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Washingtons UN ambassador Nikki Haley said North Koreas missile test is unacceptable. (Photo: PTI)

US condemns attack in Iran but says 'needs to look at own base'

At least 29 people were killed when suspected Arab separatists in southwestern Iran opened fire Saturday on a parade.

24 Sept 2018 2:51 PM IST

Emergency personnel take a family to safety in Carolina. (Photo AP)

Thousands urged to flee ahead of post-Florence flooding in South...

Public schools will be closed until further notice. State transportation crews were working to erect temporary dams on...

24 Sept 2018 2:21 PM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who spent four days in the open after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry their belongings after they were allowed to proceed towards a refugee camp, at Palong Khali, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

UN has 'no right to interfere' says Myanmar army chief

No country, organisation or group has the 'right to interfere in and make decisions over sovereignty of a country',...

24 Sept 2018 2:17 PM IST

Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

We are going to win, says Mike Pompeo on trade war with China

Trump has taken an increasingly hard line on trade, with USD 200 billion in tariffs on Chinese exports set to take...

24 Sept 2018 2:02 PM IST

Liu was released without being charged and has denied any wrongdoing through a lawyer. (Photo :AP)

The night a Chinese billionaire was accused of rape in US - and a...

Richard Liu, the founder of Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com Inc, was arrested on suspicion of rape, according to a...

24 Sept 2018 1:51 PM IST

Celebrations broke out across the tropical archipelago with opposition supporters carrying yellow flags of Solihs Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and dancing on the streets. There was no response from Yameen after results were announced. (Photo: AFP)

Maldives: Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wins presidential...

Results released by the Elections Commission early Monday morning showed Solih had secured 58.3 per cent of the popular...

24 Sept 2018 1:05 PM IST

Swaraj arrives in New York, UNGA address on September 29

The General Debate commences on September 25. World leaders from 193 UN member states will address the global body.

24 Sept 2018 12:43 AM IST

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump during their first meeting at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (Photo: AP)

Will impose sanctions on any nation giving fuel to N Korea, warns US

Washington has 'evidence of consistent and wide-ranging Russian violations' of the sanctions, US ambassador to UN Nikki...

23 Sept 2018 5:25 PM IST

At a midterms campaign rally in Las Vegas late on Thursday, Trump told the crowd that he fully backs Kavanaugh. (Photo: AFP)

Will testify in Senate next week: Woman accusing Trump's SC nominee of...

Ford 'accepts committee's request to provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh's sexual misconduct next week,'...

23 Sept 2018 1:49 PM IST

Pew said from fiscal 2010 to 2014, about 36 per cent of employment-related Green cards more than 222,000 were granted to H-1B visa holders. (Photo: AFP)

US may deny green cards to immigrants who use government benefits

Under a new rule that can affect many Indians, US may deny green cards to immigrants who avail govt benefits including...

23 Sept 2018 12:41 PM IST

US president Donald Trump addresses the media after his meeting with North KOrean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Indian techies' kin to lose US work permits

The DHS said the new rule would be submitted to the office of management of budget (OMB), White House, within three...

23 Sept 2018 12:54 AM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the five permanent members of the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and prevent the situation spiralling out of control in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

UN chief Antonio Guterres to visit India in October

The Secretary-General will arrive in New Delhi on October 1.

22 Sept 2018 12:37 PM IST