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Indian facing death in Indonesia may not be pardoned

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at that time had said India was exploring all legal options to prevent his...

12 Dec 2016 1:39 AM IST

Former Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar

Hina Rabbani criticises Pakistan's Afghan policy

Khar urged Islamabad to revive their foreign policy of maintaining good relations with neighbours.

12 Dec 2016 1:32 AM IST

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AFP)

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte says he'll accept China arms...

Duterte reached out to China after taking office in June while taking a hostile stance on the Obama administration.

11 Dec 2016 9:22 PM IST

He has long been associated with the Green wing of Italys left but has steadily moved towards the centre ground over the course of a long. (Photo: AP)

Paolo Gentiloni named Italy's new Prime Minister

Aged 62, Gentiloni is a former student radical who comes from a well-to-do Roman family with aristocratic roots.

11 Dec 2016 9:20 PM IST

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump junks as ridiculous' reports on Russia meddling in US

Trump dismissed the reports as an attempt by Democrats to excuse their election loss.

11 Dec 2016 9:17 PM IST

China has dispatched trucks carrying goods worth $2.8 million to Kathmandu. (Photo: AP/Representational)

China sends goods worth $2.8 mn to Nepal; move to hurt Indian...

This is the first such consignment being sent to Nepal after new Prachanda govt took over from his pro-China predecessor...

11 Dec 2016 2:28 PM IST

ISIS was forced out of Palmyra after intense Russian raids. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

ISIS retreats from Syria's Palmyra after Russian raids

Islamic State group fighters withdrew from Palmyra early on Sunday only hours after they had re-entered the ancient...

11 Dec 2016 1:03 PM IST

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Will order probe into visa abuses after assuming office: Donald Trump

While he didn't name any particular visa abuse, lawmakers for the past few years have raised concern over abuse of H-1B...

11 Dec 2016 12:06 PM IST

US Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hand with Frances Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault after being awarded of the Legion dHonneur medal at the Quai dOrsay in Paris on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

John Kerry given France's highest honour

At a ceremony in Paris, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault also said the top US diplomat was a "tireless champion...

11 Dec 2016 11:57 AM IST

Over 30 dead as Kenya petrol tanker crashes

Over 30 dead as Kenya petrol tanker crashes

Kenya's Red Cross said the driver had lost control of the fuel tanker which then crashed into other vehicles and 'burst...

11 Dec 2016 9:20 AM IST

Rescue workers gather at the site of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria. (Photo: AP)

At least 160 killed as crowded church collapses in Nigeria

However, the state-run Nigerian News Agency reported that up to 200 people could have been killed.

11 Dec 2016 8:06 AM IST

Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Probe 'points' to PKK role in Istanbul blasts that killed 38

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters in Istanbul that 10 suspects had already been detained over the...

11 Dec 2016 7:46 AM IST