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Brown proposed the creation of a new International Finance Facility for Education. (Photo: AP)

Without education aid, no jobs for 800 million young people in 2030:...

Gordon Brown said if the required funding wasn't found, then millions of children will remain on the streets rather than...

20 April 2017 3:18 PM IST

Nawaz Sharif had also warned against destruction of the places of worship of other religions, describing them as a crime in Islam. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif saves his chair but faces 60-day probe in Panama scandal

The country's top court said a joint investigation team would probe Sharif, and would submit its report in 60 days.

20 April 2017 2:58 PM IST

Gattanis attorney Michael Paez had earlier told the news site that his client has nothing to say to the press. (Photo: LinkedIn)

Indian-origin CEO beats wife, may serve only 30 days in jail: report

The report said his wife, Neha Rastogi, declared herself doubly victimised by her husband and by the criminal justice...

20 April 2017 2:01 PM IST

Only 13 of the 1948 Gandhi 10-rupee Purple Brown and Lake Service stamps are in circulation. (Photo: Stanely Gibbson)

Gandhi stamps sold for record 500,000 pounds at auction in UK

The Indian stamps were particularly rare owing to the fact they were in a set of four.

20 April 2017 1:58 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

Panama Papers: Pak court's decision against Sharif may lead to his...

The opposition wants Sharif, in power since 2013, to resign over tax evasion and concealing foreign investment.

20 April 2017 1:10 PM IST

The lyrics of the chorus included phrases like our proud Hwasong rocket blasts off and flies as quickly as a flash of lightning to challenge imperialism. (Photo: Youtube videograb)

North Korean mock video at Kim II Sung function shows missile...

This is not the first time North Korea has portrayed America's destruction.

20 April 2017 12:39 PM IST

(Photo: Representational/AFP)

Pakistan assembly passes bill on compulsory teaching of Quran in...

The bill will need President Mamnoon Hussain's signature to become law.

20 April 2017 8:44 AM IST

Antonio Guterres

UN chief Guterres says 'everything' must be done to confront North...

Antonio Guterres said China, US, Japan, South Korea and Russia must spare no effort to prevent a military build-up from...

20 April 2017 8:27 AM IST

Business tycoon Vijay Mallya

Mallya could challenge extradition on political grounds: UK legal...

The precise grounds, on which Mallya contests his extradition remains to be seen.

20 April 2017 8:06 AM IST

European Council President Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk says Polish intel probe part of a smear plot

A former SKW head has said that Tusk was fully aware of secret services' co-operation with Russia and had authorised it.

20 April 2017 7:23 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pak apex court to decide fate of Sharif, family

Experts said the judgment was important in the context of the general elections next year.

20 April 2017 7:18 AM IST

Participants of the March of the Living, which commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, cross the River Danube on Chain Bridge in downtown Budapest, Hungary. (Photo: AP)

What's behind the recent anti-Semitic eruptions?

A recent eruption in the United Kingdom doesn't give much more clarity on the state of anti-Semitism.

20 April 2017 6:48 AM IST