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British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

On eve of UK general election, Theresa May tries to bring focus back...

Pollsters still expect May's Conservatives to win, although talk of a landslide majority of more than 100 seats has...

8 Jun 2017 8:35 AM IST

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

Nawaz Sharif rejects Afghan terror charges

The statement added that Pakistan had shown exceptional restraint even when Afghan territory was being used for...

8 Jun 2017 3:25 AM IST

The Ilyushin-18 plane carrying 32 passengers and seven crew made an emergency landing around 4:45 am Moscow time in the eastern Siberian region of Sakha. (Photo: Pixabay)

Myanmar plane with 120 on board crashes

Debris from the missing military plane found in the Andaman Sea.

8 Jun 2017 2:36 AM IST

Iranian policemen evacuate a child from the Parliament building in Tehran on Wednesday, during an attack on the complex. (Photo: AFP)

12 dead as ISIS attacks Iran Parliament, shrine

Rare terror siege lasts for 5 hours, all holed-up gunmen killed.

8 Jun 2017 2:03 AM IST

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (Photo: AP)

UN chief warns of clean water shortages by 2050

He said the UN is ready to engage in preventive diplomacy to keep the competition for water from sparking conflicts.

8 Jun 2017 1:58 AM IST

Smoke rises after aerial bombings by Philippine Air Force planes on Islamist militant positions in Marawi, on the southern island of Mindanao. (Photo: AFP)

Long battle feared as militants hold on in Philippine city

Two weeks after gunmen waving black flags of the Islamic State (ISIS) group rampaged through the Muslim city of Marawi.

8 Jun 2017 1:52 AM IST

Syrias Kurds are now receiving direct US military support, and hold large swathes of the Kurdish-majority parts of the country they call Rojava. (Photo: AFP)

Raqqa campaign cements rising profile of Syria's Kurds

When Syria's conflict began with anti-government demonstrations in March 2011, Kurdish leaders largely kept out of the...

8 Jun 2017 1:52 AM IST

A Chinese official helps plant seagrass in the Potomac river as foreign envoys help out with a conservation scheme threatened by US budget cuts. (Photo: AFP)

Envoys wade in to help US waters despite climate snub by Trump

Their grass had germinated six months ago under a previous administration that had made environmental protection a...

7 Jun 2017 10:44 PM IST

A car is washed over by a huge wave that slammed into the promenade during heavy storms in the Sea Point neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo: AP)

8 dead as storm brings rain to drought-hit Cape Town

Cape Town workers said they had taken measures to protect some poor residents, who live in sprawling neighbourhoods of...

7 Jun 2017 9:18 PM IST

Screenshot of the video showing the attack. (Photo: Twitter)

Video shows 3 armed men attacking Indian eatery in UK, 2 diners...

In the midst of chaos, one man at the foot of the stairs made a phone, probably to the police.

7 Jun 2017 9:00 PM IST

A US missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, is installed on a golf course in Seongju, South Korea. (Photo: AP/File)

THAAD deployment in South Korea to be delayed for environmental...

President Moon on Monday ordered an investigation into who tried to avoid avoid the 'green audit' of the THAAD...

7 Jun 2017 7:26 PM IST

President Donald Trump also wants to boost immigration courts by USD 80 million to pay for 75 additional teams of judges. (Photo: AP)

Senator to asks officials about Trump's push back on Russia...

Trump has consistently pushed back against suggestions that his campaign coordinated with Russia and has called the...

7 Jun 2017 7:12 PM IST