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Undated photo of Princeton researcher Xiyue Wang. (Photo: AP)

Iran rejects US threats over detained Americans

Washington and Tehran severed diplomatic relations in 1980 when US embassy staff were taken hostage for 444 days.

23 July 2017 9:15 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump talks pardon, blasts Robert Mueller

US spies overheard Russian envoy saying he discussed campaign matters with Sessions.

23 July 2017 7:21 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Cash trail of Imran Khan's UK flats incomplete

Besides, the document said that Mr Khan played county cricket for Worcestershire and Sussex from 1971 to 1988.

23 July 2017 7:10 AM IST

Foreign policy observers feel that China is accusing India of disturbing the peace at the Sikkim border to hide the Chinese unilateral aggression. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

India, China need to talk, thaw tensions, says Pentagon

National security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will visit Beijing for a meeting of Brics' NSAs next week.

23 July 2017 6:38 AM IST

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

If disqualified, Nawaz Sharif may appoint his brother as PM

Defence minister may be made interim PM

23 July 2017 5:31 AM IST

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) law.

British Sikh judge promoted to senior-most post in UK judicial system

The 53-year-old High Court judge known for his characteristic white turbans in court was born in Delhi before his family...

22 July 2017 6:55 PM IST

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

US presses Myanmar for complete break-off of links with N Korea

US envoy's trip to Myanmar underlined continuing US worries over North Korean links that back to Myanmar's decades of...

22 July 2017 6:36 PM IST

A man from Bihar has been languishing in a jail in Saudi Arabia for over 15 years as his family is unable to pay a punishment sum of over Rs 1 crore. (Representational image)

Indian man produces fake identity to get US Citizenship

According to Acting US Attorney Abe Martinez, Balbir Singh had previously attempted to obtain asylum under false...

22 July 2017 6:30 PM IST

Sikkim, which became a part of India in May 1976, is the only state which has a demarcated border with China. (Photo: Representational/File)

India can ensure economic progress by controlling border actions:...

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member...

22 July 2017 5:53 PM IST

Facebook plans to develop a fleet of drones powered by sunlight that will fly for months at a time, communicating with each other through lasers and extending internet connectivity to the ground below.

UK moves to tighten rules on drone use

The new rules will make it easier for the govt to track drones that have been flown in a risky manner or infringed on...

22 July 2017 5:26 PM IST

The Egyptian authorities are battling an insurgency by the Islamic State (ISIS) group in North Sinai that has killed hundreds of members of the security forces. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Egypt kills 30 extremists in Sinai, says military

Egypt has struggled to quash attacks led by ISIS, after the army ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

22 July 2017 5:00 PM IST

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

US warns Iran of 'new and serious consequences' if Americans not...

The threat of prisoner-related sanctions opens up a new front in tensions between Tehran and the Trump administration.

22 July 2017 4:52 PM IST