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Quake-tsunami survivors salvage useable items from the debris homes that were destroyed in Palu, Indonesia on Friday. (Photo: Twitter | @AFP)

Two new earthquakes strike Indonesia off Sumba island: USGS

There were no immediate reports of serious damage.

2 Oct 2018 9:19 AM IST

The CPEC, a flagship project of Chinas prestigious One Belt One Road, links its restive Xinjiang region with Pakistans Balochistan province. (Photo: Representational Image | AFP)

Pak cuts Chinese 'Silk Road' rail project by USD 2 bn over debt...

'We have reduced loan from China under CPEC for rail projects from USD 8.2 bn to USD 6.2 bn', Pak minister said.

1 Oct 2018 9:23 PM IST

Arnault also has been suspected of violating century-old Nobel rules by leaking names of winners of the prestigious award allegedly seven times, starting in 1996. (Photo: File | AP)

Jean-Claude Arnault, man at centre of Nobel Literature scandal, jailed...

Arnault, a major cultural figure in Sweden, has been sentenced to two years of prison.

1 Oct 2018 4:50 PM IST

The guilty joint secretary has been suspended from service on disciplinary grounds after he was caught stealing. But so far, no complaint has been registered with the police. (Representational image)

Pak bureaucrat caught on video stealing Kuwaiti dignitary's wallet,...

Zarrar Haider Khan, a senior Pakistani bureaucrat, was caught on CCTV cameras pocketing a wallet with significant sum of...

1 Oct 2018 2:52 PM IST

The chopper flew near the LoC for a while before retrieving to Pakistan territory. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

Chopper very close' to LoC but within Pak airspace, claims PoK PM'

Indian Army said on Sunday that Pak chopper violated Indian airspace along LoC in J&K's Poonch district.

1 Oct 2018 1:59 PM IST

Officials fear the death toll will rise steeply in the coming days and are preparing for the worst. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia seeks foreign aid after quake, digs graves for over 1,000

Days after quake, tsunami, some areas are yet to be contacted, medicines are running out and rescuers are struggling to...

1 Oct 2018 12:58 PM IST

Musharraf ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008. He is wanted in Pakistan in several criminal cases including in the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. (Photo: File)

Musharraf 'growing weaker rapidly' from new undisclosed ailment: Party...

Cannot tell nation about ailment now but will tell court about it and present ailment's documentation to chief justice,...

1 Oct 2018 11:29 AM IST

Canadian and US negotiators reached a deal late on Sunday on reforming the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after more than a year of talks. (Photo: AFP)

Canada, US reach last-minute NAFTA deal: reports

Talks between the US, Canada and Mexico began last August after Trump called it 'one of the worst trade deals in...

1 Oct 2018 8:48 AM IST

A five-judge bench of the apex court further observed that it would not hear polygamy issue along with the triple talaq case. (Representational Image)

Pak seeks opinion to pusnish triple talaq

According to CII complete consensus on instant triple divorce will impel the punishment for the offence.

1 Oct 2018 7:20 AM IST

In this Saturday, September 29, 2018, photo, a vessel, rear, tilts on one side as it ran ashore at a pier as a typhoon approached Yonabaru, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan. (Photo: AP)

At least 51 injured, flights, trains cancelled as Typhoon Trami hits...

Evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of people in Japan.

30 Sept 2018 7:36 PM IST

Trump followed those comments by saying Wednesday he had received an extraordinary letter from Kim, and sounded optimistic about prospects for a second summit between the two leaders fairly quickly. (Photo: File | AFP)

'And then we fell in love...': Trump on beautiful letters from Kim...

At the UN General Assembly Trump lauded Kim Jong Un, who is accused by the UN and others of widespread human rights...

30 Sept 2018 1:33 PM IST

Imran Khan declared his victory on Thursday and dismissed the allegations of fraud calling it the most transparent election in Pakistans history. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan reconsiders Chinese 'Silk Road' projects, fears debt trap

Rail megaproject linking Karachi to Peshawar is China's biggest BRI project in Pakistan, but Islamabad has balked at...

30 Sept 2018 12:18 PM IST