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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AFP)

Duterte threatens to throw corrupt officials out of helicopter

The fiery-tempered former prosecutor said he once hurled a Chinese man suspected of rape and murder out of a helicopter.

29 Dec 2016 2:29 PM IST

Biometric security at airports

Lie-detecting security kiosks soon to secure airports

The system is currently under test at the Canadian border to check if travellers have any other motive than the one...

29 Dec 2016 2:13 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Honey-making business gives a sense of pride to Afghan women

Four beekeeping cooperatives have been set up here in recent years, backed by NGOs and foreign aid.

29 Dec 2016 1:52 PM IST

Elite Iraqi troops, known as the Golden Division, are the only brigades to have entered Mosul from the east, with Iraqi army, federal police and Kurdish Peshmerga units surrounding the city to the north and south. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi troops push for Mosul after 2-week lull

Backed by airstrikes, Iraqi special forces, army troops and federal police launched a push on five neighborhoods early...

29 Dec 2016 1:16 PM IST

There are about 160 Sikhs serving in the police department. (Photo: Representational Image)

NYPD to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans, beards

Before, Sikh officers had to fit their turbans under the police cap. Beards were forbidden because they interfered with...

29 Dec 2016 11:37 AM IST

Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's military courts to get permanent status

According to media reports, a clause in the new draft will permit keeping suspects in custody for 90 days.

29 Dec 2016 11:34 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday. (Photo: PTI)

New NSG draft rule could pave way for India's membership, leave Pak...

Present NSG membership rules require a state to sign the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) before joining the...

29 Dec 2016 10:10 AM IST

One of the many homeless dwellers in a cemetery in the town of Shahriar, near Irans capital Tehran. (Photo: Representational)

Graves of the living: Images of homeless sleeping in cemetery shock...

Some of those who lived in the graves had done so for 10 years, according to the daily.

29 Dec 2016 8:51 AM IST

The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or Army of the Pure, is an anti-Indian militant group with historical ties to Pakistans top spy agencies. (Representational Image)

US adds LeT's student wing in list of terror organisations

Founded in 2009, AMS is a subsidiary of LeT and has worked with LeT senior leaders to organise recruiting courses and...

29 Dec 2016 8:43 AM IST

People offer their respect near the crime scene in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: AP)

ISIS supporters call for more holiday attacks in Europe

Turkey may have been chosen as a target because it has backed rebels in Syria against Islamic State.

29 Dec 2016 8:40 AM IST

Police officers stand outside Trump Tower after clearing the lobby following a scare triggered by an unattended backpack in New York. (Photo: AP)

Toys trigger bomb scare at Trump's headquarters

Shoppers and visitors to the United States' President-elect's namesake skyscraper described a chaotic scramble.

29 Dec 2016 7:16 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)

Beijing says wants strategic partnership with Islamabad

The Chinese President also congratulated the Pakistan PM on his birthday and prayed for his good health and success.

29 Dec 2016 7:10 AM IST