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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

'India's attempt to interfere in neighbouring nations': Pakistan,...

The Foreign Office said India's action in Kashmir has affected 8 million people and it further displayed the...

10 Dec 2019 1:12 PM IST

The US said the system was not compatible with NATO forces and could compromise the F-35 fighter jet program and aid Russian intelligence. (Photo: File)

Watchdog report on Russia probe shows FBI 'attempted overthrow' of...

Reacting to the report, Trump said, 'This was an overthrow of the government. This was an attempted overthrow.'

10 Dec 2019 12:27 PM IST

This aerial photo shows White Island after its volcanic eruption in New Zealand on December 9, 2019. (George Novak/New Zealand Herald via AP)

No more survivors expected to be rescued: New Zealand police

Police said some 50 people were visiting White Island when it exploded in the early afternoon -- hurling ash and rock...

10 Dec 2019 10:52 AM IST

A one-time college athlete from the Boston area, Pete Frates struggle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, was one of the inspirations behind the ice bucket challenge which took social media by storm in 2014. (Photo: AP)

US athlete Pete Frates who inspired ice bucket challenge' passes away...

'Pete passed away surrounded by his loving family, peacefully at age 34, after a heroic battle with ALS,' his family...

10 Dec 2019 10:15 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

As election nears, UK PM Johnson criticised for response to photo of...

Opposition parties were quick to share the footage on social media, saying it showed Johnson did not care about...

10 Dec 2019 9:39 AM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)

'Consider sanctions against Amit Shah': US commission on Citizenship...

US Commission for International Religious Freedom or USCIRF said that it was deeply troubled over the passage of the...

10 Dec 2019 9:15 AM IST

A 50-seater plane of the Star Air will operate between Hindon and Hubli airports for three days in a week, the PRO said. (Photo: Representational)

Chilean military plane, headed to Antarctica with 38 on board, goes...

A state of alert was declared after communication with plane was lost, and a search and rescue team was activated.

10 Dec 2019 9:04 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif likely to be shifted to US for better treatment

The Sharif family has denied all corruption charges and termed them as politically motivated.

9 Dec 2019 3:42 PM IST

Rajapaksa said that the region as a whole requires to forge new avenues of cooperation to steer the Organization to be more effective in addressing the emerging challenges. (Photo: File)

Lanka firmly committed to SAARC, says Gotabaya Rajapaksa

SAARC is regional intergovernmental organisation and geopolitical union of states in South Asia, including, India and...

9 Dec 2019 3:03 PM IST

The memorandum issued on August 20, 2018, was illegal. I have been regularly appearing in the courts and therefore, I should be granted permission to travel abroad till a final verdict on the petition, Maryam argued in her petition. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan: Lahore HC to hear Maryam's petition for removal of name from...

Maryam urged the LHC to declare the order of putting her name on the ECL as null and void and terming it illegal.

9 Dec 2019 2:21 PM IST

President Donald Trump expressed shock and grief at the incident and said he was personally monitoring the situation at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, that employs more than 16,000 military personnel and 7,400 civilians. (Photo: Facebook)

Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting

Investigators are trying to establish whether killer, 2nd Lt Mhd Alshamrani acted alone or was part of a larger plot.

9 Dec 2019 1:24 PM IST

A 34-year-old transport minister and lawmaker has been tapped to become Finlands youngest Prime Minister ever and its third female government leader. (Photo: Twitter)

Finland's Sanna Marin, 34, becomes world's youngest-serving Prime...

Marin has been party's vice chairwoman, a lawmaker since 2015 and served as until this week as the minster for transport...

9 Dec 2019 11:54 AM IST