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UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage smiles as he arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Nigel Farage upsets UK setup after meet with Donald Trump

Mr Farage stunned Britain and the world when he helped deliver the June vote to leave the European Union.

16 Nov 2016 1:15 AM IST

US President Barack Obama (Photo: AP)

Trump's temper won't serve him well: Obama

President-elect committed to Nato alliance, says Obama.

16 Nov 2016 1:06 AM IST

Charity group SOS Mediterranee tweeted this picture saying 114 were rescued during their operation on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter)

Rubber dinghy carrying migrants sinks off Libya

The coastguard would only confirm that a merchant ship had gone to the aid of the stricken dinghy and that 15 people had...

15 Nov 2016 9:05 PM IST

Internally displaced people flee fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants on a road in eastern Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

Wounded, hungry: Life in the line of fire in Mosul

So far, 56,000 people have fled their homes in Mosul for camps in the surrounding desert or safer areas during the...

15 Nov 2016 9:01 PM IST

Iraqi Security forces with national flag enter downtown Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

'Take cover!' Iraqi forces takcle ISIS car bombs in Mosul

Special forces have seized western half of Karkukli from ISIS, but the eastern half -- like most of Mosul -- remains...

15 Nov 2016 6:22 PM IST

The Liaoning carrier is made from an empty hull of a Soviet era ship. (Photo: AP)

China's aircraft carrier ready for combat

There are more than 1,000 non-commissioned officers on the Liaoning, and they are the main part of China's aircraft...

15 Nov 2016 4:49 PM IST

Police carry cardboard boxes out of a mosque in Hamburg, northern Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 when hundreds of police officers search about 190 offices, mosques and apartments of members and supporters of the Islamic group. (Photo: AP)

Germany bans Islamic organisation, cops search 190 sites

The group - also known as 'Read!' - has been distributing German-language copies of the Quran across the country.

15 Nov 2016 3:27 PM IST

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan refuses to demonetise higher currency notes

Ishaq Dar said made it clear that the government was not considering demonetisation of Rs 5,000 currency notes.

15 Nov 2016 2:35 PM IST

Brandon Singh Rayat died in August but his mother, Mina Rayat, decided to speak out on Monday at the start of National Anti-Bullying Week. (Representational image)

After being bullied, Indian-origin teen kills self in UK

A full inquest into the teenager's death will take place in January.

15 Nov 2016 2:31 PM IST

US President Barack Obama. (Photo: AP)

Obama heads to Athens after Trump's shock win

Obama tried to reassure worried allies, stressing that dismantling or unravelling such agreements was not easy.

15 Nov 2016 11:58 AM IST

US First lady Michelle Obama (Photo: AP)

West Virgina officials call Michelle Obama an 'Ape in heels'

'It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, First Lady in the White House. I'm tired of seeing an Ape in heels,'...

15 Nov 2016 8:40 AM IST

Bangladesh buys two submarines from China

This is the first-ever addition of submarines in Bangladesh defence force.

15 Nov 2016 6:34 AM IST