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Last Saturday, a twin bombing in the capital killed 74 people and was claimed by Fateh al-Sham Front, the former Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. (Representational Image)

Afghanistan: 9 killed as suicide bomber targets breakaway Taliban...

Mohammad Saleem Rohdi, chief of the Gareshk district, says 6 other militants from a breakaway Taliban faction were...

14 Jun 2017 12:50 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Panamagate Probe: Pakistan Election Commission gives clean chit to...

Around 50 percent of the MNAs we wrote to, seeking clarification over certain points, have been cleared, ECP quoted in a...

14 Jun 2017 12:29 PM IST

President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days in office with a wistful look at his life before the White House. (Photo: AP)

Trump gives Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan

Jim Mattis is believed to send several thousands more troops to Afghanistan, but has not taken a final decision, The New...

14 Jun 2017 11:34 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

Britain, EU in suspense as May tries to clinch power deal

The talks are being closely watched in European capitals as they could delay the expected start of Brexit negotiations...

14 Jun 2017 10:54 AM IST

Warmbier, a 22-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial in North Koreas Supreme Court in March 2016. (Photo: AP)

North Korea frees American student; parents say he was in coma while...

While N Korea's move to free Otto Warmbier may provide an opening for talks on security issues, the prospects still...

14 Jun 2017 10:44 AM IST

Jack Letts. (Photo: Facebook)

I hate them more than Americans do: 21-year-old Jihadi Jack' escapes...

Jack Letts from Oxford, says he has left the ISIS territory and is now being held by Kurdish forces fighting the group.

14 Jun 2017 10:08 AM IST

US attorney general Jeff Sessions.(Photo: AP)

At Senate hearing, Jeff Sessions denies discussing US elections with...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to defend his honour against scurrilous and false allegations'.

14 Jun 2017 9:25 AM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Door open for UK till Brexit negotiations are done: French President...

But he stressed too that he respected the sovereign decision of the British people to leave the EU in their referendum...

14 Jun 2017 8:59 AM IST

The London Fire Brigade said that 40 fire tenders and 200 firefighters were sent to tackle the flames. (Photo: AP)

UK: 6 dead after huge fire engulfs London residential building

Emergency services said 50 people injured in the incident were taken to 5 London hospitals.

14 Jun 2017 8:26 AM IST

Travel ban is about security, not religion: Jeff Sessions

He was reacting to the ruling by a three- judge bench of the US court of appeals for the Ninth Circuit against the...

14 Jun 2017 2:35 AM IST

former FBI Director Robert Mueller (Photo: AP)

Team Trump targets counsel Mueller

Allies say ex-FBI boss probing Russian links may be fired, Rosenstein denies rumours'.

14 Jun 2017 2:34 AM IST

Interior of the Skrilje bunker located in a forest 90 metres bellow the ground on a sealed-off military base near town of Kocevje, Slovenia. (Photo: AFP)

Slovenia hideouts spill Cold War secrets

Until recently, the existence of the 800-square-metre labyrinth had still been a secret, albeit not a very good one.

14 Jun 2017 2:29 AM IST