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Raheel Sharif. (Photo: AFP/File)

‘US drone attack will strain bilateral ties’

Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said the US drone attacks were detrimental to Pak-US relations.

26 May 2016 3:39 AM IST

China lines up diplomatic battle groups

China lines up diplomatic battle groups

The disputed rocks and reefs of the South China Sea are more than an ocean away from the landlocked African nation of...

26 May 2016 3:30 AM IST

This file photo shows mountaineers heading down from the summit of Mount Everest. (Photo: AFP)

Are mountaineers paying ultimate price on Mount Everest

On his way down from the top of Mount Everest, Indian mountaineer Nava Kumar Phukon saw a woman sway from side to side...

26 May 2016 3:27 AM IST

Pressure builds on ISIS in Syria and Iraq

Pressure builds on ISIS in Syria and Iraq

US-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces pressed twin assaults against the ISIS group on Wednesday, in two of the most...

26 May 2016 3:22 AM IST

2 Syria rebel groups agree on truce

2 Syria rebel groups agree on truce

Two Syrian rebel groups which have been fighting each other near Damascus have negotiated a ceasefire in Qatar,...

26 May 2016 3:20 AM IST

Avigdor Lieberman

Far-right leader made Israel defence minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined forces on Wednesday with a hardline nationalist who is set to become...

26 May 2016 3:18 AM IST

Swiss say no handshake exemption for Muslims

Swiss say no handshake exemption for Muslims

Religious belief is no excuse for refusing to shake a teacher’s hand, Swiss regional authorities ruled on...

26 May 2016 3:13 AM IST

World leaders gather in Japan ahead of G7

British Prime Minister David Cameron meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Ise, in Japan’s Mie prefecture....

26 May 2016 3:11 AM IST

US President Barack Obama. (Photo: AFP)

It’s going to be OK, Barack Obama tells Asians

US President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to ease growing Asian worries about the raucous election campaign to...

26 May 2016 3:08 AM IST

Donald Trump wins Washington primary

Donald Trump wins Washington primary

Protesters opposed to Donald Trump hurled rocks and bottles outside a rally he spoke at in New Mexico on Tuesday, the...

26 May 2016 3:03 AM IST

Trump Tower now a ‘tourist attraction’

Trump Tower now a ‘tourist attraction’

New York is packed with some of the most iconic tourist attractions in the world but there’s a hot new ticket in...

26 May 2016 3:01 AM IST

Recession behind high cancer deaths

Recession behind high cancer deaths

In a startling revelation, a new study published in the Lancet has revealed that unemployment and reduced public-sector...

26 May 2016 3:00 AM IST