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Saipov, a 30-year-old Uzbek national, was arrested in October immediately after police said he ploughed a truck down a bike lane on Manhattans West Side. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. (Photo: AFP)

NY attack accused seeking to avoid death penalty cites President...

His lawyers asked that prosecutors be barred from seeking death penalty, saying Trump's tweets have made a fair legal...

7 Sept 2018 4:01 PM IST

Leader of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party Imran Khan speaks at the National Assembly in Islamabad on Friday, moments before his elction as new Pakistan Prime Minister. AP Aug. 17, 2018. Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Khan as the countrys next prime minister in a step toward third straight transfer of power from one civilian government to another one. (Photo; AP)

Stop human rights violations: US lawmakers urge Pakistan

US Congressman Thomas Garrett Jr said that many who migrated from India to Pakistan for better life were not welcomed in...

7 Sept 2018 3:31 PM 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)

Aim to achieve denuclearisation in Trump's first term: Kim Jong Un

The third summit between the North's leader Kim Jong-Un and South Korean President Moon Jae has been announced for...

6 Sept 2018 2:31 PM IST

Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 6, 2018. Putin said its important to develop common cybersecurity standards that take into account interests of all nations. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

UK says Putin 'ultimately' responsible for spy poisoning

Britain has previously pointed the finger at Moscow for the March 4 attack, sparking furious denials.

6 Sept 2018 2:15 PM IST

Pompeo held meetings with Khan, Pakistans foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and the powerful Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan PM Imran Khan 'optimistic' after brief talks with Mike Pompeo

Pompeo said, 'I'm hopeful that the foundation that we laid today will set the conditions for continued success as we...

6 Sept 2018 2:01 PM IST

Trump says of Germany: Were supposed to protect you against Russia and yet you make this deal with Russia. (Photo: AP)

'Treason?': Trump slams critical New York Timesâ€‰op-ed from anonymous...

Trump responded with one-word tweet asking if unsigned op-ed could be considered treasonous, after assailing newspaper...

6 Sept 2018 1:18 PM IST

The treaty specifies that the waters of three eastern rivers namely Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, had been reserved for India while that of western rivers, namely Indus, Chenab and Jhelum, are for Pakistan. (Representational Image | PTI)

Pak undermines India's territorial integrity through terrorism: India...

Pak's Ambassador to UN again raised the issue of Kashmir while addressing High Level Forum on Culture of Peace in UN...

6 Sept 2018 11:14 AM IST

North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un (L) shaking hands with South Koreas President Moon Jae-in (R) at the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries ahead of their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom. (Photo: AFP)

North, South Korea to hold summit on September 18-20: Seoul

Kim Jong Un and Trump held a watershed summit in June in Singapore and pledged to work toward denuclearisation of the...

6 Sept 2018 10:59 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

After Trump's outburst, US to probe tech firms for 'stifling' free...

Trump accused big technology firms of censoring and suppressing conservative voices, allegations strongly denied by the...

6 Sept 2018 10:53 AM IST

Cars are stuck in mud covered road after an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (Photo: AP)

One killed, 32 missing after 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's...

Public broadcaster NHK reported the first confirmed fatality and said 120 people had also been injured after the...

6 Sept 2018 9:01 AM IST

The airline said over a dozen flights will transport the relief goods, which have been donated by various UAE-based businesses and organisations, to Thiruvananthapuram - the nearest online Emirates station to the areas most affected by the flood. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

11 in New York hospital for suspected flu after 100 report sick on...

11 of the 19 people on Emirates airline Flight 203, which landed with at least 521 passengers were taken to hospitals.

6 Sept 2018 8:40 AM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.

Pakistan could soon emerge as World's 5th largest nuclear state:...

Pak continues to expand its nuclear arsenal with more warheads, more delivery systems and a growing fissile materials...

6 Sept 2018 8:24 AM IST