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To send back seven of around 40,000 Rohingyas, of whom about 14,000 are registered with UNHCR, seems like tokenism but thats not so.

US seeks voluntary, dignified return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to...

State Department also said it agreed with assessment of UNHCR that conditions in Myanmar are not yet conducive for...

12 Nov 2018 11:06 AM IST

Khashoggi had written a series of columns for the Washington Post that were critical of Saudi Arabias assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has led a widely publicized drive to reform the Sunni monarchy but has also presided over the arrests of activists and businessmen. (Photo: AFP)

Will hold Jamal Khashoggi's killers accountable: US to Saudi Crown...

Jamal Khashoggi's killing and the war in Yemen, are the two main sources of strain in the decades-old alliance between...

12 Nov 2018 9:53 AM IST

Heads of states and world leaders attend ceremonies at the Arc de Triomphe Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Paris. (Photo: AP)

'Patriotism is opposite of nationalism,' says Macron, Trump by his...

Those who fought in the trenches of World War One lived through an unimaginable hell, French President Emmanuel said.

11 Nov 2018 7:04 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Rajapaksa ends 50-yr association with Sirisena's party, joins...

Rajapaksa's move signaled that he would contest snap polls, to be held on Jan 5, under his own party banner and not that...

11 Nov 2018 6:57 PM IST

A house burns in the Hollywood resort town of Malibu -- about 88,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. (Photo: AFP)

Death toll rises to 23 as California grapples with wildfire

Firefighters are battling raging fires at both ends of the state, but there is little hope of containing the flames...

11 Nov 2018 10:19 AM IST

The alleged plot briefly threatened to cause tension between Sri Lanka and India, after a report that Sirisena had accused Indias intelligence services of involvement - a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both denied. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka crisis: Wickremesinghe's party to fight parliament...

Sirisena had called for January polls after it was clear Rajapaksa wouldn't command majority in legislature.

10 Nov 2018 7:31 PM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

Khashoggi's body was dissolved in acid, disposed through drains:...

Samples taken from the drains at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul showed traces of acid, a Turkish newspaper said,...

10 Nov 2018 6:23 PM IST

Sources said that the home department and jail authorities would study the report and then take a decision.

UK cop, who killed Indian-origin shopkeeper, jailed for 18 months

Balvinder Singh was driving his vehicle in Wolverhampton when he was hit head-on by a car driven by Staffordshire Police...

10 Nov 2018 1:53 PM IST

California wildfires: Nine dead, tens of thousands forced to flee

California wildfires: Nine dead, tens of thousands forced to flee

All fatalities were reported in a massive inferno in Paradise, in Butte County, where the entire population of 26,000...

10 Nov 2018 1:52 PM IST

The alleged plot briefly threatened to cause tension between Sri Lanka and India, after a report that Sirisena had accused Indias intelligence services of involvement - a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both denied. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka crisis: President Sirisena dissolves parliament, calls for...

Sirisena called for January polls after it was clear Rajapaksa wouldn't command majority in legislature, a move...

10 Nov 2018 1:20 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabias King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Photo: File/AP)

US to stop refueling of Saudi aircrafts in Yemen war

The move does not affect US military assistance and training to improve Saudi airstrikes, which have killed thousands of...

10 Nov 2018 12:16 PM IST

Time to end the visa lottery. Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans, Trump tweeted. (Photo: AFP)

Will take public opinion on ending permits for H-4 visa holders: US

H-4 visas are issued to spouses of H-1B foreign workers -- a large number of which are Indian workers employed in US.

9 Nov 2018 8:12 PM IST