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US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump urges 'all nations' to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea

The official spoke before North Korea fired a ballistic missile in an apparent bid to test US resolve and the South's...

14 May 2017 11:37 AM IST

North Korea Missile. (Photo: AP)

North Korea missile test: US calls for stronger sanction

Multiple sets of UN and US sanctions against N Korea have done little to deter Pyongyang from pursuing its nuclear and...

14 May 2017 11:34 AM IST

Nepalese elderly people arrive at a polling station to cast their votes during the local election on May 14. (Photo: AP)

Nepal begins voting in local polls, for first time in 20 years

The second phase of local polls in the remaining parts of the country will be held after a month.

14 May 2017 10:46 AM IST

Francis said proselytising isnt his style - in politics or religion. (Photo: AP)

Pope says he wants to work for peace with Trump, not sway his...

Speculation has swirled about possible conversation topics at their May 24 audience.

14 May 2017 9:55 AM IST

The North also announced last week that it thwarted what it claims was a CIA-backed attempt to assassinate Kim. (Photo: AP)

North Korea fires missile after South Korean prez Moon Jae-In pledges...

Moon Jae-In had said that he was willing to visit Pyongyang in the right circumstances'.

14 May 2017 9:12 AM IST

Chibok school girls recently freed from Nigeria Extremist captivity in Abuja, Nigeria.

Nigeria: Boko Haram releases video of armed girl pledging loyalty to...

When asked why she does not want to go home, Maida said her family lived in the town of unbelief and they should accept...

14 May 2017 8:25 AM IST

FBI Director James Comey (Photo: AP)

James Comey sacking may bedevil Trump on healthcare plan

Donald Trump, James Comey

14 May 2017 4:52 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

PM Sharif, Bajwa never discussed Jindal meeting'

Meanwhile an Indian woman Dr Uzma, who says she was forcibly married to a Pakistani national, moved the Islamabad high...

14 May 2017 4:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)

India to skip One Belt One Road Summit in Beijing

Two-day meeting in Beijing from today; besides Pak, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangla, Myanmar attending.

14 May 2017 1:04 AM IST

Pakistans army senior officer Lt. Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa attends a military exercise in Khairpur Tamiwali, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan army chief visits LoC amid border tension

Bajwa visited troops deployed along the LoC in Nikial sector, Pakistan Army's media wing said in a statement.

13 May 2017 9:38 PM IST

20 fatalities and 11 other seriously injured in a bus crash in southwest Turkey tourist town. (Representational Image/AP)

Turkey: 20 killed, 11 injured after tourist bus plunges off road

The accident occurred in a hilly road and the bus plunged into a precipice after smashing through the crash barrier.

13 May 2017 6:35 PM IST

Pakistan maintained that it had killed 50 soldiers and injured more than 100, Afghanistan contended that only 2 had died. (Representational Image/AP)

EU, US should review afghan policy to foster long term peace

'It is time that hard decisions are taken, and the historical mistake known as the Durand Line is set right', said EP...

13 May 2017 5:39 PM IST