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Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

Mike Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran, Gulf dispute

Pompeo was meeting on Sunday with Saudi King Salman, whose country along with Bahrain and the UAE is embroiled in a row...

29 April 2018 12:05 PM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

Trump threatens US shutdown in Sept if no funding for Mexico wall

Trump made a similar threat in March to push for changes in immigration law that he says would prevent criminals from...

29 April 2018 11:19 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in cross the military demarcation line to the South side at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Friday. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un pledges to shut down N Korea's nuclear test site in May

The North Korean leader also promised to invite US experts and journalists to watch the closure of the country's nuclear...

29 April 2018 9:11 AM IST

Dr. Shakil Afridi, who has been convicted for helping US locate Osama bin Laden. (Photo: Twitter | @faryaalshakeel)

Pak doctor who helped US track, kill Laden shifted to unknown location

Afridi was sentenced to 33 years in prison by a court for being involved in anti-state activities.

28 April 2018 6:54 PM IST

Relatives of 15-year-old Palestinian teenager Azzam Oweida gather around his body in the morgue of a hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 28, 2018, as he succumbed to his wounds a day after he was shot by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gaza border. (Photo: AFP)

Palestinian teen dies of wounds from Israel-Gaza border shooting:...

45 palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the Great March of Return on March 30, with more than 1,500...

28 April 2018 2:44 PM IST

Handout picture released by Action4Alfie on April 5, 2018 shows seriously ill British toddler Alfie Evans at Alder Hey Childrens Hospital in Liverpool. (Photo: AFP)

Alfie Evans, British toddler at centre of legal battle, dies

British toddler Alfie Evans whose case drew attention from Pope Francis and others around the world has died.

28 April 2018 1:51 PM IST

The leaders of North and South Korea held a historic meeting along their border on Friday, vowing to pursue a peace treaty and the complete denuclearisation of their divided peninsula. (Photo;AP)

Iran says US unqualified' to play role in Korean detente

The foreign ministry said meeting between North and South Korea was 'responsible and effective step towards regional and...

28 April 2018 1:42 PM IST

The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. (Photo: Representational | File)

Amid H-1B row, Indian-origin man jailed for wire, visa fraud in US

The man collected over USD 450,000 in illegal filing fees and related expenses from more than 100 fraudulent visas.

28 April 2018 1:28 PM IST

Data analytics major SAS has created a new division to help organisations fight frauds and cyber crimes.

Indian-American doc indicted in Chicago for USD 1 million Medicare...

The indictment alleges Dr Pranav Patel submitted fraudulent claims for purported medical tests that were never...

28 April 2018 11:42 AM IST

President Donald Trump shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the end of their news conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday. (Photo: AP)

Won't let Iran's 'murderous regime' acquire nuclear weapons: Trump

Trump was addressing a joint White House news conference with the visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

28 April 2018 10:51 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in a statement, said that the two Koreas are one united people who should work together towards reunification. (Photo: ANI)

North, South Korea to sign peace treaty after 65 yrs, agree on...

This is the first time in 11 years that an inter-Korean summit is being held between the two Korean leaders.

27 April 2018 7:30 PM IST

Her parents tried to get her to a hospital on Saturday, but she refused their help, and instead, plunged a knife into her fathers chest. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Man with knife kills 7 children in China, wounds 19

The incident took place at around 6:10 pm local time, the department said, without providing further details.

27 April 2018 7:17 PM IST