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The strongman has been in power for 33 years but the vote late last month was widely decried as a sham after a crackdown on the rival Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), which was dissolved by the Supreme Court in November. (Photo: AP)

Cambodia ruling party sweeps parliament after vote with no opposition

Cambodia's new government will be formed next month but problems of credibility could trail regime.

16 Aug 2018 1:57 PM IST

A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul, killing six civilians.

Gunmen attack Afghan intelligence training centre in Kabul

'Clashes are ongoing and the area is cordoned off by the Afghan security forces,' said Kabul police spokesman Hashmat...

16 Aug 2018 1:32 PM IST

Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif file nomination papers for Pak PM poll

The newly-elected Speaker of the House, Asad Qaiser announced the process for the Prime Minister poll.

16 Aug 2018 11:58 AM IST

US blacklists Russian, Chinese firms for violating N Koreas sanctions

US blacklists Russian, Chinese firms for violating N Korea's sanctions

The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) blacklisted one Russian national and 3 shipping firms from...

16 Aug 2018 11:41 AM IST

A cabinet meeting took place in which we have decreed a 12-month state of emergency and made available a first allocation worth five million euros (USD 5.7 million) for the national emergencies fund, Conte said. (Photo: AFP)

Italian PM declares 12-month state of emergency in Genoa after bridge...

Rescue efforts are heading into second night in Genoa after about 200-metre section of bridge fell away without warning...

16 Aug 2018 11:06 AM IST

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Over 300 US newspapers to run editorials rebuking Trump's attacks on...

The Boston Globe editorial board, in a piece posted online on Wednesday, accused Trump of carrying out a 'sustained...

16 Aug 2018 10:53 AM IST

Imran Khan claimed that people will be given the party tickets on the basis of merit and popularity in their respective constituencies. (Photo: File)

Imran Khan submits nomination papers for PM

On August 7, the PTI had formally nominathis name for PM.

16 Aug 2018 2:35 AM IST

Injured men receive treatment at a hospital in Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Taliban attack kills 30 in Afghanistan

Attack involved the use of heavy artillery, 7 militants eliminated, 5 wounded.

16 Aug 2018 2:35 AM IST

A blast from explosives placed on a motorbike killed at least six people, including four children, and wounded nine other children in Herat province in western Afghanistan. (Representational Image)

At least 9 dead, 11 injured in Kabul suicide bomb blast

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which came after several weeks of relative calm in Kabul.

15 Aug 2018 6:32 PM IST

University of Karachi students celebrate with a large national flag ahead of the upcoming Independence Day in Karachi on August 13, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Independence Day celebrations in Pak claim 3 lives, leave 35 injured

During celebrations, 22-yr-old Salman Shakoor, who was part of one such revelry near Five Star Chowrangi was hit by...

15 Aug 2018 3:58 PM IST

The Shipping Corporation of India says the explosion struck the MT Desh Vaibhav on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman while it was en route to Fujairah on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates. (Representational Image)

Indian oil tanker suffers explosion off Oman, 3 crew missing

The company did not identify the nationalities of the missing.

15 Aug 2018 3:18 PM IST

Australian senator Fraser Anning sits in the chamber during a session at Parliament House in Canberra on August 15, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Australian leader calls for 'final solution' to ban Muslim migration

Anning said Muslims were responsible for acts of terror and crime and were dependent on welfare.

15 Aug 2018 3:09 PM IST