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In 2017, the United Nations Security Council slapped three sets of sanctions on North Korea, one on August 5, another on September 11 and the most recent on December 22 focused on refined petroleum products. (Photo: File)

UN calls for 'all parties' to find political solution for Yemen

The UN also repeated a call for the key port of Hodeida to remain open.

6 July 2018 8:50 AM IST

Poll nominations reveal 2nd marriages of 60 Pak leaders

The exposed politicians, including many prominent ones, had kept their second marriages a secret.

6 July 2018 1:12 AM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who spent four days in the open after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry their belongings after they were allowed to proceed towards a refugee camp, at Palong Khali, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Unexplained' killings sow fear inside Rohingya camps

Police have made a number of arrests in connection with some of the killings, but say the motives often remain unclear.

6 July 2018 1:07 AM IST

Water is pumped from Tham Luang cave during rescue operations for the trapped 12 boys and their coach, at Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province. (Photo: AFP)

Race against water' as rain threatens Thai boys in the cave

Several Thai Navy divers and medics are staying with them and the video footage showed the group in seemingly good...

6 July 2018 12:24 AM IST

The Kaga (bottom), which will be accompanied by an escort ship, may also conduct ad hoc joint drills with warships from other counties in the region, they said. Its sister ship, the Izumo (top), was on the same tour last year. (Photo: AP)

Japan to send warship on tour of South China Sea, Indian Ocean

The 248 metre-long Kaga, which can operate several helicopters simultaneously, will make stops in India, Sri Lanka and...

5 July 2018 6:58 PM IST

Novichok is a military-grade nerve agent developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. (Photo: AFP)

British police probes new Novichok nerve agent poisoning

A couple was taken ill close to Salisbury, where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were...

5 July 2018 5:25 PM IST

Donald Trump sent Mike Pompeo to Pyongyang to accompany the men home following US calls for Kim to free them as a gesture of goodwill and sincerity. (Photo: AP/File)

Pompeo leaves for further nuclear talks with North Korea

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been tasked with negotiating plans to achieve the 'complete denuclearisation' of...

5 July 2018 4:48 PM 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)

Modi govt's 'aggressive' posture created Indo-Pak stalemate: Imran...

He added that the Narendra Modi government had a very aggressive anti-Pakistan posture and its policy was to try and...

5 July 2018 4:18 PM IST

The intensity of the bombardment allowed government forces to seize control of a security checkpoint on the Jordanian border for the first time in more than three years, the monitoring group said. (Photo: AFP)

Intense airstrikes hit Syria's Daraa after failed talks on rebel...

Some rebel groups have agreed to negotiated surrenders but on Wednesday evening the remainder walked out of talks with a...

5 July 2018 3:33 PM IST

India pays its third largest oil supplier in euros using European banking channels and imports.

Oil prices fall after Trump demands OPEC 'reduce pricing now'

The escalating US-China trade row also cast a shadow over markets, as China warned it could introduce

5 July 2018 1:39 PM IST

Woman climbs base of Statue of Liberty to protest immigration policy,...

The climb led to a 4 hour standoff with police and forced thousands to leave the iconic American symbol on the nation's...

5 July 2018 12:22 PM IST

My thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have died in Quebec during this heat wave, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter, urging everyone to make sure they protected themselves and their families. (Representational Image)

Heat wave kills 19 in Canada

Temperatures soared to 34 degrees Celsius with a humidity that made it feel closer to 40 degrees, the meteorological...

5 July 2018 11:37 AM IST