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Russia poses most dangerous threat, China second: US general

But the most likely threats and the most concerning are North Korea and then Iran, because North Korea is very...

21 Sept 2016 10:51 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

US lawmakers introduce bill to designate Pakistan a terrorist state

Congressman Ted Poe said that Pakistan's actions proved it was not on the US' side in the War on Terror.

21 Sept 2016 9:40 AM IST

The suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami, bought bomb components on eBay, made a video of himself testing out homemade explosives. -AFP

US portrays NY bomb suspect as jihadist who praised bin Laden

Rahami kept a journal expressing outrage at the US slaughter of mujahideen in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Palestine...

21 Sept 2016 9:23 AM IST

US President Barack Obama. (Photo: AFP)

Nations engaged in 'proxy wars' must end them, says Barack Obama

Obama admitted that the extremist and sectarian violence destabilising the Middle East and spreading elsewhere will not...

21 Sept 2016 9:20 AM IST

Donald Trump Jr. gestures to the crowd after delivering a speech. (Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump's son compares Syrian refugees to 'lethal candies'

Trump has repeatedly warned of the risks posed by Syrian migrants, citing the arrival in Europe of IS operatives...

21 Sept 2016 9:17 AM IST

Pope Francis shakes hands with a woman upon arrival at the Saint Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy, on Tuesday. — AFP

There is no God of war, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis denounced those who wage war in the name of God Tuesday as he met faith leaders and victims of war to...

21 Sept 2016 6:46 AM IST

Woman seeks sex change in 1st for UAE

Woman seeks sex change in 1st for UAE

An Emirati woman has sought leave to have a sex change operation in what would be a first for the UAE, newspapers...

21 Sept 2016 6:45 AM IST

Ghana University students and academics seek removal of Gandhi statue,...

Some students and academics at the Ghana University are demanding the removal of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, saying he...

21 Sept 2016 6:44 AM IST

Israeli security forces search Palestinians in the West Bank town of Hebron on Tuesday. — AFP

Palestinian tries to stab Israel soldier, shot dead

A Palestinian teenager tried to stab an Israeli soldier near the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday before...

21 Sept 2016 6:43 AM IST

Convoy strike chokes aid to Syria

Convoy strike chokes aid to Syria

Moscow says no evidence of strike, UN suspends shipments after 20 killed.

21 Sept 2016 6:41 AM IST

Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Temple University in Philadelphia. —AFP

Hillary Clinton in firing range of gun-toting Democrats

California is a Democratic bastion in the United States, but the party’s Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has...

21 Sept 2016 6:40 AM IST

George Bush plans to vote for Hillary: Kennedy

Former President George H.W. Bush plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, the niece of late President John F....

21 Sept 2016 6:38 AM IST