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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

CPEC is a positive step for Pakistan, says Nawaz Sharif

Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan's economy was in shambles in 2013 when the present government came into power.

1 Dec 2016 6:48 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump says he will put aside his business empire

Mr Trump named Wall Street veteran Steven Mnuchin as his treasury secretary.

1 Dec 2016 4:28 AM IST

This photo of Mahatma Gandhi, taken by photographer Margaret Bourke White, is among the 100 most influential images of all time of Time magazine.

Bapu with charkha spins web of magic, enters Time's iconic photo list

The Time collection includes 100 of the most iconic and history-altering images, dating from the 1820s to 2015.

1 Dec 2016 4:22 AM IST

A visitor to the NGO Impulse Mes charity event to raise awareness ahead of World AIDS day takes photo of art work depicting condoms in Beijing, China. (Photo: AP)

Two lakh Chinese die of AIDS in just 1 year

From January to September, 2,321 students, aged between 15 to 24, tested positive for HIV/AIDS, 4.1 times more than in...

1 Dec 2016 4:16 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump says he's stepping out of his business empire

I will be leaving my great business in order to fully focus on running the country in order to make America great again,...

30 Nov 2016 6:21 PM IST

South Korea President Park Geun-hye. (Photo: AP)

South Korea Oppn rejects Park's offer to quit, pushes impeachment

Park Geun-hye asked parliament on Tuesday to decide how and when she should quit.

30 Nov 2016 2:49 PM IST

The message said Facebook hoped the users loved ones would find comfort in seeing posts that others shared about them.

Pak court jails painter for putting vulgar photos of teacher on...

An additional session judge, Lahore, on Tuesday sentenced Yasir Hameed for two-year imprisonment and also imposed a fine...

30 Nov 2016 2:48 PM IST

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (Photo: AP)

Clinton team sees recount effort as waste of resources

Aides say Clinton is focused on moving past her unexpected defeat and has devoted little attention to the recount.

30 Nov 2016 2:30 PM IST

On edge of Mosul, shoppers savour market life again

On edge of Mosul, shoppers savour market life again

The market has become a place not just to shop, but to work and to talk to savour the newfound freedom of life.

30 Nov 2016 2:14 PM IST

Indian-American Dr Seema Verma who will serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Photo: AFP)

Trump nominates Seema Verma to top post

The announcement came along with Trump's nomination of Congressman Tom Price as his Health and Human Services Secretary.

30 Nov 2016 11:06 AM IST

Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a logistics student at Ohio State University. (Photo: AP)

IS claims jihadist 'soldier' behind Ohio University attack

The Amaq agency said the rampage by Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a student of Ohio State University, was the result of IS...

30 Nov 2016 10:13 AM IST

Steven Mnuchin, national finance chairman of President-elect Donald Trumps campaign talks with reporters at Trump Tower on Tuesday.

Donald Trump to tap Mnuchin for treasury secretary

Mnuchin has had a long history as a successful financial executive and head of Trump's campaign finance operation.

30 Nov 2016 10:07 AM IST