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Expressing deep gratitude to all SCO countries for giving India full membership after enjoying 12 years of observer status, Modi termed SCO as a main pillar of peace and security in the regional and the global arena. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Modi urges SCO members to fight terror, expresses concern over CPEC

Modi also congratulated Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev for organising the SCO Summit.

9 Jun 2017 4:54 PM IST

United Nations. (Photo: Representational)

3 UN peacekeepers killed in attack northern Mali

The attack is just the latest to target the 12,000-strong force in the west African nation.

9 Jun 2017 4:51 PM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses foreign ambassadors at a Ramadan dinner in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan has voiced support for Qatar in its dispute with Saudi Arabia and other nations, saying no one will benefit from the policy of isolating the oil-rich nation. (Photo: AP)

Erdogan approves bill to deploy troops to Qatar

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan also approved another accord between Turkey and Qatar on military training...

9 Jun 2017 3:50 PM IST

Iraqi men carry the body of a man killed at the site of twin bomb attacks at a busy market in Baghdads central al-Sinek neighborhood on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Woman detonates hidden bomb in Iraq market; 31 dead, 35 hurt

ISIS claimed the attack in the town of Musayab, south of Baghdad, in a statement on its Amaq news agency.

9 Jun 2017 3:37 PM IST

On Thursday recovery workers carried bodies on stretchers back to shore in a grim procession met by solemn lines of locals and relatives waiting under heavy skies on the beach. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar plane wreck: 31 bodies found, including 21 women, 8 children

More than half of the passengers were from military families, including 15 children, according to the army.

9 Jun 2017 3:28 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi pitches for coordinated efforts, better connectivity at SCO...

In his address, Modi hoped that India's entry into SCO will give a new momentum to the grouping in dealing with...

9 Jun 2017 3:07 PM IST

Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani (Photo: AP)

Qatar slams terrorist list issued by Saudi, allies, calls it...

Political tensions in the Gulf have heightened ever since Saudi, allies severed ties with Qatar over its alleged support...

9 Jun 2017 2:54 PM IST

Her parents tried to get her to a hospital on Saturday, but she refused their help, and instead, plunged a knife into her fathers chest. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Man with knife holds hostages at job centre in northeast England

Police said student accommodation nearby had been evacuated and a metro station closed as a precaution.

9 Jun 2017 2:42 PM IST

The 10-day festival, which is also called Shaheedi Jor Mela, will be held at Panja Sahib and Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Pak claims India stopped Sikh pilgrims from visiting country

The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi had issued visas to 80 Sikh pilgrims but 66 of them couldn't reach Lahore,...

9 Jun 2017 2:13 PM IST

India and Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Obligations to join the organisation in last years summit in Tashkent. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Indo-Pak tensions a challenge for SCO summit, says Chinese daily

The editorial came as the six-member grouping is set to admit India and Pakistan as full members.

9 Jun 2017 2:01 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: PTI)

Modi meets Chinese Prez Xi at SCO Summit, seeks to repair frozen ties

It is the 1st meet between the 2 leaders after India boycotted the OBOR forum held in Beijing earlier.

9 Jun 2017 1:51 PM IST

New French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. (Photo: AP)

'Surprise' UK vote does not call Brexit into question, says French PM...

'I don't think we can read anything into this vote than a desire expressed by the British to choose the Conservative...

9 Jun 2017 1:34 PM IST