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South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (center) speaks to the media before leaving for the border village of Panmunjom to attend South and North Korean meeting, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialogue in Seoul, in this June 1, 2018, file photo. (Photo: AP)

Rival Koreas to meet, prepare for summit between leaders

The announcement comes amid attempts by Washington and Pyongyang to follow through on nuclear disarmament vows.

9 Aug 2018 3:40 PM IST

Republican US Rep. Christopher Collins (center) of western New York state has been indicted on charges that he used inside information about a biotechnology company to make illicit stock trades (Photo: AP)

US Congressman Collins, son indicted for insider trading

The indictment came as he seeks another two year term in the upcoming polls, where Democrats hope to recapture the House...

9 Aug 2018 2:38 PM IST

Shaman will face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of coercing a minor into intercourse and may face other charges as well.

Witch doctor trapped woman in an Indonesian cave as sex slave for 15...

The reports state Saman provided H certain portions to terminate pregnancies over the years.

9 Aug 2018 1:44 PM IST

Motorcycles parked on the street toppled over and the walls of some nearby buildings collapsed in the aftershock. (Photo: Twitter/@AFP)

After Sunday's devastating quake, 5.9 magnitude aftershock strikes...

It was the strongest of some 355 aftershocks that have rattled the island since Sunday, the national disaster agency...

9 Aug 2018 1:40 PM IST

Russia has rejected allegations levelled by the UK that Moscow was behind the deadly nerve-agent attack in the English city of Salisbury on March 4 that had left Skripal and his daughter hospitalised in critical condition. (Photo: File)

US to impose new sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack in...

The State Department said that following a 15-day Congressional notification period, these sanctions will take effect...

9 Aug 2018 1:26 PM IST

Bachelets nomination will now go to the UN General Assembly for approval. (Photo: ANI)

Former Chilean Prez Michelle Bachelet nominated to be next UN human...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres chose Michelle Bachelet to be the next high commissioner of human rights.

9 Aug 2018 12:53 PM IST

According to reports, the head coach of the Wild Boars soccer team, said, they received their official Thai ID cards along with another team member, who had also applied for citizenship but was not in the cave. (Photo: Facebook / Love Mae Sai)

Stateless boys, coach rescued from Thai cave granted citizenship

Three boys from the football team, were granted Thai citizenship along with their 25-year-old coach on Wednesday.

9 Aug 2018 11:57 AM IST

A man inspects the ruin of his house destroyed by an earthquake in North Lombok. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia earthquake: Death toll rises to 164, many still without aid

Officials have appealed for medicine, food, clean water with at least 1,400 people seriously injured and 156,000...

9 Aug 2018 11:36 AM IST

According to a report by Geo TV, Reshma, who was the suspects fourth wife, used to live with her brother at the citys Hakimabad area. (Photo: YouTube | Screengrab)

Pakistani actress-singer Reshma shot dead by her husband

Police said the suspect entered the house and started firing at his wife, following a domestic dispute. He then managed...

9 Aug 2018 9:52 AM IST

Pakistans Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said that he called him thrice on polling day but he didnt pick up and was likely sleeping. (Photo: supremecourt.gov.pk)

Pak Chief Election Commissioner 'slept' through polls, says Chief...

During a hearing, Pakistan's Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said that he was astonished at the current state of Pakistan's...

8 Aug 2018 8:19 PM IST

Kaskar, according to the official, confirmed that his brother, Dawood Ibrahim wanted in several cases including the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, is in Pakistan. (Photo: File | PTI)

Dawood's henchman not Pakistani, but Indian; to be extradited: Thai...

Hussain entered Bangkok on fake Pakistani passport and has been in prison since Sept 2000 for plotting to kill Chhota...

8 Aug 2018 5:41 PM IST

Now, an accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday declared PML-N Presidents son-in-law, Imran Ali Yousaf, a proclaimed absconder on the request of National Accountability Bureau (NAB). (Photo: AFP)

Sharif's son-in-law declared 'proclaimed offender' in corruption case

Imran Ali Yousaf is accused of receiving graft in excess of Rs 12 million from Ikram Naveed, former CEO of Punjab Power...

8 Aug 2018 3:21 PM IST