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the Chinese fighter jets were there for a while and \flying wing-to-wing\ as well, Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said. (Photo: Representational/ AFP)World
Chinese jets intercept US Navy plane at unsafe range: Pentagon

According to the Pentagon spokesman, the vast majority of interactions that they have with the Chinese military are...

25 July 2017 8:47 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Royal Castle in Warsaw. (Photo: AP)World
Trump pressures Republicans to repeal, warns 'Obamacare is death'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to lay out the path forward Tuesday at a closed-door Republican...

25 July 2017 8:32 AM IST

Prosecutors say the alleged assault occurred during the 1991-92 school year, and that the boy was given milk and cookies afterward. (Photo: File/Representational)World
Retired US priest accused of forcing boy to perform oral sex

The state attorney general's office said that the Rev. Sweeney committed felony involuntary deviate sexual intercourse...

25 July 2017 8:24 AM IST

Doval is expected to visit Beijing on July 26 to attend the meeting of the NSAs. (Photo: PTI/File)World
Amid Sikkim standoff, China hints at Doval-Yang bilateral at BRICS...

The standoff between China and India in the Doklam area near the Bhutan tri-junction has dragged on for the past four...

24 July 2017 8:22 PM IST

US President Donald Trumps maiden face-off with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at G20 summit in Hamburg, Germnay (Photo: AP)World
New US sanctions on Russia will hit interests of both sides: Kremlin

Ties between Moscow, Washington have slumped to their lowest since Cold War as US slapped sanctions on Moscow over it...

24 July 2017 7:15 PM IST

Palestinians burn mock metal detectors during a demonstration in Bethlehem. Israels minister of public security said Sunday that metal detectors set at the entrance to a major Jerusalem shrine that angered Palestinians could be removed if police have another way of ensuring security there. (Photo: AP)World
Pan-Islamic body to meet over clash in Jerusalem

'The issue of the Al-Aqsa mosque is a red line', the Jeddah-based OIC said in a statement after a meeting in the Saudi...

24 July 2017 6:58 PM IST

Police shut down the town of Schaffhausen in Switzerland, while they search for an unknown man who attacked people. (Photo: AP)World
Five injured in Swiss chainsaw attack: Reports

Authorities were first alerted about the attack in the old quarter of Schaffhausen at 10:39 am (0839 GMT), the ATS news...

24 July 2017 6:49 PM IST

China claims most of the resource-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)World
China says it wants to 'maintain stability' in disputed South China...

China claims most of the energy-rich sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.

24 July 2017 6:34 PM IST

Pakistani rescue workers prepare to remove a body from the site of a deadly bombing in the eastern city of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. (Photo: AP)World
Suicide blast near CM's house in Lahore claims 26 lives, leaves 57...

Prime Minister Sharif strongly condemned the blast and directed officials to provide best possible medical treatment for...

24 July 2017 6:03 PM IST

Smoke from an explosion rises during fighting against Islamic State militants in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: AP)World
After Mosul victory, Iraq mulls future of Shiite militias

The government-sanctioned groups became known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, known as Hashed al-Shaabi in Arabic.

24 July 2017 5:54 PM IST

Doval is expected to visit Beijing on July 26 to attend the meeting of the NSAs. (Photo: PTI/File)World
Sikkim row: India-China talks during NSA Doval's Beijing visit...

Doval was expected to hold a meeting with his Chinese counterpart to discuss the Sikkim standoff between the two...

24 July 2017 5:49 PM IST

There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab often carries out such assaults. (Photo: Representational Image)World
Trump a 'brainless billionaire': Al-Shabab video mocks Trump

The new video says US voters elected 'arguably the most stupid president a country could ever have'.

24 July 2017 5:19 PM IST

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