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Her parents tried to get her to a hospital on Saturday, but she refused their help, and instead, plunged a knife into her fathers chest. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Germany: 1 dead, many hurt after knife attack at Hamburg supermarket

The police said on Twitter that they don't have information on the assailant's motive or on the exact number of victims.

28 July 2017 8:47 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the premises of the JIT with son Hussain Nawaz in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif's brother Shehbaz could be Pak PM: reports

Names of Rana Sanaullah and Hamza Shehbaz are being touted as contenders for the post of Punjab chief minister, the...

28 July 2017 8:38 PM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. (Photo:PTI)

In response to US sanctions, Russia cuts down on number of American...

The Russian Foreign Ministry said it is ordering the US Embassy in Russia to reduce the number of its diplomats by...

28 July 2017 7:11 PM IST

According to Pakistani media reports, it was decided in advance that if the Supreme Court disqualifies Nawaz Sharif then Asif will be made interim prime minister for 45 days till someone from Nawaz Sharifs family is elected. (Photo: AFP)

Khawaja Asif likely to be interim Pak PM after Sharif's ouster

Despite Nawaz's disqualification, ruling party Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) enjoys a majority in the Parliament.

28 July 2017 6:38 PM IST

Injured passengers are attended to on the platform of a train station in Barcelona, Spain. Dozens of people were injured when a morning commuter train they were traveling on crashed into the buffers in a station in northeastern Barcelona early Friday. (Photo: AP)

54 injured in Barcelona train crash

At the time of the accident many passengers were standing up in the busy carriages, which increased the number of...

28 July 2017 5:10 PM IST

Qatars foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Unacceptable to outsource our foreign policy', says Qatar

Govt spokesperson Al-Thani said outsourcing their foreign policy would mean that no decisions would be made in Qatar.

28 July 2017 5:04 PM IST

Ice is displayed at the Variety Store on Ocracoke Island on North Carolinas Outer Banks. An estimated 10,000 tourists were ordered Thursday to evacuate the island after a construction company caused a power outage, leaving people stranded without air conditioning or places to eat. (Photo: AP)

Power outrage forced 10,000 tourists to evacuate North Carolina island

The N.C. Department of Transportation's Ferry Division says priority boarding is suspended for all vehicles leaving...

28 July 2017 4:40 PM IST

Assassination Probe Of North Korean Kim Jong Nam. (Photo: AP)

Trial date set for accused killers of kim Jong-nam in October

Seoul accuses North Korea of being behind the murder of Kim Jong Jong Nam, which sparked a serious diplomatic row...

28 July 2017 3:39 PM IST

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

Answers to Ifs and Buts of Trump's ban on transgender troops

Trump said the ban would save on the 'tremendous' medical costs and disruptions that transgender personnel could create.

28 July 2017 3:01 PM IST

#WhereIsMyName aims to challenge attitudes that allow men to make all decisions and leave women invisible and powerless. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan women campaign for their identity, challenge age-old tradition

The practice of erasing women's names is rooted in Afghan customs, rather than Islam, the dominant religion.

28 July 2017 2:41 PM IST

Sharif said he decided on reopening the border because of shared cultural and religious ties between the two nations, as well as the economic losses incurred by the closure. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif: PM thrice, but forced to quit in middle of term every...

A steel tycoon-cum-politician, Sharif had served as the Pakistan's prime minister for the first time from 1990 to 1993.

28 July 2017 2:31 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

Chronology of Panama Papers scandal in Pakistan

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalism published the Panama Papers, exposing tax evasion by the...

28 July 2017 2:20 PM IST