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Forced to test nukes in 1998 due to 'hostile posturing' by India:...

India conducted a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions at the Pokhran in May, 1998, which was soon followed by...

28 May 2018 8:28 AM IST

Hafiz Saeed who walked free on November 24 was back to his ranting on Kashmir Valley. (Photo: AFP)World
Hafiz Saeed's MML to fight polls across Pakistan

The MML is waiting for the final decision of the ECP on its pending application for registration as a political party.

28 May 2018 5:52 AM IST

Mamnoon HussainWorld
Pakistan to hold general election on July 25

The Election Commission of Pakistan is likely to announce the election schedule within two or three days.

28 May 2018 5:43 AM IST

The Australian-Chinese man posing as the North Korean leader calls himself only Howard X and said he was appearing to wish success for a summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to the Norths nuclear programme. (Photo: AFP)World
Kim Jong Un's impersonator poses for selfies in Singapore ahead of...

'It looked like the real Kim Jong Un, but later I realised it's not the real one,' said Sagar Admuthe who was visiting...

27 May 2018 8:37 PM IST

Britains MI5 and the Secret Air Service (SAS) had reportedly advised Sri Lankas security forces during the LTTE crisis between 1978 and 1980. (Photo: Wikimedia commons)World
India, Sri Lanka files among 195 documents destroyed in UK

Files relating to relations between the countries during the LTTE-led civil war have been destroyed by UK Foreign and...

27 May 2018 7:50 PM IST

Irelands Indian-origin Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who campaigned in favour of liberalisation, said it was \a historic day for Ireland,\ and that a \quiet revolution\ had taken place. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)World
Savita's grieving father thanks Irish voters for overturning abortion...

In referendum held on Friday, results announced on Saturday night, Irish people voted to overturn abortion ban by 66.4...

27 May 2018 5:35 PM IST

In a statement, the air force said H-6K bombers and Su-30 and Su-35 fighters, among other aircraft, carried out combat patrols over the South China Sea and exercises in the Western Pacific. (Photo: AFP/ Representational)World
Two US warships sail near South China Sea islands claimed by Beijing

The operation was the latest attempt to counter what US sees as Beijing's efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the...

27 May 2018 5:33 PM IST

Rana Ayyub, a compatriot woman journalist to whom the Indian man send vulgar comments on social media (Photo: Facebook)World
UN experts ask govt to protect journalist Rana Ayyub from online...

'We are highly concerned that life of Rana Ayyub is at serious risk following these graphic and disturbing threats,'...

27 May 2018 1:02 PM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.World
Pak general polls on July 25; 2nd democratic power transfer in country

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted by the Supreme Court last July on corruption charges and later barred from...

27 May 2018 10:49 AM IST

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of US President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea.(Photo: AP)World
Kim Jong Un reaffirms intent to fully denuclearise N Korea, meet Trump

In Washington, Trump signalled that preparations for the summit with Kim were going ahead.

27 May 2018 10:28 AM IST

The final results of Fridays referendum showed 66.4 percent voted for removing the constitutional ban, while 33.6 voted against. (Photo: AFP)World
Ireland overturns abortion ban in landslide vote

66.4 percent voted for removing the constitutional ban, while 33.6 voted against.

26 May 2018 11:57 PM IST

The summit would be an unprecedented meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader, which Washington hopes will result in the full denuclearization of the reclusive state. (Photo: AFP)World
Trump says North Korea summit talks may continue after 'productive...

Trump said in a tweet that 'very productive talks' were ongoing with North Korea about reinstating the summit.

26 May 2018 9:12 PM IST

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