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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (Photo: Reuters)

Taiwan Prez using transit to score points with US'

Tsai plans to stop in the US on her way to Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador, among the island's handful of...

8 Dec 2016 5:40 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Ministers Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. (Photo: AFP)

Pak admits it does not have conclusive evidence against alleged Indian...

India has acknowledged Jadhav as a retired Navy officer, but denied the allegation that he was in any way connected to...

7 Dec 2016 8:43 PM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump is Time magazines Person of the Year. (Photo:AP)

Donald Trump is TIME magazine's Person of the Year for 2016

Time's managing editor Nancy Gibbs said Hillary Clinton was the No. 2 finalist.

7 Dec 2016 6:22 PM IST

The national carriers flight departed from Chitral at 3:30 pm (local time) and disappeared from the air control radar soon after take off. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

47 feared dead as PIA plane crashes near Abbottabad

The ATR plane PK-661 with 47 people crashed near Havelian while en route to Islamabad from Chitral in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...

7 Dec 2016 6:01 PM IST

The US Supreme Court legalised abortion nationwide more than four decades ago, but states were allowed to permit restrictions once a fetus was viable. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Ohio lawmakers pass 'heartbeat' abortion legislation

The legislation bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after conception.

7 Dec 2016 5:22 PM IST

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. (Photo: AFP)

Want dignified relations, not charity: Ghani

At the Heart of Asia conference also he had said that the country is in an undeclared war apparently from Pakistan.

7 Dec 2016 5:03 PM IST

A small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. (Photo:AP)

Time to reconcile: 2 cities overcome Pearl Harbor legacy

It took five years for Nagaoka and Honolulu to become sister cities, and even longer to build a deeper trust.

7 Dec 2016 4:25 PM IST

The government has been urging civilians to leave for months, and has accused the rebels of holding residents hostage for use as human shields. (Photo: AP)

80,000 fled Aleppo since army operation began

The army has made swift progress in its operation to recapture east Aleppo and now controls three-quarters of the...

7 Dec 2016 4:25 PM IST

Documents show that the Islamic State group has built deeper connections with Bangladeshi militants than was previously known. (Photo: AFP/File)

IS launches 'Agony Uncle' radio show for jihadists

In the show, clerics answer questions submitted by militants whilst referring to aspects of Islamic law.

7 Dec 2016 4:20 PM IST

The inquiry, conducted last month, found that ISIS had used the weapon on civilians. (Photo: AP/File)

ISIS launches 'Agony Uncle' radio show for jihadists

The clerics said that most of the militants come with questions related to women, their role in the community, among...

7 Dec 2016 3:37 PM IST

Careem has a larger market share than rival Uber in most of the 32 cities in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region in which it operates. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Cab-hailing company launches women drivers in Pakistan

Seven women drivers had qualified to join the fleet but applications were open and hoped that more would apply, the...

7 Dec 2016 3:21 PM IST

Rescuers use heavy machine to search for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

97 dead, hundreds injured in quake in Indonesia

In the coastal town of Sigli, people panicked and fled their houses to seek shelter away from the sea.

7 Dec 2016 8:17 AM IST