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A Thai soldier stands guard as police officers investigate the lobby of Phramongkutklao Hospital, a military-owned hospital that is also open to civilians, in Bangkok after a bomb wounded more than 20 people, in Bangkok. (Photo: AP)

Bomb blast wounds 25 at Bangkok military hospital: Thai police

The deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police said investigators found traces of batteries and wires at the scene on...

22 May 2017 2:22 PM IST

The near-vertical 12-metre rocky outcrop stood on the mountains south-east ridge and was the last great challenge before the top. (Photo: Tim Mosedale/Twitter)

Mt Everest's Hillary Step destroyed, say mountaineers

British mountaineer Mosedale believes the Step was most likely a victim of Nepal's 2015 earthquake.

22 May 2017 2:11 PM IST

On his first foreign tour as the US President, Donald Trump joined in a traditional sword dance welcome ceremony ahead of a banquet at the Murabba Palace in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: AP)

Video: US President Trump dances at Saudi's traditional sword ceremony

The traditional men's sword dance is known as the ardah, according to the Saudi Embassy in the United States.

22 May 2017 1:11 PM IST

The victim was admitted to the hospital overnight due to his injuries. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Australia: Cabbie called bloody Indian', thrashed in racial attack;...

The taxi driver reported that the male passenger punched him from behind, and pushed him to the ground.

22 May 2017 12:51 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Ready to deploy new missile capable of reaching Japan, US military...

The missile tested on Sunday is believed to be capable of reaching Japan and several major US military bases in the...

22 May 2017 10:58 AM IST

Haley tours a supermarket run by the Norwegian Refugee Council and partly funded by the U.S. during a visit to the Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan. (Photo: AP)

Jordan: US envoy Haley says Trump administration will support Syrian...

US envoy Nikki Haley's message was diluted by US President Trump's planned budget cuts and his hardline position on...

22 May 2017 10:44 AM IST

Trump added that Muslim leaders must do more to confront extremism. (Photo: AP)

In Saudi Arabia, Trump admits India is 'victim of terrorism'

Without naming Pakistan, he said, 'every country must ensure that terrorists don't find any sanctuary on their lands.'

22 May 2017 9:25 AM IST

The presidents address was the centrepiece of his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, his first overseas trip since his January swearing-in. (Photo: AP)

Note here to lecture Mideast rulers on human rights: Trump in Saudi...

Standing before dozens of regional leaders on Sunday, Trump said Islam was one of the world's great faiths.'

22 May 2017 9:05 AM IST

Trump told dozens of Muslim leaders invited to Riyadh for a special summit that he brought a message of friendship and hope and love. (Photo: AP)

Iran funds terrorists: Trump calls for its international isolation in...

He appealed to Muslim nations to ensure that terrorists find no sanctuary on their soil'.

22 May 2017 8:39 AM IST

First to come out of closet, Leo set to lead Ireland

Vardarkar had become the first openly gay Cabinet minister in Ireland after coming out in 2015.

22 May 2017 6:08 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters as he arrives for a congress of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo: AP)

Iron man' Recep Tayyip Erdogan gets party reins again

AKP deputy chairman Hayati Yazici announced Erdogan received 1,414 votes, to cheers from the audience.

22 May 2017 3:31 AM IST

Afghan children walk past security force personnel as they leave a village during an operation against ISIS in Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province. (Photo; AFP)

German among two killed, Finn kidnapped in Kabul

20 Afghan policemen killed as Taliban storms their outposts.

22 May 2017 3:06 AM IST