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In this file photo, Egyptian protesters hold posters showing Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, who is imprisoned in the US, and call for his release outside a court in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo: AP)

'Blind sheikh' convicted in 1993 World Trade bombing dies in US prison

The cleric, who had diabetes and coronary artery disease, had been incarcerated at the complex for nearly 10 years.

19 Feb 2017 8:38 AM IST

US vice president Michael Richard Pence waves on his way to bilateral talks at the 53rd Munich Security Conference (MSC) at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany. (Photo: AFP)

US committed to Europe, says Mike Pence

Pence called Tehran the leading state sponsor of terrorism', language never used by European officials.

19 Feb 2017 8:11 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

New US travel ban to spare green card holders: Trump official

The abrupt implementation of the order last month plunged the immigration system into chaos, sparking a wave of...

19 Feb 2017 7:57 AM IST

Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed (Photo: AP)

JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed, four others listed in Pak's anti-terror act

Those listed face a barrage of legal consequences like travel bans and scrutiny of assets.

19 Feb 2017 7:50 AM IST

Pakistan army soldiers cordon off the area of a bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pak pounds Afghan militant camps

Destroys four camps and training centres across the border.

19 Feb 2017 6:58 AM IST

President Donald Trump walks up the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md. (Photo: AP)

A month of the 45th president: Tweets and turmoil for Trump

The disarray outside the president's front door, though not his fault, serves as a metaphor for the tumult still...

18 Feb 2017 8:14 PM IST

Kim Jong Nam. (Photo: AP)

Autopsy on N Korean leader's half-brother inconclusive as 4th suspect...

Malayasia will now perform a second autopsy to ascertain the intricacies of the assassination.

18 Feb 2017 6:48 PM IST

Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed (Photo: AP)

Hafiz Saeed listed under Pakistan's anti-terrorism act

The names of Saeed and 37 other JuD leaders had earlier also been placed on the Exit Control List, barring them from...

18 Feb 2017 1:17 PM IST

The White House has said Trumps order is necessary to protect against terrorism. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

US cities ask federal judge to keep Trump travel ban on hold

It stranded students, separated families, disrupted travel and commerce, spread fear among our residents and visitors,...

18 Feb 2017 1:11 PM IST

Local officers have already arrested a woman with a Vietnamese passport and a Malaysian man, as well as an Indonesian woman who foreign police said could have got involved in the murder thinking it was a reality TV prank. (Photo: AP)

Malaysia arrests North Korean in Kim killing

A 46-year-old was arrested on Friday evening with documents that identified him as North Korean citizen Ri Jong Chol,...

18 Feb 2017 12:28 PM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump scrambles to find top national security aide

Trump ousted Michael Flynn on Monday in a controversy over the retired lieutenant general's contacts with Russia.

18 Feb 2017 12:23 PM IST

The Hindu Marriage Bill 2017, which is the first elaborate Hindu communitys personal law, was adopted by the Senate on Friday. (Photo: Representational Image)

Pak Senate passes landmark Hindu marriage bill

The bill is widely acceptable to Hindus living in Pak because it relates to marriage, registration of marriage,...

18 Feb 2017 11:27 AM IST