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The meeting was open only to the five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members. China, a permanent member of the UNSC and close ally of Pakistan, had asked for \closed consultations\ in the Council. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)World
Pakistan PM Imran discusses Kashmir with Trump over phone

Prime Minister Khan conveyed Pakistan's concern on recent developments in Kashmir and the threat they pose to the...

16 Aug 2019 9:18 PM IST

The UN Security Council on Friday began a rare closed door meeting to discuss India revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan, backed by its all-weather ally, China, requested closed consultations on the issue. (Photo: File)World
UN Security Council begins closed-door meeting on Kashmir issue

Reacting to India's decision, Pakistan expelled Indian High Commissioner soon after idea to downgrade diplomatic ties...

16 Aug 2019 7:54 PM IST

July also saw unprecedented melting of the Greenland ice sheet, with 12 billion tonnes of ice flowing into the sea. (Photo: AFP)World
'Not for sale': Greenland to Donald Trump amid reports of purchase

Greenland, a self-ruling part of Denmark located between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, is dependant on Danish...

16 Aug 2019 7:42 PM IST

The blast took place in Police District 3 (PD3) area in the city. (Photo: ANI)World
5 killed, 24 injured in Pakistan's Quetta mosque blast

Last week, a planted bomb in a market on Quetta's Meezan chowk killed a Hazara man and injured 13 others.

16 Aug 2019 5:28 PM IST

Considering what has transpired, I have ordered officials to initiate an inquiry and ascertain how and why an elephant in such poor health was used in the perehara (pageant) and to take necessary action against those responsible, wildlife minister John Amaratunga said. (Photo: Facebook | @SaveElephantFoundation)World
70-year-old emaciated elephant paraded in Sri Lanka, she collapsed...

After a howl of protests over social media, festival organisers withdrew the aged animal from the grand finale on...

16 Aug 2019 4:56 PM IST

Ironically, after this decision was announced, Pakistan pledged its political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmiris. (photo: ANI)World
Pak's Punjab province to name 36 roads, 5 parks after Kashmir

India on August 5 revoked Article 370 of the Constitution and decided to bifurcate the State of Jammu and Kashmir into...

16 Aug 2019 4:47 PM IST

Ten weeks of confrontations between police and protesters have plunged Hong Kong into turmoil, and present the biggest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012. (Photo: AP)World
'Cease anger with love': Hong Kong tycoon's message on protests

Protests began as opposition to now-suspended extradition bill and have swelled into wider calls for democracy.

16 Aug 2019 3:38 PM IST

Ironically, after this decision was announced, Pakistan pledged its political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmiris. (photo: ANI)World
Pak launches crackdown on sale of Indian film CDs

'Today the interior ministry raided some compact disc shops in Islamabad and confiscated Indian movies,' Firdous Ashiq...

16 Aug 2019 3:11 PM IST

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced free travel in government buses for women on Raksha Bandhan. (Photo: Representational/PTI)World
Hindus celebrate Rakshabandhan in NW Pakistan

Special security arrangements were made in and outside temples to prevent any untoward incident.

16 Aug 2019 3:02 PM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: ANI)World
'Has gone mad': Danish MPs on Trump's reported plan to buy Greenland

Greenland is part of Denmark with self-government over domestic affairs, while Copenhagen handles defence and foreign...

16 Aug 2019 3:02 PM IST

The 33-year-old Badiucao said he reached out to Twitter ahead of the anniversary and offered to create a special tank man emoji that would appear next to the hashtag #Tiananmen30. (Photo: AFP | Representational)World
China media says Hong Kong response 'won't repeat' Tiananmen

Weeks of student-led protests in the Beijing square were ended when the military rolled in with tanks.

16 Aug 2019 2:57 PM IST

The UN refugee agency says Myanmar and Bangladesh are making a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims after more than 700,000 of them fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago. (Photo: File/ AP)World
Second attempt to return Rohingya to Myanmar planned: UN

Myanmar's military in August 2017 launched a counterinsurgency campaign in response to an attack by a Rohingya insurgent...

16 Aug 2019 2:28 PM IST

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