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The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drone was shot down by the IRGC after it entered the Iranian airspace near the Kouhmobarak district, according to a report by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). (Representational Image)

Moscow says downed US drone was in Iranian airspace

Iran insists the drone violated Iranian airspace near the Strait of Hormuz, but the Pentagon denies it entered Iranian...

25 Jun 2019 5:41 PM IST

All of these people were arrested under allegations of links with the Muslim Brotherhood group. (Photo: AP)

Egypt arrests 8, including ex-lawmaker, for plotting riots

They arrested of ex-lawmaker Zyad el-Elaimy, who was part of raid that targeted 19 businesses and economic entities...

25 Jun 2019 5:16 PM IST

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had named a total of seven accused, five of whom had earlier filed bail pleas, in the case pertaining to delay in execution of the Nandipur Power Plant Project which caused a loss of Rs 27 billion to the national exchequer. (Photo: Twitter | @BabarAwanPK)

Pak court acquits PTI leader Babar Awan; rejects plea by PPP leader in...

Awan, who served as Minister of Law and Justice under then prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, joined Pakistan...

25 Jun 2019 5:03 PM IST

Emergency personnel help a student as she arrives at an evacuation center at Pasir Gudang district in Johor state, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Schools closed in Malaysia after toxic fumes lead to several falling...

Residents first noticed the fumes wafting across the industrial area late last week.

25 Jun 2019 4:59 PM IST

The United States and China have waged an 11-month trade war marked by tit-for-tat tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of each others goods, roiling financial markets, disrupting supply chains and crimping global economic growth prospects. (Photo: File)

China hoping Trump-Xi meeting will help bridge differences

Trump has already imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports and China has retaliated with tariffs on US...

25 Jun 2019 4:53 PM IST

He alleged his bosses forced him to come out at work and attached screenshots of group message chats appearing to show colleagues mocking him. (Photo: Facebook)

Myanmar gay man posts bullying note on Facebook before committing...

The 26-year-old librarian at MIU, his profile picture black with an insignia of death, detailed how he had been bullied...

25 Jun 2019 4:52 PM IST

Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)

176 children lost parents in Sri Lanka Easter attacks: Report

A total of 7 suicide bombers carried out a series blasts that targeted three churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on...

25 Jun 2019 4:48 PM IST

Security forces stand guard in Meskel Square in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday. Ethiopias government foiled a coup attempt in a region north of the capital and the countrys military chief was shot dead. (Photo: AP)

Coup attempt thwarted, military chief killed in Ethiopia

The failed coup in the Amhara region was led by a high-ranking military officer and others within the military said PM...

25 Jun 2019 3:40 PM IST

The Baloch Republican Party and World Baloch Organisation have started an international awareness campaign (in this regard), President of Baloch Republican Party Brahumdagh Bugti said in a video message. (photo: ANI)

Pak using enforced disappearances to crush voices of the oppressed:...

'We urge international community to take action against enforced disappearances of Baloch and other people in Pakistan,'...

25 Jun 2019 2:08 PM IST

Qatar is the fourth country to provide a bailout package to Pakistan, after China, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Twitter | @pid_gov)

Qatar to invest USD 3 bn in cash-strapped Pakistan

With this new investment package, the size of the Qatari-Pakistani economic partnership will amount to USD 9 billion.

25 Jun 2019 2:00 PM IST

Syed Waseem Ali, who was from Hyderabad and lived in Fremont, was driving a Toyota and had Sela Henriquez as the passenger via the Lyft ride-hailing service, who were pronounced dead after the crash in San Franciscos Bayview District on Sunday, the SFGate reported. (Photo: Twitter/ GoFundMe.com)

26-year-old Hyderabad driver killed in hit-and-run in California

The driver fled on foot, leaving the vehicle behind, and had not been arrested till now, police said.

25 Jun 2019 1:50 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his government intended to prevent instability in the foreign exchange market after a possible Washington exit from the nuclear accord. (Photo: AP)

'New US sanctions mean end of diplomacy,' says Iran

President Donald Trump enacted the new sanctions on Monday against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his associates.

25 Jun 2019 1:19 PM IST