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Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Clever' Trump will soon grasp weighty role, says Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin has spoken previously of his hope that Donald Trump will help restore US-Russia relations.

5 Dec 2016 6:07 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Chinese media slams inexperienced' Donald Trump

Warns of upset in Sino-US ties after Don speaks with Taiwan Prez.

5 Dec 2016 5:26 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif will go to US soon to meet Donald Trump

The Pakistani embassy in Washington DC has also started making requisite efforts to make this happen.

5 Dec 2016 3:44 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif keen to meet Donald Trump, may visit US next month

Special Assistant to Sharif on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi is leaving for the US on Sunday to finalise the schedule of...

4 Dec 2016 6:25 PM IST

A Hindu temple was vandalised and three idols of deities were destroyed by some unknown people in Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Hindu temple vandalised, 3 idols smashed in B'desh

A group with vested interests may have carried out the crime to disrupt communal harmony,' police said.

4 Dec 2016 6:17 PM IST

Oxford University. (Photo: AP/File)

Indian-origin student sues Oxford varsity for boring teaching

The boring teaching resulted in him getting a second class degree and in turn led to loss of earnings in his career as a...

4 Dec 2016 5:24 PM IST

US First lady Michelle Obama (Photo: AP)

US doctor calls Michelle Obama 'monkey face', says she's still not...

'Monkey face and poor ebonic English!!! There! I feel better and am still not racist!!! Just calling it like it is!' she...

4 Dec 2016 4:47 PM IST

Marita Lorenz with Fidel Castro. (Photo: AP)

Poisoned cigars, mobsters: CIA's plots to kill Castro

Fidel Castro had claimed he was the target of some 600 assassination plots.

4 Dec 2016 12:06 PM IST

Many entrepreneurs hope the reform drive that has advanced at a painfully slow pace and will now accelerate more smoothly now that Fidel Castro has passed on. (Photo: AFP)

No monuments to be named after Fidel, says Cuba's Raul Castro

Fidel Castro, who died November 25 at 90, kept his name off public sites during his time in office.

4 Dec 2016 8:40 AM IST

Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed speaks to members of the media after a deadly fire tore through a warehouse during a late-night electronic music party in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. (Photo: AP)

Inferno at California EDM rave party kills up to 40

By mid-day on Saturday, fire crews had not yet been able to fully sweep the scene and officials braced for more...

4 Dec 2016 8:36 AM IST

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter (Photo: AP)

US defence bill pledges $900 million to Pakistan

The US National Defence Authorisation Act for fiscal year 2017 was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday.

4 Dec 2016 6:34 AM IST

The plane was on its way from Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung province, to Batam in the Riau Islands. (Photo: Representational Image)

Indonesia police plane with 15 on board goes missing, feared crashed

The M28 Skytruck plane lost contact with air traffic control during what was supposed to be a 1.5 hour flight in western...

3 Dec 2016 8:27 PM IST