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Nepals newly elected prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, center, waves to the media at the Parliament House in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)

Sher Bahadur Deuba elected Prime Minister of Nepal

Sher Bahadur Deuba played a key role in bringing the Madhesi parties on board for the second phase of the local-level...

7 Jun 2017 2:58 PM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Tensions along China-India border persist despite growing economic...

According to Pentagon, China's use of force in territorial disputes has varied widely throughout its history.

7 Jun 2017 2:47 PM IST

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey will testify before Congress on on what ties President Donald Trump may have with Russia and the allegation that he was wiretapped by Barack Obama. (Photo: AP)

White House allies scramble for ways to counter James Comey

James Comey could also bring up other aspects of his dealings with the Trump administration.

7 Jun 2017 2:35 PM IST

(Photo: AP/Representational)

Oldest man-man metal object: 3000-yr-old mask found from South America

The metal mask - along with a collection of human bones was found in a tomb near a village in north-western Argentina.

7 Jun 2017 2:13 PM IST

Passengers of cancelled flights wait in Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, Qatar. Qatars foreign minister says Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties and moved to isolate his energy-rich, travel-hub nation from the outside world.

Qatar says Saudi-led move to bar citizens breach of rights

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt gave Qataris 14 days to leave, breaking diplomatic relations with Doha over its...

7 Jun 2017 1:51 PM IST

Iran Parliament (Photo: AFP)

ISIS claims attacks on Iran parliament, Khomeini's shrine killing 12

There are also reports of a third attack at a metro station but it is not clear if these incidents are connected.

7 Jun 2017 11:55 AM IST

The duo were each jailed for five months and ordered to receive three strokes of the cane. (Photo: File/Representational)

2 men from India jailed, caned for attacking Singapore national

They committed the offence at a Shaw Road dormitory near Upper Paya Lebar Road on October 29 last year.

7 Jun 2017 11:22 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump urges Gulf nations to unite after backing Saudi on isolating...

Triggering the Arab world's biggest crisis in years, the 3 Gulf nations and Egypt suggested Qatar supported Riyadh's...

7 Jun 2017 10:36 AM IST

The prediction came in a 97-page annual report to Congress that saw advances throughout the Chinese military in 2016, funded by robust defence spending that the Pentagon estimated exceeded USD 180 billion. (Photo: AP/Representational)

China could build more overseas bases, maybe in Pakistan: US

It forecast that Beijing would likely build more bases overseas after establishing a facility in the African nation of...

7 Jun 2017 10:13 AM IST

7 people were killed and 49 injured when the trio rammed a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revelers in bars in the nearby Borough Market. (Photo: AP)

Pak-origin terrorist was a brainwashed follower of extremist

British officials said that Khuram Shahzad Butt, one of the 4 attackers who launched a van and knife attack in central...

6 Jun 2017 9:11 PM IST

The girl told her friend about the abuse when she was 14 years old, but the incident was not reported to the police until as late as 2010. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

UK imam accused of sexually assaulting minor girls who sat with him...

He would call them to sit next to him saying he wanted to hear them recite the Koran.

6 Jun 2017 9:11 PM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump backs Saudi-led isolation of Qatar over terrorism

The dispute comes less than a month after Trump visited Saudi Arabia and called for Muslim nations to unite against...

6 Jun 2017 8:47 PM IST