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Imran Khan, 65, was on Saturday sworn in as Pakistans new prime minister, nearly 22 years after the former cricket hero entered politics. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan PM Imran Khan announces 21-member Cabinet

Shah Mehmood Qureshi has been appointed as foreign minister; he held the same portfolio during the 2008 Mumbai terror...

19 Aug 2018 12:59 PM IST

President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain (center) takes an oath from newly-appointed Prime Minister Imran Khan (left) during a ceremony in Islamabad, as caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk (second right) looks on. (Photo: AFP)

Imran Khan names 20-member team

Qureshi new foreign minister, Khattak bags defence ministry.

19 Aug 2018 5:47 AM IST

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan

Imran Khan takes oath as Pakistan's 22nd PM

A tearful Khan smiled as he stumbled over some of the words of the oath administered to him by President Hussain.

19 Aug 2018 5:38 AM IST

Earlier this year, the government separated more than 2,500 children from their parents after families crossed the US border with Mexico illegally intending to stay in the country. (Photo: AP)

3 weeks past court deadline, US govt continues to hold 565 migrant...

This includes 24 children 5-year-old or younger being cared for by Dept of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee...

18 Aug 2018 6:56 PM IST

Former president Obama had banned the sale of precision-guided weaponry to Saudi Arabia after it used a similar bomb in an October 2016 attack that killed 140 people. But President Trump overturned that ban after taking office. (Representational/AP)

US supplied bomb that killed 40 children in Yemen, says report

Reportedly, the numbers on shrapnel, indicate that it was a laser-guided Mk 82 bomb manufactured by defence contractor...

18 Aug 2018 5:46 PM IST

The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit North Korea next month

Reportedly Xi, at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, will attend celebrations of 70th anniversary of...

18 Aug 2018 5:25 PM IST

Previous studies have found that men with strong handshakes are less likely to have erectile dysfunction (Photo: Pixabay)

Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship for refusing handshake

The Mayor did not divulge their nationalities or other identifying details, but said they 'did not shake hands with...

18 Aug 2018 4:55 PM IST

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80 (Photo: AFP)

Former UN chief, Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan dies at 80

He passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness, the Kofi Annan Foundation said in a statement.

18 Aug 2018 4:22 PM IST

An elderly woman is rescued in a cooking utensil after her home was flooded in Thrissur, Kerala. (Photo: File)

UN chief 'saddened' over destruction caused by Kerala floods

Kerala is witnessing the worst flooding in 100 years and over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps.

18 Aug 2018 2:27 PM IST

Imran Khan, 65, who won a simple majority from lawmakers on Friday in a confidence vote was administered oath by President Mamnoon Hussain. (Photo: AP)

Imran Khan becomes captain of Pakistan, takes oath as 22nd PM

The swearing-in came a day after Imran Khan won the backing from the newly-elected Parliament.

18 Aug 2018 10:50 AM 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)

Imran Khan asks sons not to attend oath ceremony

Earlier in the day, lawmakers in the National Assembly endorsed Imran Khan as the next Prime Minister.

18 Aug 2018 6:34 AM 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)

Imran formally elected Pak PM, oath-taking ceremony today

Khan plans to keep the oath-taking event simple. Instead of an elaborate spread, the guests will be served with tea and...

18 Aug 2018 12:32 AM IST