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China, under President Xi Jinping, is making a major push to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and big data technology to track and control behaviour that goes against the interests of the ruling Communist Party online and in the wider world. (Photo: File)

Those opposing economic corridor will 'never succeed': China to Pak

General Bajwa, who is in China, called on Xi Jinping after his meetings with the top Chinese military officials.

20 Sept 2018 2:29 PM IST

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sits in a vehicle alongside his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif (R) following his release from Adiala prison in Rawalpindi on September 19. (Photo: AP)

You're innocent: Supporters welcome Nawaz Sharif in Lahore after...

A large number of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party supporters, including women workers, gathered outside Haj Terminal...

20 Sept 2018 1:59 PM IST

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the British Medical Association (BMA), said despite making up a third of the National Health Service (NHS) workforce, the Black And Minority Ethnic (BAME) doctors were not proportionately represented at senior managerial levels of the UKs health service. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin doctor warns of 'unconscious racism' in UK's health...

Indian-origin doctor called on the government-funded National Health Service to treat its black and minority ethnic...

20 Sept 2018 1:46 PM 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 calls for concrete action to follow up on N Korea's...

Guterres welcomed the announcement by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a summit with Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang.

20 Sept 2018 1:37 PM IST

Malaysia EX-PM faces corruption charges over USD 681 mn bank balance

Malaysia EX-PM faces corruption charges over USD 681 mn bank balance

Najib Razak was arrested by officials probing claims that the former PM and his cronies looted billions of dollars from...

20 Sept 2018 1:36 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AFP)

Ready to resume N Korea talks: US seeks denuclearisation by 2021

China, North Korea's most important economic backer and diplomatic ally, said it welcomed and supported the agreement...

20 Sept 2018 12:26 PM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday, the day after an apparent suicide bomber attacked an Ariana Grande concert as it ended Monday night, killing over a dozen of people among a panicked crowd of young concertgoers. (Photo: AP)

Britain, EU clash over who should give ground as Brexit nears

EU Council President Donald Tusk opened a summit in Salzburg with a stark warning that Britain's position on key issues...

20 Sept 2018 11:42 AM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will travel to South Korea for the opening ceremony of the Games, where he is expected to hold talks on Korean comfort women used by the Japanese as war-time sex slaves. (Photo: File)

Japan's Shinzo Abe re-elected as as party head, to continue as PM

With a third term as party leader, Abe is poised to become Japan's longest-serving leader in August 2021.

20 Sept 2018 11:22 AM IST

A supporter of Nawaz Sharif gestures after the ruling outside Islamabad high court on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Court suspends jail for Sharifs in graft case

Release of former Pak leader and his kins, ordered on surety bonds worth Rs 50 lakh each.

20 Sept 2018 2:23 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Sharif, Maryam get bail, out of prison

Sharif, Ms Maryam and Mr Safdar were also directed to submit bail bonds worth Rs 500,000.

20 Sept 2018 1:59 AM IST

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)

Trump accuses China of meddling in US elections, China rejects charge

Trump did not offer evidence to support his accusation nor did he specify whether it was mid-term polls China was...

19 Sept 2018 5:33 PM IST

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

Arson attack on Indian-origin family's home in UK; hate crime, say...

CCTV images from area reportedly show a group of four-five youths, dressed in hoodies, attempting to start a fire on the...

19 Sept 2018 5:33 PM IST