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Protests that sparked off on Sunday after a proposed amendment to the extradition law that involves extraditions to any jurisdiction with which it does not already have a treaty, including mainland China for the first time. (Photo: AFP)

Protests grow fierce in Hong Kong over extradition law, attempt to...

Police used tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse crowds of black-clad demonstrators, most of them young people...

12 Jun 2019 2:54 PM IST

The victim in the meantime called up the polices emergency service number, and the message was relayed to the police station. It took the police less than an hour to arrest him, he said. (Representational image)

Indian national held for assaulting cop in inebriated state in...

Ragupathiraja faces 10 charges, three of which were committed when he attempted to assault cop.

12 Jun 2019 2:53 PM IST

Israeli man uses avocado to loot USD 8,300 from two banks

The man demanded money by handing over a note -- 'hand over the money in the drawer' -- at the cash counter.

12 Jun 2019 2:24 PM IST

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

Boko Haram attack: Death toll rises to 37 in Cameroon, 15 terrorists...

The militants carried out attack on region bordering Lake Chad on Sunday night, clashing with the Cameroonian army until...

12 Jun 2019 1:54 PM IST

We need answers to the questions left unanswered by the Mueller report, Pelosi said on the House floor ahead of voting. (Photo: AP)

Ex-FBI leaders to testify on Mueller report, Russian threat

The move makes it easier to sue Trump administration officials and potential witnesses.

12 Jun 2019 1:25 PM IST

The case, which local media reported had been brought by a university student, argued the government should do away with the law in light of a changed society where homosexuality was more widely accepted. (Photo: AP)

Botswana's High Court decriminalises homosexuality

South Africa is the only African nation to have legalised gay marriage.

12 Jun 2019 1:01 PM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

Imran Khan vows to go after 'thieves' responsible for Pakistan's...

His speech came on the day Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz was arrested by NAB in cases of...

12 Jun 2019 12:59 PM IST

According to the police, officers from the local police station visited the spot and are ascertaining the facts pertaining to the blast. (Photo: ANI)

Terror attack in Afghanistan leaves six dead

The explosion took place at around 9 am (local time) in Dand district when a civilian vehicle was targetted by a...

12 Jun 2019 12:58 PM IST

Prime Minister Theresa May says she Britain will consider extending the transition period after Brexit for a few months. (Photo: AFP)

Beating Boris Johnson: Race to replace Theresa May as Britain's PM...

11 Conservative MPs are vying to succeed May, who quit as the party's leader on Friday over her failure to take Britain...

12 Jun 2019 12:54 PM IST

Addressing the press conference, Imran Khan said: I came into politics 22 years ago because I believed that the potential of our country was not being realised. The Pakistan that I saw growing up deteriorated in front of my very eyes. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Pak govt presents 2019-20 budget, grants Rs 100 Cr for Kartarpur...

Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar presented in Parliament the budget for fiscal year 2019-20, which starts from...

12 Jun 2019 12:50 PM IST

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the lack of substantial legal protection for sexual assault victims in Tokyo on June 11, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

After #MeToo, Japan sexual abuse survivors seek reform in rape law...

Legislators revised Japan's century-old rape law in 2017 to include harsher penalties, among other changes.

12 Jun 2019 12:03 PM IST

Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on December 1 to a three-month truce in the escalating spat. (Photo: File)

Trump defends tariff strategy, China says 'not afraid' of trade war

'Tariffs are great negotiating tool,' Trump tweeted, one day after saying he was ready to impose another round of...

12 Jun 2019 11:56 AM IST