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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that urgent task was to lower temperatures and resume talks. (Photo: YouTube)

China asks India, US to stay out of SCS by not disturbing region's...

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said the situation in the disputed region was 'cooling down'.

23 Jun 2017 5:06 PM IST

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier, whose parents say has been in a coma while serving a 15-year prison term in North Korea, was released and returned to the United States Tuesday, June 13, 2017, as the Trump administration revealed a rare exchange with the reclusive country. (Photo: AP)

Mystery to us as well: N Korea acusses US of 'smear campaign' over...

The North had earlier Friday denied torturing or mistreating Warmbier, in the first official reaction to his death.

23 Jun 2017 3:41 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

China in no mood to change its stance over India's NSG membership

After India's application for entry into the 48-member elite group Pakistan too had applied with the tacit backing of...

23 Jun 2017 3:29 PM IST

Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin. (Photo: PTI)

India backs UN to refer Mauritius-Britain dispute to ICJ

India was among the nations voting in favour of the resolution proposed by Mauritius and co-sponsored by the Group of...

23 Jun 2017 3:05 PM IST

With this Modi, would be the fifth foreign leader Trump would have spoken with over phone after being sworn-in as the US President on January 20.

US will need India to counter China over its growing influence: US...

The proposed USD 7.5 billion funding, if approved, could be a starting point for further India-US engagement in the...

23 Jun 2017 2:40 PM IST

Warmbier had suffered severe brain damage during his captivity. (Photo: AP)

North Korea denies torturing US student Warmbier: KCNA

The article criticized South Korea for using Warmbier's case to seek the release of other detainees, including 6 South...

23 Jun 2017 2:36 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabias King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Photo: File/AP)

Donald Trump relies on son-in-law Jared Kushner to advance his agenda

President Donald Trump relies on son-in-law Jared Kushner to advance his agenda, the closest thing to royal assist that...

23 Jun 2017 2:27 PM IST

Demonstrators run from advancing security forces who prevented the demonstrators from marching to the office of Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz to show support for the one-time government loyalist, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo: AP)

Venezuelan anti-govt protests leave 75 dead in 3 months

Opposition lawmaker Jose Manuel Olivares said the man had been shot by a member of the National Guard.

23 Jun 2017 1:18 PM IST

Copyrighted material such as music, videos and software are largely available on P2P websites, which are illegal.

China authorities orders websites to stop video streaming

Internet companies are required to enforce censorship by removing postings about politically sensitive topics.

23 Jun 2017 11:41 AM IST

US Congressman Ted Poe (Photo: Youtube grab)

American blood on its hands: Bill tabled in US House to revoke Pak's...

Pakistan has stubbornly refused to go after, in any meaningful way, terrorists that actively seek to harm opposing...

23 Jun 2017 11:24 AM IST

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Photo: AP)

Qatar's neighbours issue steep list of 13 demands to end crisis

The four Arab countries accuse Qatar of funding terrorism, fomenting regional instability and cozying up to...

23 Jun 2017 11:23 AM IST

There was also no claim of responsibility for the attack in Logar but Salleh, the spokesman, accused the Taliban of planting the roadside bomb. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Taliban leader says war ends only when NATO leaves

Akhunzadah boasted international support saying 'The mainstream entities of the world admit its effectiveness,...

23 Jun 2017 11:09 AM IST