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Edward Snowden. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' face deportation: lawyer

The refugees have said previously they were specifically asked about their links to Snowden by Hong Kong authorities.

15 May 2017 7:09 PM IST

Consular access, Jadhavs fake passport: Paks defence at ICJ in detail

Consular access, Jadhav's 'fake' passport: Pak's defence at ICJ in...

Earlier on Monday, India had presented its case in the matter, urging the ICJ to suspend the death sentence awarded to...

15 May 2017 6:59 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin asks nations seek peaceful solution to North Korea...

Putin said he was briefed by his defence minister after North Korea's latest missile test.

15 May 2017 6:29 PM IST

Dr. Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of Indias Ministry of External Affairs, left, greets Pakistans Syed Faraz Hussain Zaidi as they wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo: AP)

Jadhav could be hanged before arguments are heard: India to ICJ

The present situation, attorney Harish Salve said before the court, was grave and that is why India had sought ICJ's...

15 May 2017 5:02 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves a news conference at the end of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Monday, May 15, 2017. Xi on Monday appealed to foreign leaders at a forum on a Chinese trade initiative to resist pressure to close markets. (Photo: AP)

India an 'onlooker' to OBOR, will have very small role if it joins:...

Chinese daily Global Times said India would never succeed in stopping other neighbours from joining OBOR, or seeking...

15 May 2017 5:01 PM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump and Indian-American Nikki Haley, the Governor of South Carolina. (Photo: AP)

Nikki Haley defends call to fire Comey, says Donald Trump is CEO of...

Haley said she believed that the criticism of Trump stems from discomfort with his propensity to act on his decisions.

15 May 2017 4:19 PM IST

Rodrigo Duterte

Philippine lawmakers kill impeachment case against Duterte

The Justice Committee of the House of Representatives said there was insufficient substance to proceed.

15 May 2017 3:58 PM IST

President Donald Trump about the health care overhaul bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

US lawmakers ask Trump to provide taped conversations with James Comey

A Republican senator said the White House must clear the air' about the taped conversations.

15 May 2017 2:18 PM IST

Turkey has been pressuring the US to drop support for the Kurdish militants in Syria for years and doesnt want them spearheading the Raqqa effort. (Photo: AP/AFP)

President Erdogan to visit Trump, amid much friction between US,...

Erdogan and other top Turkish officials have pressed for the US to reverse its strategy.

15 May 2017 1:51 PM IST

Dr. Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of Indias Ministry of External Affairs, right, and his delegation wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, May 15, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Jadhav sentence human rights violation: Key points of India's argument...

India's lawyer Harish Salve argued that there was no guarantee that Jadhav would not be executed while the court was in...

15 May 2017 1:37 PM IST

A roadside bomb struck their vehicle in the countrys south-western Mastung district. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Roadside bombing wounds 4 paramilitary troops in Pakistan

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but in the past Baluch separatist groups have claimed such...

15 May 2017 1:17 PM IST

The police initiated a case of murder and dacoity. (Representational image)

Australia: Man murders, chops transgender girlfriend's body, cooks it...

Police were alerted to the gruesome discovery when the building's management reported a rank smell coming from the...

15 May 2017 1:02 PM IST