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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea isolated but gets what it needs from neighbours

A relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons has been a major source of the country's ability to pull in aid and concessions.

1 Aug 2017 3:37 PM IST

Indian PM Narendra Modi with Russia President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AFP)

Despite India's growing ties, Indo-Russia will remain strong: Russian...

India also inked a multi-million dollar deal with France for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets last year.

1 Aug 2017 3:34 PM IST

Donald Trump did not expand on his charge against The Times to have hampered Baghdadis capture. (Photo: AFP)

Trump prepared son's statement on meeting with Russian lawyer: report

Former FBI director Robert Mueller is probing, in his capacity as special counsel, the Russia connection independently...

1 Aug 2017 2:45 PM IST

The move comes as Egypt struggles to combat rising militant attacks, most of them claimed by an Islamic State affiliate. (Photo: AP)

Egypt: Clerics offering religious advice in Cairo metro station stir...

The idea is to give Muslim worshippers a way to plug in fast to Islamic teachings and correct misconceptions of...

1 Aug 2017 1:55 PM IST

North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an ICBM that proved its ability to strike Americas mainland. (Photo: AP)

North Korea missile can hit most of America': US officials

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un supervised the midnight launch of the missile on Friday night and called it a stern...

1 Aug 2017 1:05 PM IST

Consensus has long been that the Earths core is about 85 percent iron and 10 percent nickel, with sulphur, oxygen and silicon prime candidates for the other five percent

Earth likely to warm over 2 degrees this century: study

The study using statistical tools shows only a five per cent chance that Earth will warm two degrees or less by the end...

1 Aug 2017 12:56 PM IST

A Pakistani police officer escorts Hafiz Saeed, left, Chief of Pakistans religious group Jamaat-ud-Dawa outside partys headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan extends Hafiz Saeed's house arrest by 2 more months

Hafiz Saeed and his four close aides were detained by the Punjab government for 90 days under the Anti-Terrorism Act...

1 Aug 2017 12:43 PM IST

Bacha bazi is not seen as homosexuality in Afghanistan, where gender segregation is rampant instead the possession of young boys decked out as pretty women symbolizes power and primacy.

US govt watchdog files secret report on child sex abuse by Afghanistan

In some cases, the Afghan government arrested and prosecuted trafficking victims as criminals.

1 Aug 2017 12:33 PM IST

The move comes days after the Public Broadcasting Service aired a documentary on H-1B visa programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US. (Photo: DC/File)

21 lakh Indian IT professionals applied for H-1B visa in 11 years:...

USCIS received 3.4 million (34 lakh) H-1B visas applications, of which people from India accounted for 21 lakh.

1 Aug 2017 12:10 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum the China National Convention Center in Beijing Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

China won't permit loss of 'any piece' of land: Xi amid Sikkim...

Beijing also threatens to use force to conquer Taiwan if peaceful enticements prove insufficient.

1 Aug 2017 11:40 AM IST

The trial on a charge of criminal negligence is nearing an end, with Yingluck delivering her closing statement today. (Photo: AFP)

Former Thai PM Yingluck pleads not guilty in graft case as trial nears...

Yingluck was banned from political office for five years after the national assembly appointed by the military...

1 Aug 2017 11:27 AM IST

Kim Jong Un also has said North Korea is close to an ICBM test-launch. (Photo: AP)

China, Russia hits back after being frustrated by US' criticism over N...

Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the UN, said China must decide if it is willing to back imposing stronger UN sanctions on...

1 Aug 2017 11:06 AM IST