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Iran claims to show the launching of Simorgh satellite-carrying rocket in an undisclosed location (Photo: AP)

Iran claims launch of satellite-carrying rocket into space

A confirmed launch of the "Simorgh" rocket would mark another step forward for the Islamic Republic's young space...

28 July 2017 10:06 AM IST

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela. (Photo: AP)

Over 100 dead in Venezuela political crisis as polarizing vote nears

Most of the dead in anti-government protests that began in early April have been young men killed by gunfire.

28 July 2017 9:28 AM IST

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi (Photo: PTI)

NSA Ajit Doval, Yang Jiechi discuss 'major problems' amid Sikkim...

China's state-run news agency also reported that Yang met separately with Doval and his other counterparts from South...

28 July 2017 9:12 AM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar seeks UN help to resolve Gulf crisis, accuses Arab states of...

Qatar has dismissed the demands as a violation of its sovereignty and has received significant support from its ally...

28 July 2017 8:25 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Moscow will ultimately respond to insolence of US sanctions: Putin

The US legislation is aimed at punishing the Kremlin for allegedly meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.

28 July 2017 8:16 AM IST

Pakistan interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan (Photo: AFP)

Pak minister says 'will resign after judgement'; Panama case verdict...

Pak interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan expressed serious disappointment over the way he was kept away from Sharif...

28 July 2017 8:07 AM IST

US President Donald Trump thanks the audience at the end of joints statements with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (Photo: PTI)

Qatar hires US firm to challenge Saudi

Hiring a firm associated with former Trump aide Corey Lewando-wski shows Qatar wants access to a White House with close...

28 July 2017 4:25 AM IST

Scott Swift, US Pacific Fleet commander

Admiral ready to nuke China if Trump orders

The drills were monitored by a Chinese intelligence-gathering ship off northeast Australia.

28 July 2017 3:17 AM IST

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Beijing, China, on Thursday. (Photo: PTI/File)

Amid Sikkim row, Ajit Doval discusses issues in bilateral ties with...

China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported that Yang met separately with Doval and his other counterparts from South...

27 July 2017 9:40 PM IST

US Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott Swift addresses an Australian National University security conference in Canberra on July 27, 2017. Swift said he would launch a nuclear strike against China next week if US President Donald Trump ordered it. (Photo: AP)

US admiral ready to obey Trump nuclear strike order on China

Pacific Fleet spokesman Capt Charlie Brown later said Swift's answer reaffirmed the principle of civilian control over...

27 July 2017 5:24 PM IST

Pakistans former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AFP)

Pervez Musharraf mulled using nukes against India after 2001 attack:...

Musharraf has been living in Dubai since last year when he was allowed to leave Pakistan on pretext of medical...

27 July 2017 4:52 PM IST

The couple, from Enfield in North London, had two weddings earlier this year a registrar wedding in April for Alis Turkish family (Photo: Facebook)

UK couple detained on honeymoon in US as man was Muslim: report

The couple ended up having to spend more than a day in Los Angeles International Airport

27 July 2017 3:00 PM IST