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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

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Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 yrs in prison on graft charges

Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Mohammed Safdar were handed down jail terms of seven and one year,...

7 July 2018 12:54 AM IST

Gaya MP Hari Manjhis son Rahul Manjhi, along with his friend, was arrested by the police in a drunken state on Sunday and was sent to Gaya central jail for violating prohibition law. (Representational image)

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Indian-origin woman jailed for role in US Navy's largest fraud...

Gursharan had received more than SGD 130,000 in bribes from Leonard Glenn Francis in exchange for sensitive US Navy...

6 July 2018 7:14 PM IST

The players remain trapped despite being reached this week by cave-diving rescuers, who released footage of them looking emaciated but calm, some wearing football shirts. (Photo: AP)

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FIFA president invites Thai boys stuck in cave to World Cup final

Their harrowing ordeal coincides with World Cup in Russia, it has not escaped attention of players who sent their wishes...

6 July 2018 6:48 PM IST

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

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Donald Trump's 'America First' policy: Summary of trade wars with the...

The complex web of commercial ties under threat has raised prospect of global trade war, sending financial markets...

6 July 2018 5:09 PM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

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Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif convicted of corruption, gets 10 years in...

Nawaz's daughter Maryam Sharif has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment.

6 July 2018 5:08 PM IST

$\He came to me and he said, I have such great confidence in the administration. I dont want to be a distraction. And I think Scott felt that he was a distraction,\ said Trump. (Photo: AP)$ World

Trump's environment chief resigns after facing ethics scandals

Trump tweeted that Pruitt's deputy, former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, would take over Monday as acting head of the...

6 July 2018 2:49 PM IST

Fifty-two cars were torched overnight in Nantes, including the mayors personal vehicle, and eight buildings were damaged by fire or vandalism. (Photo: @AFP/Twitter)

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Dozens of cars, buildings torched as riots enter third night in France

Riots emerged in western France over fatal police shooting of young man, latest flare-up of tension between police,...

6 July 2018 1:59 PM IST

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Court dismisses Nawaz Sharif's petition to delay verdict in corruption...

Counsel for Sharif family submitted applications in accountability court seeking week's delay in verdict announcement in...

6 July 2018 1:28 PM IST

Pompeo was greeted in the North Korean capital by Kims right hand man Kim Yong Chol and Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho. (Photo: AP)

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Mike Pompeo visits North Korea to seek details on denuclearisation

Pompeo's task is negotiating plan that US hopes would involve Kim declaring extent of nuclear program, agreeing...

6 July 2018 12:50 PM IST

There have been fears that Asaharas execution could usher in a replacement guru. (Photo: AFP)

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Japan executes cult guru, 6 followers for 1995 sarin attack

Asahara claimed to have achieved enlightenment in Himalayas, preached mix of Eastern religions combined with own...

6 July 2018 12:08 PM IST

US President Donald Trump with Chinas President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in October 2017. (Photo: AFP)

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Trump kickstarts trade war with new tariffs on Chinese imports

As tariffs approached, US central bank warned that impending trade battle was beginning to darken otherwise blue skies...

6 July 2018 11:30 AM IST

His death raises serious doubts over the safety of attempting to bring the group out the same way, through cramped passageways deep inside the waterlogged cave. (Photo: AFP)

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Thai diver on cave rescue mission dies due to lack of oxygen

The diver, whose mission was to bring oxygen tanks and carry lines along the passageways, lost consciousness on his way...

6 July 2018 10:52 AM IST