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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a meeting in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

Islands still a thorn as Putin, Abe end meet

Abe concurred, but said the effort would continue despite the difficult path ahead .

17 Dec 2016 6:06 AM IST

Pope Francis. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis to turn 80 today, but no sign yet that he'll slow down

The world's 1.2 billion Catholics are, by now, used to the face Pope Francis displays to the world.

17 Dec 2016 4:54 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trumps daughter Ivanka is currently vice-president in the family business.

Ivanka may steal Melania thunder in White House role

Ivanka and her real estate developer husband have been a constant presence by President-elect's side since his election...

17 Dec 2016 2:48 AM IST

FBI memo says Ali at a mosque in 1966 discussed efforts to strip him of his heavyweight title and blamed the white man.

From divorce to speech: FBI was on Muhammad Ali's trail

The former heavyweight boxing champion died in June at age 74, after a life in the ring.

17 Dec 2016 2:43 AM IST

Shalabh Kumar, Republican Hindu Coalition

US will support Indo-Pak friendship, says Shalabh Kumar

Mr Kumar added that Mr Trump is very well aware that terrorism is a big concern for India.

17 Dec 2016 2:35 AM IST

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

United States plans program to hit hackers

Obama says will retaliate against Russia, Kremlin slams hacking accusations.

17 Dec 2016 2:21 AM IST

Turkish medics carry a wounded Syrian woman, evacuated from Aleppo, to a field hospital near Idlib, Syria, Friday, December 16, 2016. (Photo: AP)

Thousands trapped as Syrian govt suspends evacuation from Aleppo

Ankara and a Syrian military source said the evacuation had been suspended but was not yet over.

16 Dec 2016 8:48 PM IST

German Christmas Market in Leeds

12-yr-old German boy tries to set off bomb inside Christmas market

The boy, who has been taken into youth detention with his parents' consent, apparently had turned rapidly to Islamic...

16 Dec 2016 8:28 PM IST

According to the FIR, police booked about 3,000 people under different sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including the Anti-Terrorism Act and blasphemy laws. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Pakistan booked 3,000 for Ahmadi mosque attack

On Dec 12, clerics made an announcement asking the people not to allow Ahmadis to worship as it was the birth...

16 Dec 2016 5:46 PM IST

Vladimir Putin, Russia President

Putin turned Russia election hacks in Trump's favour: US officials

A senior White House official said that Putin was likely to have been aware of the cyber attacks but he fell short of...

16 Dec 2016 5:24 PM IST

Pakistans Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria. (Photo: AFP)

India 'sabotaging' efforts to normalise relations: Pakistan

Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria alleged that India was using flimsiest of reasons to avoid talks.

16 Dec 2016 4:55 PM IST

Demonetisation has come as a double whammy for drug peddlers in the capital as they are finding it difficult to sell their stock in the absence of higher-value currency.

Drug test now mandatory for foreigners planning to marry Saudis

Families believe that the new decision will reduce drug addiction among young people and also the number of divorces.

16 Dec 2016 4:43 PM IST