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Not living in White House insults Americans: Petition against Melania...

The petition is to be delivered to Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, both prominent Trump opponents on the...

5 April 2017 4:11 PM IST

(Photo: Representational/AP)

31 dead in Iraq's Tikrit ISIS suicide bombing

Police and army officers said that the attack, which began on Tuesday night, also wounded at least 42 people.

5 April 2017 3:50 PM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is expected to visit Tawang early next month. (Photo: AP)

China lodges protest with India over Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit

The 81-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader on Tuesday reached Bomdila, starting his nine-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh.

5 April 2017 3:21 PM IST

Health officials said they were confident the vaccination campaign would reduce the number of cases. (Photo: AP)

Nigeria starts vaccine drive to stop meningitis outbreak

Health officials said the type of meningitis C strain responsible for the latest outbreak was not common in Nigeria.

5 April 2017 2:26 PM IST

The Syrian Observatory said the chemical attack was carried out by warplanes believed to belong to the Syrian military. (Photo: AP)

Day after gas attack, warplanes launch fresh air strikes in Idlib area

The United States has blamed the chemical attack on Syrian government forces.

5 April 2017 2:06 PM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (Photo: AP)

Dalai Lama India visit causing 'serious damage' to bilateral ties:...

India in disregard to China's concerns obstinately arranged Dalai Lama's visit to disputed part of China-India border,...

5 April 2017 1:56 PM IST

China is still grappling with Trumps mercurial nature after the relative transparency and predictability of the bilateral relationship under Barack Obama. (Photo: AP)

North Korea's nuclear provocations on forefront of Trump, Xi meeting

Speaking at a White House business forum on Tuesday, Trump called North Korea a humanity problem'.

5 April 2017 1:34 PM IST

At least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesias Sumatra Island. (Representational Image)

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes near Mashhad in northeastern Iran

There was no immediate information on possible damage or injuries.

5 April 2017 1:06 PM IST

Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Pakistans envoy to Washington

Pakistan welcomes US mediation after India rejects it

'Any positive role that the US plays to bring peace and stability in South Asia can serve the region well,' Chaudhry...

5 April 2017 12:32 PM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (Photo: AP)

India using Dalai Lama to challenge China: Chinese media

The Chinese reaction to the Dalai Lama's visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh came in an article in the state-run Global...

5 April 2017 11:08 AM IST

Thorsteinn Viglundsson, Icelands social affairs and equality minister.

Iceland to pass bill for equal pay law for men and women

Nearly 50 percent of the lawmakers in Iceland Parliament are women.

5 April 2017 10:06 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 test fires ballistic missile into its eastern waters

A US statement said initial assessments indicate the type of missile was a KN-15 medium-range ballistic missile.

5 April 2017 9:36 AM IST