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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)

Assad denies gas attack, says Syrian army gave up chemical weapons...

He also said his forces had not been diminished by the US strike.

13 April 2017 8:41 PM IST

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After Jadhav's sentence, Pak hints India abducted its ex-army officer

Words such as enemy' and foreign spy agency' by the foreign office are often used to suggest the involvement of India...

13 April 2017 8:07 PM IST

Members of Pakistans transgender community dance at a party in Peshawar (Photo: AFP)

Saudi Arabia should probe Pak transgender woman's death: HRW

The HRW said it confirmed the death by reviewing official documents and on assertions by a family member that she was...

13 April 2017 7:38 PM IST

She claimed that her family wanted to kill her and that Philippines and Saudi governments violated human rights and international law. (Photo: Videograb)

Saudi woman fleeing home gagged, dragged onto plane at Manila airport

Dina Ali had her passport confiscated, was gagged, tied with duct tape, wrapped in a sheet by two men at Manila airport...

13 April 2017 6:56 PM IST

The report said that ISIS is struggling financially in Afghanistan, where it has resorted to extortion of the local population. (Photo: Representational Image/A

Military operation in east Afghanistan kills ISIS' main shadow judge

Mullah Salah was among 4 key ISIS leaders and 44 insurgents killed during the operations, the statement added.

13 April 2017 4:34 PM IST

Amid tensions between India and Pakistan over the death sentence, Dujarric reiterated the need for the two nations to engage in dialogue. (Photo: Twitter)

UN asks India, Pak to calmly discuss Jadhav's death sentence, avoids...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that they were not in a position to judge the...

13 April 2017 2:11 PM IST

This is especially concerning since such a big part of childrens everyday lives is spent online (Photo: AFP)

Pak man arrested for online international child porn scandal

An official said the suspect had been selling child pornographic content online for last few years to customers in...

13 April 2017 1:47 PM IST

Members of the Kurdistan Workers Party. (Photo: AP)

Turkey detains 412 Kurdish militant suspects

In addition, the statement said 131 Islamic State group suspects were detained in operations in 13 provinces in the past...

13 April 2017 1:20 PM IST

A man from Bihar has been languishing in a jail in Saudi Arabia for over 15 years as his family is unable to pay a punishment sum of over Rs 1 crore. (Representational image)

42-year old Indian-origin man jailed in UK for robbery at knifepoint

Scotland Yard described the man as a career criminal' who resorted to robbery to fuel his drug addiction.

13 April 2017 1:02 PM IST

North Korea is the only country in the world that still conducts nuclear weapons tests. (Photo: AP)

North Korea preparing for sixth nuclear test, suggest satellite images

Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site from April 12 shows continued activity around...

13 April 2017 12:50 PM IST

Russias deputy United Nations ambassador Vladimir Safronkov listens during a meeting of the Security Council on Syria at UN (Photo: AP)

Russia vetoes UN resolution for speedy probe of Syria chemical attack

Russia's UN Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov told the council before the vote that a resolution was unnecessary.

13 April 2017 11:58 AM IST

Sikhs have been campaigning for quite some time to get the restrictions removed and were pressing the White House to push the changes. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

US Sikhs launch million-dollar awareness to push back on hate crime

They feature Sikh families explaining how the world's fifth-largest religion aligns with American values

13 April 2017 9:26 AM IST