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Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

BRICS meet: China expects concrete cooperation' amid tensions with...

Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the summit of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa being hosted by Chinese...

6 Aug 2017 8:49 PM IST

Witnesses said five gunmen in masks stormed the church and opened fire on worshippers. (Photo: AP)

Shooting at Nigeria church leaves 12 dead, say hospital sources

Several worshippers with gunshot wounds were receiving treatment at the hospital, the source said.

6 Aug 2017 7:48 PM 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)

False sense of empowerment drawing women to ISIS: report

The report said the reasons that drove hundreds of women to journey from Europe to ISIS territories were complex'.

6 Aug 2017 7:27 PM IST

The 16-year-old girl, who was travelling alone on July 23, was asleep on the flight, when a strangers hand on her thigh awakened her, the Washington Post reported. (Photo: AFP)

Indian doctor arrested for groping teen alseep on United Airlines...

The girl's family filed a complaint against United Airlines for neglecting to detain Krishnappa after the alleged...

6 Aug 2017 5:29 PM IST

The imams office windows were shattered, either by the blast or by an object thrown through them but there were no injuries. (Photo: AP)

US: FBI looks for suspects after explosion hits Minnesota mosque

The imam's office windows were shattered, either by the blast or by an object thrown through them but there were no...

6 Aug 2017 4:42 PM IST

Princess Diana was not just popular but also controversial.

Princess Diana's personal letters may fetch over USD 125,000 at...

The handwritten letters addressed to Diana's confidante Carolyn Pride Bartholomew were written from between 1978 and...

6 Aug 2017 4:39 PM IST

The ruling highlighted the role such councils -- known as panchayats, or jirgas -- play in the lives of many rural Pakistanis, who see the countrys courtrooms as a distant presence. (Photo: AFP)

Nothing more dishonourable: Women bear the brunt of Pakistan's jirga...

The councils, called jirgas, have enjoyed broad support, due to their ability to offer immediate justice.

6 Aug 2017 4:24 PM IST

Thousands of Rohingyas have fled a military operation in Rakhine state, in Myanmar.

Myanmar govt probe finds no campaign of abuse against Rohingya

The commission examined the deadly violence began in Rakhine State in Oct last year after attacks by Rohingya militants...

6 Aug 2017 3:44 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)

Stop supporting Haqqani network, Taliban: Donald Trump to Pakistan

This marks the first time that the allegation of Pak supporting terrorism has been attributed to President Trump.

6 Aug 2017 2:29 PM IST

Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows. (Photo: AP/File)

Southeast asian nations feud over China Sea claims

China has in recent years expanded its presence in the sea by building artificial islands, which are capable of holding...

6 Aug 2017 2:09 PM IST

Kim Jong-Un, North Korean leader

Dialogue more vital than UN sanctions on N Korea to resolve tensions

The new measures were a response to five nuclear tests and four long-range missile launches.

6 Aug 2017 1:47 PM IST

Former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader and MNA Ayesha Gulalai entailed about how the decision of finally slapping the charges against Imran Khan came around. (Photo: ANI)

Imran Khan 'indecent' text row: Not answerable to tribal jigra, says...

Gulalai said, Khan initially sent her 'inappropriate' texts, but later proposed marriage to her before her father...

6 Aug 2017 1:25 PM IST