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The cost of refitting the commercial 747-8s with the enhanced electronics and security systems required for Air Force One were unclear. (Photo: boeing.com)

Pentagon may turn Russian Airline's 747s into Air Force One

The Air Force operates two military versions of the Boeing 747-200B aircraft that serve as Air Force One when the...

2 Aug 2017 10:31 AM IST

Christopher Wray (Photo: AFP)

US Senate confirms Christopher Wray as new FBI director

Comey's sacking had led to accusations Trump was attempting to impede an investigation into links between his aides and...

2 Aug 2017 10:04 AM IST

President Donald Trump about the health care overhaul bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump ready for war to destroy North Korea over ICBM test: US senator

World powers have been trying to stifle Pyongyang's weapons programme through United Nations-backed sanctions.

2 Aug 2017 8:45 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord. (Photo: AP)

Won't 'break faith' with transgender members: US Coast Guard post...

Admiral Paul Zukunft said the service had reached out to the 13 Coast Guardsmen who have come out as transgender.

2 Aug 2017 8:33 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Royal Castle in Warsaw. (Photo: AP)

US military to test ICBM following North Korea's missile launch

The first of these trials, which Kim described as a gift to 'American bastards,' showed the rocket had the potential...

2 Aug 2017 8:14 AM IST

Security forces at the site of a suicide attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul on Monday. (Photo: AP)

29 killed in suicide bomb attack at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan

Residents were furious the police did not prevent the second explosion, although it is still not clear what caused it.

2 Aug 2017 7:54 AM IST

France: Man holding 9-month-old baby in arms hit by airport worker

France: Man holding 9-month-old baby in arms hit by airport worker

Arkwright, who published the photo on the Twitter account, said the young British father, probably, in his late 20s.

1 Aug 2017 9:27 PM IST

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: From Sharif loyalist to accidental PM

A die-hard supporter of Sharif, he was elected Prime Minister by Pak's National Assembly and put up a strong defence of...

1 Aug 2017 9:16 PM IST

Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Photo: video grab)

Pak indebted' to China for support on Kashmir issue, NSG: army chief...

Describing China and Pakistan as important strategic players in the region,' Gen. Bajwa said their ties have benefited...

1 Aug 2017 9:07 PM IST

Abbasi, 58, will run the government as the interim prime minister until Sharifs brother Shehbaz is elected as the Member of Parliament to succeed him as his eventual successor. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

After Sharif's eviction, Pak election for PM to take place in...

The Supreme Court last week disqualified 67-year-old Sharif for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed...

1 Aug 2017 8:24 PM IST

Chinese drilling ships were last spotted near the median line in October 2016, Kyodo News and the Sankei Shimbun daily reported. (Photo: AP)

Japan in row with Beijing over gasfield activity in East China Sea

The 2 nations have disputed over the East China Sea islands controlled by Japan and claimed by China.

1 Aug 2017 7:35 PM IST

Former petroleum minister and senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. (Photo: AFP)

Pak parliament elects Shahid Abbasi as interim Prime Minister

Sharif resigned on Friday, after the top court ruled that he faces corruption charges for the infamous Panama Papers...

1 Aug 2017 5:49 PM IST