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South Koreas defence ministry said in its 2014 Defence White Paper that the North began producing chemical weapons in the 1980s and estimated that it has about 2,500 to 5,000 tonnes in stock. (Photo: Representational Image)

North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: Seoul

It also possesses other lethal chemicals, including suffocating, blistering and blood agents as well as biological...

24 Feb 2017 10:32 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

US should stop financial aid to Pak: ex-Pentagon official

As the first step, Trump administration should suspend Pak's non-NATO ally status and cease military aid and assistance...

24 Feb 2017 10:24 AM IST

Thirteen of the federal governments 146 prisons are privately run. Together, those 13 housed 22,600 inmates as of December 2015, down from about 40,000 in 2014. (Photo: Representational Image)

US reverses Obama-era move to phase out private prisons

Obama administration planned a gradual phase-out of private prisons by letting contracts expire or by scaling them back.

24 Feb 2017 10:13 AM IST

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. (Photo: AP)

White House adviser asked FBI to dispute Russia reports

US media reported that agencies had intercepted phone calls last year between Russians and Trump's 2016 campaign team.

24 Feb 2017 10:06 AM IST

More than three quarters of Gazas population are registered as refugees with the United Nations, and UNRWA, the UN agency in charge of Palestinian refugees, is a vital source of aid. (P

In Gaza, Syrians try to rebuild lives in ruins

In the small enclave where the unemployment rate is 45 percent and high inflation, the Syrians have no way to pay their...

24 Feb 2017 9:44 AM IST

In Nigeria and neighbouring states, the Boko Haram Islamist group recruited an estimated 2,000 child fighters last year alone. (Photo: Representational Image)

Mental conflict endures for former child soldiers

Some 17,000 child soldiers have been recruited since 2013 in South Sudan and roughly 1,500 in Yemen since 2015.

24 Feb 2017 9:35 AM IST

Islamic state fighters. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

IS jihadists forcing children, disabled into suicide cars: US general

IS had adopted coercive new techniques in its use of suicide car bombs because the jihadists appear to be running out of...

24 Feb 2017 9:04 AM IST

Police cordon off an area outside the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo: AP)

Banned chemical weapon used in killing of Kim Jong Nam: Malaysia

The chemical weapon VX nerve agent was detected on Kim's eyes and face, Malaysia's inspector general of police said.

24 Feb 2017 8:43 AM IST

Iraqi Federal police forces advance towards the western side of Mosul. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of Mosul airport

Iraqi forces hope to repair the airport and use it as a base from which to drive the militants from Mosul's western...

24 Feb 2017 8:38 AM IST

Naval veteran Adam Purinton, 51 was charged with murder (Photo: AP)

'Get out of my country!' Navy veteran shoots dead Indian immigrant in...

The man was arrested from another bar after he said that he had just shot 'middle eastern' men and needed a place to...

24 Feb 2017 8:08 AM IST

Kim Jong-Un, North Korean leader

N Korea criticises old ally China after its ban on coal

North Korea said its main diplomatic backer was 'dancing to the tune' of the United States.

23 Feb 2017 7:54 PM IST

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Rise in east Europeans leaving UK since Brexit

The issue of immigration was at the heart of the EU referendum campaign last year in which 52 percent voted for Britain...

23 Feb 2017 7:48 PM IST