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Liu Zhongtian, 55, and China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd, where he served as chairman and president, were among several defendants charged in a 24-count indictment by a Los Angeles grand jury. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese billionaire indicted in USD 1.8 billion tariff evasion scheme...

He evaded tariffs by smuggling huge amounts of the metal into the United States, federal prosecutors said.

1 Aug 2019 3:24 PM IST

North Korea said on Friday its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean warmongers to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills, a message that analysts said was also aimed at the United States. (Photo: File)

UN security council to hold meeting over North Korea missile tests

Kim says North's tests were warning to South Korea.

1 Aug 2019 3:24 PM IST

Some swimmers were launched out of the pool and onto the pavement. One woman was on the ground afterward, knees bloodied. (Photo: Screengrab)

Video: Wave machine malfunction triggers 'tsunami' at China's water...

Officials at Shuiyun Water Park said that the wave machine malfunctioned, and that the worker operating the machine was...

1 Aug 2019 3:21 PM IST

The 48-year-old former Naval officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism on April 11, 2017. (Photo: File)

India evaluating Pak's proposal of facilitating consular access to...

On July 17, the world court had ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav.

1 Aug 2019 3:19 PM IST

The research led by Hiromitsu Nakauchi, a professor of genetics at Stanford University, is the first of its kind to receive government approval after Japan changed its rules on implanting human cells into animals. (Photo: med.stanford.edu)

In a first, Japan scientists to grow human organs in animals

It is the first step in what researchers caution is a very long path towards a future.

1 Aug 2019 3:09 PM IST

Employees at 11 restaurants and shops in Beijing selling halal products and visited by Reuters in recent days said officials had told them to remove images associated with Islam, such as the crescent moon and the word halal written in Arabic, from signs. (Photo: AFP)

Sign of the times: China's capital orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken...

The campaign has included the removal of Middle Eastern-style domes on many mosques around the country in favour of...

1 Aug 2019 2:06 PM IST

Karaglanova had studied at a medical university, ran a travel, fashion and lifestyle blog on Instagram and had more than 80,000 followers. (Photo: Instagram)

'Jealous of her holiday plans': Russian cops arrest man for Instagram...

Investigators did not disclose the identity of the suspect.

1 Aug 2019 1:58 PM IST

Trump stressed that he believes the Palestinians, who have boycotted his administration since his December 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital, want an agreement. (Photo: ANI)

Obama built 'cages for kids': Trump fires back at Democrats

This came after at least 10 Democratic presidential candidates sparred over issues of Trump govt's immigration policy.

1 Aug 2019 1:50 PM IST

Washington formally launched the procedure of leaving the treaty on February 1. (Photo: File)

US poised to formally abandon cold war missile treaty with Russia

Washington formally launched the procedure of leaving the treaty on February 1.

1 Aug 2019 1:20 PM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with his counterparts from Thailand and New Zealand respectively in Bangkok. (Photo: ANI)

Jaishankar holds talks with Thai, New Zealand counterparts in Bangkok

He held talks with Don Pramudwinai of Thailand and Winston Peters of New Zealand separately and discussed issues of...

1 Aug 2019 1:13 PM IST

Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised India for its high tariffs and last month raised the stakes with the withdrawal of a decades-old trade privilege. (Representational Image)

Highly gratified by cooperation from great friend' India on Iran: US

India, which has galloping energy needs, went out of its way to co-operate with the United States.

1 Aug 2019 10:27 AM IST

A GPS device that he had on him was used to locate his body late Tuesday. (Photo: YouTube)

YouTube star Grant Thompson killed in paragliding accident

Grant had 11 million subscribers on his channel and billions of views.

1 Aug 2019 8:41 AM IST