing India of disturbing the peace at the Sikkim border to hide the Chinese unilateral aggression. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Sikkim standoff: What if we enter Kalapani, Kashmir, China asks India

This is the first time that a Chinese official sought to bring in the Kashmir issue even though such a remark has been...

9 Aug 2017 12:40 PM IST

An electoral counting officer, center, counts votes while others hold the piles of ballots counted for each candidate, at a polling station in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo: AP)

Kenya opposition cries foul over poll results as Prez Kenyatta surges...

The contested election in 2013 was taken to the courts, and ended largely peacefully even though Odinga lost.

9 Aug 2017 12:39 PM IST

Use of the countrys lese-majeste law has surged under the royalist junta that took power in a 2014 coup detat, with more than 100 people charged since the coup, according to legal monitoring group iLaw. (Photo: Representational/File)

Thai court sentences man for 18 years in prison for insulting monarchy

Tara, whose last name was withheld by his lawyer, was arrested in 2015 for sharing online materials allegedly insulting...

9 Aug 2017 11:36 AM IST

Senior prison authorities and officers from Nagpada police station are examining the jail premises.

Bangladesh sentenced 14 JMB militants over 2005 bombings

Court police's Inspector Anwarul Islam said charges against 3 suspects were dropped as they had died while 4 of the...

9 Aug 2017 10:55 AM IST

Amani, the provincial spokesman, has said that dozens of Taliban and IS group fighters, under the command of a local Taliban commander who he claimed pledged allegiance to IS, launched a co-ordinated attack on the area on Thursday. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Taliban releases 235 hostages after killing 50 Afghan civilians with...

An Afghan security source said he thought there were still around 100 people being held hostage in Mirzawalang in Sar-e...

9 Aug 2017 10:11 AM IST