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Smoke billows following a reported air strike in rebel-held parts of Jobar on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on March 19. (Photo: AFP/Mohammed EYAD)

US-led air strike hits key military positions in east Syria: State...

A military source of forces allied to Syria's govt said the strikes had targeted two regime military positions near a...

24 May 2018 1:30 PM IST

Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

American financial assistance to Pakistan under review, says Mike...

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher said Pak should first release Shakil Afridi -- a doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama...

24 May 2018 12:46 PM IST

A year ago Emmanuel Macron (L) hosted Vladimir Putin in Versailles, with the French leader accusing Russian media of producing lying propaganda during a joint press conference. (Photo: AFP)

Emmanuel Macron arrives in Russia for high-stakes talks with Putin

The trip, Macron's first to Russia as president, will see Iran's nuclear deal as well as conflicts in Syria and Ukraine...

24 May 2018 11:33 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)

UN lifts travel ban for North Koreans weeks before Kim Jong Un-Trump...

Singapore last week asked the sanctions committee to grant an exemption to the North Korean delegation attending the...

24 May 2018 11:07 AM IST

Chinas threat to raise tariffs on U.S. goods could be a disaster for American soybean farmers but a boon to their Brazilian and Argentine competitors, European aerospace companies and Japanese whiskey distillers.

US cautions Americans in China after 'abnormal' sound incident

American citizen working at US consulate in Guangzhou reported suffering from 'abnormal' sounds, pressure leading to...

24 May 2018 8:18 AM IST

On the day he went missing, Abhimanyu changed his clothes and walked out of school - he was caught on CCTV on the highway in the city. (Photo: Facebook | Missing-Abhimanyu-Chohan)

Indian-origin boy in UK who went missing after accused of cheating,...

Abhimanyu Chohan went missing after he scored 100 per cent marks in a mock test and was worried about getting into...

23 May 2018 9:03 PM IST

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people onboard while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. (Photo: AFP)

MH370 search to end next week, says Malaysian minister

No sign of the plane was found in a 120,000 square km sea search zone and the Australian-led hunt was suspended in...

23 May 2018 8:41 PM IST

The prayers were offered on Wednesday at Karachis Hakeem Saeed Ground. She will be laid to rest at the Azimpura graveyard in Shah Faisal Colony. (Photo: Facebook)

Body of Pak exchange student shot in Texas school shooting arrives in...

Sabika Sheikh was among 10 students and staff who were killed on Friday at Santa Fe High School.

23 May 2018 1:28 PM IST

The ministry is likely to put up the new rules on new drugs approval and clinical trials for comments on their website. (Photo: AFP)

Terminally ill patients can try unapproved drugs, bill sent to Trump

Patients can try experimental drugs not yet approved, a controversial move that enjoys the support of President Donald...

23 May 2018 1:13 PM IST

The FIA has booked both doctors and three paramedics under Punjab Human Organs and Tissues Act (amended) 2012 and Pakistan Penal Code. (Photo: Representational)

US businessman gets 9 yrs in jail for selling diseased organs to...

Rathburn earned $13 million from 1997 to 2013 by selling or leasing human remains that had been donated to science.

23 May 2018 1:01 PM IST

The man had sex with her and the girl underwent an abortion on her return to Britain. (Representational Image)

In a first, UK woman tricks teenage daughter to travel to Pak, marry...

The girl was betrothed to a man 16 years her senior on a visit to Pakistan when she was 13.

23 May 2018 12:44 PM IST

Pompeo said the US will monitor Tehrans regional activities, restrict its influence in the Middle East and ensure that it never acquires a nuclear weapon. (Photo: ANI)

Even as it resumes uranium production, Iran prefers pre-nuke deal era

Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said that it will 'crush' Iran with military pressure and by imposing...

23 May 2018 12:25 PM IST