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The crackdown on Saudi Arabias women activists may appear contradictory to the crown princes sweeping reforms, but analysts say it fits in line with the enduring top-down vision. (Photo: Representational | AFP)

Saudi arrests 10 women's rights activists, makes clear State is...

The arrest comes one month before the kingdom is slated to lift its driving ban on women.

23 May 2018 11:42 AM IST

Wilson, who faces up to two years in jail, said Wednesday he was stepping aside from his church duties while he weighs up the magistrates verdict. (Photo: Facebook)

Australian archbishop guilty of concealing child sexual abuse steps...

Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, 67, was accused of concealing abuse in the 1970s by notorious paedophile priest Jim...

23 May 2018 11:23 AM IST

North Korea invited a handful of media from a number of countries to witness the dismantling of the Punggye-ri testing site to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests. (Photo: AFP)

N Korea lets S Korea journos in nuclear site to witness...

The invitation to witness the dismantling of the Punggye-ri site was seen as N Korea's unexpected offer to end its...

23 May 2018 11:05 AM IST

The killings took place on August 25, 2017, the report said, the same day that the Rohingya insurgents staged coordinated deadly raids on police posts that tipped the state into crisis. (Photo: AFP)

Rohingya Muslims massacred 53 Hindus last yr, says report

Amnesty International said that ARSA killed 53 Hindus, mostly children, in Kha Maung Seik village cluster in northern...

23 May 2018 10:42 AM IST

Pakistan Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal

Tanks, missiles alone can't save Pakistan, if it's not strong...

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal described peace, stability and continuity as critical for economic progress.

22 May 2018 6:42 PM IST

Scotts defence argues that the complainant, who has not been named, felt his wallet accidentally touch her as he moved past. (Photo: Facebook | David Scott)

Doctor asked to measure indecent assault accused's penis with ruler

David Scott, elected councillor from Kapiti, has pleaded not guilty to rubbing his genitals against a female staffer at...

22 May 2018 6:35 PM IST

CPRL Vikram Bakshi on Thursday said he will challenge termination of franchise licence by McDonalds.

MeToo effect: 10 women employees file sexual harassment claims against...

The worker- one of them 15-yr-old from St Louis- alleged groping, propositions for sex, indecent exposure and lewd...

22 May 2018 6:30 PM IST

North Korea threw a wrench in the plans last week, threatening to cancel over concerns about the US push to see the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump the dealmaker facing challenges ahead of North Korea...

While Trump has not suggested he wants to back out, he has struggled to define his objectives for the historic sit-down.

22 May 2018 4:37 PM IST

Counsellor in Indias Permanent Mission to the UN Ashish Sinha said India has been of the view that the Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters Committee should be upgraded into an intergovernmental body. (Photo: AP)

Provide transparent platform to raise international taxation issues:...

The Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social...

22 May 2018 4:20 PM IST

Government has formed an inter-ministerial task force to look into all the strategic aspects of Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan. (Representational image)

World Bank listens to Pakistan's grievances on Indus Waters Treaty

Monday's meeting took place days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric...

22 May 2018 3:42 PM IST

Footage posted online showed the plane leaving a trail of flame along the runway as it skidded on its nose before screeching to a halt. (Photo: AFP)

53 injured as Saudi Arabian Airlines â€‹jet makes emergency landing

The Saudia aircraft was travelling from the Muslim holy city of Medina to Dhaka with 151 people on board, but had to be...

22 May 2018 3:16 PM IST

Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

Commander says Iran's people will punch US Secretary of State in mouth

'History has shown that with attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki America is the top criminal with regard to missiles,'...

22 May 2018 2:30 PM IST