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Clashes erupted along the Gaza-Israel border as thousands of protesters gathered for a third consecutive Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Clashes erupt on Israel-Gaza border on third Friday of protests:...

Limited clashes between stone-throwing Palestinians and Israeli soldiers began in at least two places along the border.

13 April 2018 4:18 PM IST

US President Donald Trump, addresses a plenary session during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos. (Photo: AP)

Trump says US will rejoin Pacific trade pact if terms are improved

Policymakers in the Asia-Pacific region on Friday responded to the possibility of the US rejoining the trade deal with...

13 April 2018 4:06 PM IST

Taliban militants ambushed a checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine policemen, officials said on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Militants kill 11 policemen in western Afghanistan

Taliban militants ambushed a checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine policemen, officials said on...

13 April 2018 3:19 PM IST

Britain should press for an independent U.N.-led investigation into the suspected chemical attack in Syria rather than wait for instructions from the U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

UK should press for UN-led investigation in Syria: Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn has said parliament should be consulted before any military action.

13 April 2018 3:05 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified from holding public office for life

Sharif, 67, resigned in July 2017 after Pakistan SC barred him from holding office over an undeclared source of income.

13 April 2018 1:26 PM IST

Former FBI director James Comey says in a new book that President Donald Trump reminded him of a mafia boss who demanded absolute loyalty.

Trump ran White House like a 'mob boss': Ex-FBI chief Comey

James Comey says in a new book that President Donald Trump reminded him of a mafia boss.

13 April 2018 12:42 PM IST

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford hosted his South Korean and Japanese counterparts at the US Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

US has a global campaign plan for China: Pentagon

Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of the US Pacific Command, is the coordinating authority for that global campaign plan.

13 April 2018 12:27 PM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the five permanent members of the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and prevent the situation spiralling out of control in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

UNSC must prevent Syria spiralling out of control: UN chief

Antonio Guterres has appealed to the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons...

13 April 2018 12:00 PM IST

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Happy New Year: Trump greets Sinhalese, Tamils, Bengalis across globe

The Sinhalese and Tamil New Year is also known as 'Aluth Aurudu' while the Bengali New Year is called 'Poila boishakh'.

13 April 2018 10:52 AM IST

North Korean media appeared to have had no major coverage of Kims invitation to meet US President Donald Trump or South Korean President Moon Jae-in to discuss the future of Pyongyangs nuclear weapons programme. (Photo: File)

US in no mood to reward N Korea till definite denuclearisation

CIA director Mike Pompeo said that it is a tall order but he was hopeful Trump would achieve it through sound diplomacy.

13 April 2018 9:03 AM IST

Ibrahim Zubair Mohammad had studied at the University of Illinois and lived in Toledo since 2006. (Photo: toledoblade.com)

Indian engineer in US pleads guilty of funding top Al Qaeda leader

Ibrahim Zubair Mohammad is accused of sending money to Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. Al-Awlaki was later designated a...

12 April 2018 6:17 PM IST

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)

Bashar al-Assad warns Western action would 'further destabilise'...

Threats of Western military action in response to an alleged chemical attack would only lead to further chaos in the...

12 April 2018 5:08 PM IST