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The remarks by Husain Haqqani, Pakistans former Ambassador to the US, came as several American experts highlighted the role of the Army in the countrys decision. (Photo: ANI)

Global respectability behind talks with India, says former Pak envoy

India and Pakistan have disputes like many countries but others do not have national ideologies revolving around...

12 Jun 2019 8:56 AM IST

Maithripala Sirisena

Lanka MPs defy Prez on blast probe

Muslim leaders tell Parliamentary panel they alerted officials repeatedly on radicalisation.

12 Jun 2019 2:30 AM IST

This elf video has garnered nearly 10 million views on Facebook alone. (Photo: Facebook screengrab | @vivian.gomez.35977)

Watch: 'Dobby the elf' captured on security camera, video goes viral

For all the Harry Potter fans out there, the creature looked much like Dobby the house elf from the popular fantasy...

11 Jun 2019 5:29 PM IST

Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo has said that it will reopen on Wednesday, seven weeks after the five star property was attacked by a suicide bomber on Easter Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo to reopen on Wednesday after deadly Easter...

While the other two hotels reopened in recent weeks, most of the sections of the Shangri-La Hotel remained closed.

11 Jun 2019 3:54 PM IST

Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

Ahead of visit, Mike Pompeo calls ties with India 'incredibly...

Pompeo would leave for New Delhi on June 24.

11 Jun 2019 3:20 PM IST

The Journal cited an unnamed person knowledgeable about the matter for the report, and said many details of Kim Jong Nams relationship with the CIA remained unclear. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un's half-brother, killed in 2017, was CIA informant: Report

Reuters could not independently confirm the story. The CIA declined to comment.

11 Jun 2019 2:59 PM IST

The total cost for this years Rio de Janeiro Olympics also went over budget, with a final price tag of around $12 billion. (Photo: AFP)

Olympics 2020: Podiums to be constructed with plastic waste in Tokyo

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said the plan would help push a message of sustainability.

11 Jun 2019 2:56 PM IST

The decision will come into effect on July 1, Bennet said in a Monday statement. (Photo: AP)

New York Times to cease political cartoons after anti-Semitism row

The cartoon depicted Netanyahu as guide dog wearing Star of David collar and leading blind Trump -- who was wearing a...

11 Jun 2019 2:50 PM IST

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

Will respond firmly if US escalates trade tensions,' says Chinese...

Trump has repeatedly said he is getting ready to meet Xi Jinping at the Osaka summit at the end of June, but China has...

11 Jun 2019 2:43 PM IST

In a quirk of history, authorities only discovered in 2016 that the building that draws millions of visitors every year had never had planning permission since construction began in 1882. (Photo: AFP)

Famous Spain's Sagrada Familia is now legal construction, gets permit...

The basilica is Barcelona's most visited monument.

11 Jun 2019 2:01 PM IST

Supporters say the amendments are key to ensuring the city does not become a criminal refuge, but critics worry Beijing will use the law to extradite political opponents and others to China where their legal protections cannot be guaranteed. (Photo: AP)

US expresses concern about Hong Kong proposed amendments to...

Peaceful demonstration by hundreds of thousands of citizens a day earlier clearly shows public's opposition to proposed...

11 Jun 2019 1:35 PM IST

The fate of the abducted in Kunduz province in an area that has recently fallen under Taliban control was not immediately known and there was no statement from the insurgents. (Representational | AP)

34 people rescued from Taliban-run prison by Afghan forces

Civilians, soldiers, policemen and intelligence agents were freed during the operation.

11 Jun 2019 1:27 PM IST