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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

Shehbaz Sharif likely to miss golden opportunity to become Pakistan PM

'The decision that Shehbaz Sharif will continue serving in Punjab is almost certain', said Punjab Law Minister Rana...

5 Aug 2017 1:48 PM IST

$DJI said in a statement that it was \surprised and disappointed\ at the Armys \unprompted restriction on DJI drones (Photo: dji.com)$ World

US Army halts use of Chinese-made drones over cyber concerns

The memo says DJI drones are the most widely used by the Army among off-the-shelf equipment of that type.

5 Aug 2017 1:20 PM IST

Vadims Ruskuls was arrested and charged for Kaurs murder and preventing her lawful burial. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Chiacago: Suspects of brutal stabbing death surrender peacefully

McCloud said the US Marshals Service learned on Wednesday that the two men might be in the San Francisco Bay area.

5 Aug 2017 1:14 PM IST

former FBI Director Robert Mueller (Photo: AP)

Special counsel asks for Russia meddling docs from White House: report

Trump has denied any collusion between his campaign and Russia and called the investigation a witch hunt.

5 Aug 2017 12:59 PM IST

The incident happened in the first week of June near the Lalten post in the Doka La general area in Sikkim after a face-off between the two forces, which triggered tension along the Sino-Indian frontier, official sources in New Delhi said. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Sikkim standoff: Chinese experts say Beijing may expel Indian troops...

Chinese expert, Zhao Gancheng said, China doesn't want dispute to impact upcoming BRICS summit in Sept which will be...

5 Aug 2017 12:04 PM IST

The 14 face execution for protests and violence against security forces. Rights group Reprieve says the initial judgment came from a secretive counter terrorism court. (Photo: Representational/ File)

Saudi Arabia defends judiciary amid outcry over executions

Rights group Reprieve says the initial judgment came from a secretive counter terrorism court.

5 Aug 2017 11:58 AM IST

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

South China Sea, North Korea likely to be top agenda during ASEAN...

The meetings will take place as the UNSC votes this weekend on a US-drafted resolution to toughen sanctions against...

5 Aug 2017 11:16 AM IST

orth Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, right, Hwang Pyong So, second left, as he arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP/File)

North Korea to face USD 1 billion economic pressure post UN sanctions

The United States spent weeks following the initial ICBM launch negotiating the text with China, North Korea's neighbor...

5 Aug 2017 11:16 AM IST

US President Donald Trump said I campaigned on creating a merit-based immigration system that protects US workers and taxpayers. (Photo: Trump/Twitter)

Migrants will not get welfare for first five years: Donald Trump

For too long, Trump rued, the dreams of many Americans have been put out of reach by Washington.

5 Aug 2017 10:18 AM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hand with his US counterpart Donald Trump as they arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

Trump, Macron discuss N Korea, Iraq, Syria conflict: White House

Trump and Macron also agreed that the regime of President Nicolas Maduro must 'restore the rights of the Venezuelan...

5 Aug 2017 9:24 AM IST

A man from Bihar has been languishing in a jail in Saudi Arabia for over 15 years as his family is unable to pay a punishment sum of over Rs 1 crore. (Representational image)

China court sentences ex-Communist Party chief to life imprisonment...

President Xi Jinping has made fighting corruption a hallmark of his administration in an effort to bolster his...

5 Aug 2017 8:51 AM IST

The United Nations Security Council in session (Photo: AP)

UNSC to vote tougher economic sanctions on North Korea

If implemented by all countries, the ban would strip Pyongyang of roughly a third of its export earnings estimated at $3...

5 Aug 2017 8:31 AM IST