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A minor explosion took place near Indian embassy camp office at Biratnagar in Kathmandu on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

Series of huge explosions, gunshots reported in Kabul

A series of huge explosions rock Kabul followed by gunshots, news agency AFP reported.

9 May 2018 1:52 PM IST

US President Donald Trump shows a signed Presidential Memorandum after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Defective at its core: Donald Trump pulls US out of Iran nuke deal

Trump said, 'The Iran deal is defective at its core. Therefore, I am announcing today that the US would withdraw from...

9 May 2018 9:23 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif faces probe for laundering USD 4.9 bn to India:...

According to media report, this incident is mentioned in the World Bank's Migration and Remittance Book 2016, NAB press...

8 May 2018 8:37 PM IST

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi and Kim taking a seaside stroll in the northeastern city of Dalian and holding talks. (Photo: @XHNews | Twitter)

Xi Jinping and N Korea's Kim Jong Un meet in China

It was Kim's second visit to China since March, highlighting efforts by the Cold War-era allies to mend ties.

8 May 2018 7:52 PM IST

Malley, who served on Obamas White House National Security Council, holds out hope that fellow deal signatories Britain, France and Germany can work with Tehran to keep the agreement alive. (Photo: AFP)

With Trump expected to withdraw, fate of Iran deal now in Europe's...

Rob Malley said in 2015 agreement's original European backers must try to keep Tehran inside the deal.

8 May 2018 3:57 PM IST

Emergency services attend the scene after a cargo train and a passenger train collided in Aichach, 50km west of Munich, southern Germany, Monday, May 7, 2018. (Photo:AP)

Trains collide in Germany, killing 2 and injuring 14

Police said those killed were the driver of the passenger train and a female passenger.

8 May 2018 3:48 PM IST

The sex tourism industry is worth billions with millions of sex workers scattered around the world (Photo: Pixabay)

Sex tours on border: US retiree held for online page 'Burmese chicks...

The bust comes as Thailand is trying to shake off its reputation as a haven for sex tourists.

8 May 2018 2:54 PM IST

Sun, 54, was abruptly removed in July from his post as party chief of Chongqing, one of Chinas most important cities. (Photo: AFP)

Communist Party of China leader Sun Zhengcai jailed for life on graft...

Sun admitted in April to an intermediate court in the city of Tianjin that he had taken bribes of more than 170 million...

8 May 2018 2:04 PM IST

Benazir Bhutto (Photo: AP)

5 TTP members bailed in Benazir Bhutto's assassination case

The suspects were given bail on surety bonds worth Rs 5, 00,000 on Monday, as reported by the Dawn.

8 May 2018 11:40 AM IST

Victims of sexual assault who experienced no other violence were no more likely to drop out than their peers who were not victims. (Photo: Pixabay)

4 women sue US Olympic Committee, taekwondo body over sex trafficking

Heidi Gilbert, Mandy Meloon and 2 others went to court over what they called 'two decades of sexual abuse, exploitation...

8 May 2018 11:25 AM IST

Ursula Haverbeck, dubbed Nazi-Oma (Nazi grandma) by German media, was convicted in October on eight counts of incitement and sentenced to two years in prison. (Photo: AFP)

German police hunting for 'Nazi grandma' as she skips jail

German police are hunting an 89-year-old grandmother convicted on several occasions for Holocaust denial.

8 May 2018 11:13 AM IST

The American Consul General was responding to a query regarding concerns over changes in the H-1B visa programme. (Representational image: file)

Over 74 per cent H-1B visas given to Indians in last 2 years: US

China with a little over nine per cent, comes a distant second after India in terms of number of H-1B visas.

8 May 2018 8:53 AM IST