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Smoke billows following a reported air strike in rebel-held parts of Jobar on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on March 19. (Photo: AFP/Mohammed EYAD)

Syria: Rebel-jihadist clashes kill 40, injure 70

Jaish al-Islam said its opponents had provoked the clashes by harassing reinforcements headed for Qabun, a front with...

29 April 2017 11:28 AM IST

$Amid chants of \Go, Nawaz! Go!\, Imran Khan told his supporters that Sharif will resign soon. (Photo: AP)$ World

Pakistan: Imran Khan's supporters call for Nawaz Sharif's resignation

Sharif's ruling PML party scoffs at predictions such as Khan's, maintaining that the premier will remain in power until...

29 April 2017 10:33 AM IST

So far around 100 persons have tried to travel to join ISIS and around 67 have reached the area of operation of the extremist group.

Troops may have killed IS leader in Afghanistan raid: Pentagon

Pentagon spokesman said, about 50 US special forces, 40 Afghan commandos were choppered in close to the compound used by...

29 April 2017 10:08 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 to talk tough on trade during 100th day in office

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Saturday.

29 April 2017 9:33 AM IST

A case of blasphemy and terrorism has been registered. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational Image)

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised; blasphemy, terrorism case...

The incident occurred this evening in Thatta district's Gharo town.

29 April 2017 8:23 AM IST

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) law.

Indian-American man sentenced to 5 yrs jail; loses US citizenship

Khan, a resident of Decatur in Georgia, was sentenced to five years, seven months in federal prison after being...

29 April 2017 8:02 AM IST

The adviser said that the ballistic missile launch, the first by Iran since Trump become president, is in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 2231. (Representational Image/ AP)

North Korea defies US push for new sanctions, test fires another...

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson repeated Washington's threat that US military options were

29 April 2017 7:48 AM IST

Prosecutor Adam Feest QC said that paramedics could not save Harrys life. (Photo: Facebook)

2-yr-old dies of split pancreas after mom's partner bashes him in...

The accused has denies murder and charges of wounding, causing actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm.

28 April 2017 9:06 PM IST

French Far-right leader presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Photo: AP)

France's Le Pen struggles with fear of far-right

Her task was underlined on Friday when her party removed Jean-Francois Jalkh after reported comments about a Holocaust...

28 April 2017 8:52 PM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump's suggestion of Seoul paying for THAAD could test US-South Korea...

The remarks come as South Korea heads into a presidential election that will likely elect liberal front-runner Moon...

28 April 2017 7:37 PM IST

The fatwa, which has no legal force but is influential, urges the government to amend a 1974 Law on Marriage to raise the minimum marriage age for women to 18. (Photo: Twitter)

Indonesian women's group issues edict against child marriage

UNICEF, the UN children's agency, welcomed the edict, describing it as a landmark moment in efforts to end child...

28 April 2017 6:00 PM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AP)

EU foreign ministers assess way ahead for Turkey relations

They will meet their Turkish counterpart in Malta, for the first high-level meeting since the divisive referendum in...

28 April 2017 4:34 PM IST