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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AP/File)

Nawaz Sharif may take fresh vote of confidence

The Parliament's session was scheduled for July 31, the ruling party is expected to call a snap session, the official...

16 July 2017 5:47 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)

Now, France wades into Qatar row, urges Arab states to end punitive...

Saudi Arabia also sealed Qatar's only land border, impacting a key source of food imports in the mostly desert nation.

15 July 2017 5:59 PM IST

In this March 29, 2016 photo, journalists look a image of Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan should grant visa to Jadhav's mother on humanitarian grounds:...

Jadhav on June 22 filed a mercy petition before Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

15 July 2017 5:44 PM IST

Vadims Ruskuls was arrested and charged for Kaurs murder and preventing her lawful burial. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Police arrest Christian man for alleged blasphemy case in Pakistan

The accused was moved to another place after rumours that religious groups intend to attack police station

15 July 2017 3:49 PM IST

UAEs Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash. (Photo: AP)

UAE diplomat says Qatar's standoff with Arab states could prolonge

The Arab quartet accuse Qatar of disrupting regional security by supporting Islamist opposition groups and extremists.

15 July 2017 3:37 PM IST

Smoke billows from the upper floors of the Marco Polo apartment complex in Honolulu (Photo: AP)

3 dead in fire in Honolulu high-rise apartment building

Images posted online showed orange flames raging on several floors and debris falling from windows.

15 July 2017 3:36 PM IST

UK: Second round of Brexit negotiations to take place in Brussels

The three negotiating groups cover citizens' rights, the financial settlement between the two parties and other...

15 July 2017 3:27 PM IST

US Vice President, Mike Pence, speaks during a dinner in Seoul, South Korea, over North Koreas threats to advance its defense capabilities. (Photo: AP)

Its right time to begin end of 'Obamacare', says Mike Pence

Trudeau said he doesn't think it's appropriate for one country to lecture another on how it should govern itself.

15 July 2017 1:53 PM IST

It said that interest among international students in the US remains steady overall despite the current environment. (Representational image)

Indian students worry about physical safety in US: survey

Among the 112 colleges that provided data there was a 2 per cent decline in the expected yield rate this year compared...

15 July 2017 1:41 PM IST

US President Donald Trumps maiden face-off with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at G20 summit in Hamburg, Germnay (Photo: AP)

Russia, mulling expulsions, says too many US spies work in Moscow

Russia would also move to deny US diplomats use of a dacha compound and a warehouse in Moscow,Russian Foreign Ministry...

15 July 2017 1:14 PM IST

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, during their meeting in Istanbul. (Photo: AP)

Gulf standoff cannot be resolved in a day, says Qatar FM

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates say the counterterrorism agreement does not go far enough to...

15 July 2017 1:05 PM IST

The core of al Qaeda leadership is still in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the official pointed out. (File Photo) AP)

Sectarian attacks in India might indirectly help al-Qaida

'Al-Qaidas senior leadership is found today in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan and beyond', Katherine Zimmerman...

15 July 2017 12:37 PM IST