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China jets intercept US plane over SCS

China jets intercept US plane over SCS

Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a US military reconnaissance aircraft over the...

20 May 2016 3:37 AM IST

Participate in peace talks, US to Taliban

Participate in peace talks, US to Taliban

The US has asked Taliban to participate in the direct peace talks with the Afghanistan government as it continues to...

20 May 2016 3:36 AM IST

Trump a risk US can’t afford: John Podesta

Trump a risk US can’t afford: John Podesta

Donald Trump is a risk that the US cannot afford as he has “for years proven himself to be a loose cannon”,...

20 May 2016 3:34 AM IST

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo: AP)

Canada PM apologises in Parliament

Almost 102 years after Canada turned away over 376 migrants, mostly Sikhs from India, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

20 May 2016 3:30 AM IST

‘Hackers target US presidential campaigns’

‘Hackers target US presidential campaigns’

US presidential campaigns face threats from hackers bent on espionage and other activity more nefarious than mere...

20 May 2016 3:26 AM IST

Poverty rising in Europe: International Labour Organisation

Poverty rising in Europe: International Labour Organisation

A growing number of Europeans are living in “relative poverty”, the UN labour agency said Wednesday, warning...

20 May 2016 3:22 AM IST

UK court rules against tobacco firms

UK court rules against tobacco firms

Britain got the go-ahead on Thursday to make plain packaging compulsory on cigarettes when a court rejected a legal...

20 May 2016 3:20 AM IST

Asia-Pacific most prone to disaster, says United Nations

Asia-Pacific most prone to disaster, says United Nations

Sounding a note of caution, a United Nations report touted the Asia-Pacific region as the world’s most...

20 May 2016 3:19 AM IST

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China must adhere to restrictive family planning policy: Xi Jinping

China is world's most populous country with 1.361 billion people followed by India with 1.25 billion.

19 May 2016 1:08 PM IST

Regardless of the mistakes of the Pakistan Muslim League and Sharif, there is a breathing space that people have got.

Army dictator in Pak would be most unwelcome this time: Asma

Pakistan has witnessed three successful military coup since its independence from India in 1947.

19 May 2016 1:08 PM IST

Landslide survivors try to salvage their belongings from the mud after a landslide hit Elangipitiya village in Aranayaka. ---AP

Over 200 families feared buried under landslides in Sri Lanka

Soldiers and the police used sticks and bare hands on Wednesday to dig through enormous piles of mud covering houses in...

19 May 2016 6:27 AM IST

‘Pak involved with JuD, JeM’

A Pakistani minister has said that legal action against militant groups such as Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad...

19 May 2016 6:19 AM IST