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Castros' 60-yr-rule in Cuba nears end, V-P to be Prez

Assembly members are widely expected to vote in his successor of choice, first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel.

19 April 2018 2:07 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AP)

CIA chief Pompeo held secret meeting with Kim

The meeting went very smoothly, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.

19 April 2018 2:04 AM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers Dialogue in Beijing with his Afghanistan and Pakistan counterparts Salahuddin Rabbani and Khawaja Muhammad Asif respectively. (Photo: AFP)

China eyes road through Himalayas

Proposes India-Nepal-China corridor for regional growth.

19 April 2018 2:03 AM IST

The South Asian countries are free to have ties with any country including China, Indias Ambassador in Beijing Bambawale said. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

China's new proposal to reach India: Economic corridor via Nepal under...

China's proposal came after visiting Nepalese Foreign Minister, who held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

18 April 2018 8:07 PM IST

The explosion killed one passenger and nearly sucked another out of a shattered window. (In photo: A Southwest boeing. Representational | AFP)

Parts missing, need ambulance on runway: Pilot after US Jet blew apart

ammie Jo Shults drew on her Navy skills when one of the two engines on her Boeing 737-700 blew and broke apart.

18 April 2018 7:44 PM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will first address the Rajya Sabha at 11 am and the Lok Sabha at 12 noon. (Photo: PTI)

Relations with India great, will be improved by Swaraj's visit: China

Both countries want to take forward attempts to reset ties strained by the 73-day Doklam military standoff in 2017.

18 April 2018 6:18 PM IST

Sheikha Latifa, a daughter of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, first appeared in a YouTube video in March, announcing she was about to flee. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

Runaway Dubai princess, brought back by India, 'doing excellent' back...

'What I can confirm is they took her and she was brought back,' the source close to Dubai govt said on condition of...

18 April 2018 5:16 PM IST

he two leaders held talks over a breakfast meeting on a wide range of issues of mutual interest, including cross-border terrorism, visas and immigration. (Photo: ANI)

Modi in UK: PM meets May for bilateral talks on immigration,...

PM Narendra Modi also met Prince Charles at the London Science museum and is later expected to meet Queen Elizabeth.

18 April 2018 4:35 PM IST

There were 144 passengers and five crew members aboard the Southwest flight. (Photo: Twitter | @NTSB_Newsroom)

One dead, 7 injured as engine explodes mid-air on Southwest Airlines...

Banker Jennifer Riordan, from New Mexico, suffered fatal head injuries after being 'sucked out of the window' at...

18 April 2018 1:40 PM IST

Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

CIA chief Mike Pompeo secretly met with North Korea leader: US...

CIA Director Mike Pompeo's visit made him the most senior US official ever known to have met with leader Kim Jong Un.

18 April 2018 12:30 PM IST

Trump has said he was prepared to meet Kim in what would be the first face-to-face encounter between the two countries leaders and potentially mark a major breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang. (Photo: File)

Trump reveals direct North Korea contacts, signals peace talks

The US president gave his blessing to talks aimed at formally ending the Korean War in a series of diplomatic...

18 April 2018 11:44 AM IST

The incident is a major blow to Starbucks image (Photo: AP)

Starbucks to close US stores for a day to carry out racial-bias...

The move comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia outlet last week sparked accusations of racial...

18 April 2018 11:21 AM IST