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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

Kim Jong Un inspects test of 'next-gen air defence system'

North Korea on May 21 tested its most powerful ICBM on Sunday from a location near Pukchang.

28 May 2017 2:13 PM IST

Sri Lanka has appealed for outside help as the death toll from floods and mudslides on Saturday rose to 100 with 99 others missing.

Sri Lanka rescuers find bodies as flood death toll reaches 146

Maj Gen Sudantha Ranasinghe, who is heading the rescue mission said he didn't expect to find any more survivors.

28 May 2017 1:54 PM IST

Samantha Slaughter, the manager at the large and modern pub, said Hall had called offering to put some money behind the bar. (Photo: AFP)

Crowdfunding page raises thousands to buy drinks for Manchester heroes

Edmund Hall was moved to start the campaign after Monday night's attack which left 22 people dead, a third of them kids.

28 May 2017 1:08 PM IST

In this March 29, 2016 photo, journalists look a image of Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (Photo: AP)

Execute Jadhav immediately if death sentence not overturned: plea in...

The petitioner requested the Supreme Court to order the immediate execution if he failed to get his capital punishment...

28 May 2017 12:11 PM IST

The workers said they sold the drugs to an unidentified businessman, who in turn sold the merchandise to a suspected drug trafficker. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Tanzania: 2 morgue workers cut open corpse, steal drugs hidden in...

The workers said they sold the drugs to an unidentified businessman, who in turn sold the merchandise to a suspected...

28 May 2017 11:31 AM 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)

Donald Trump tells confidants' US will leave Paris climate deal

On Saturday, Trump said in a Twitter post he would make a decision on whether to support the Paris climate deal next...

28 May 2017 11:14 AM IST

(Photo: Representational/AFP)

Chinese firm wins contract for first mountain subway train

The train, with a carrying capacity of 2,322 passengers, can run at a maximum speed of 100 km per hour.

28 May 2017 10:25 AM IST

When the 40-year-old Star Wars franchise could change hands at $4 billion, one can well imagine the real costs of actual technological advances to build a missile shield that can destroy a threatening missile both inside and beyond the Earths atmosphere. (Representational image)

US to test 'first-of-its-kind' missile to counter Pyongyang

The missile is meant to simulate an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a Missile Defence Agency spokesman said.

28 May 2017 8:55 AM IST

Ariana Grande. (Photo: AP)

Manchester sees spike in hate crimes after attack

From a daily average of 28, the number shot up to 56 by the middle of this week, Greater Manchester Police said.

28 May 2017 7:13 AM IST

Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby, seen with her face obscured with a shawl, is escorted by officials in Denpasar on Bali island on Saturday. (Photo:AP

12 years on, Indonesia deports Oz Ganja Queen'

Smuggler held with drugs polarised Australians with set up' claim.

28 May 2017 7:04 AM IST

China grip on Hong Kong tightens after freedom bid

Zhang said whole Cabinet should be made up of patriots and have higher familiarity of China.

28 May 2017 6:50 AM IST

Before Kami Rita Sherpa, Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi Sherpa have achieved the feat.

Nepalese sherpa scales Mt Everest for record 21 times

Since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first summitted Mount Everest in 1953, the peak has become the pinnacle of any...

28 May 2017 6:35 AM IST