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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and China President Xi Jinping review the guard of honour during a welcome ceremony in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China bolstering army, border control with new equipment

Previous reports said guard rails have been set up along the border to prevent terrorists sneaking into China.

9 April 2018 8:23 PM IST

On April 7 Trump had warned China to end unfair trade and only charge the reciprocal tariffs while claiming that unfair trade is causing an annual loss of USD 500 billion to the US. (Photo: File)

Trump dubs China's policies 'stupid' amid escalating trade war

Trump took to his Twitter account on Sunday to highlight the imbalance of trade between China and the United States.

9 April 2018 6:26 PM IST

An editorial published in a Pakistani daily has cautioned Pakistan to avoid an overtly sympathetic approach to extremism and groups espousing such causes, as doing so could germinate new forms of terror on its soil. (Representational Image)

Pakistan could germinate new forms of terror: Editorial

An overtly sympathetic approach to extremism could germinate new forms of terror on its soil.

9 April 2018 6:01 PM IST

Organisers in Dhaka said they were holding peaceful protests when police started firing tear gas and rubber bullets. They used batons and water cannon to clear a central square. (Photo: AFP)

Student protests turn Dhaka University into battleground, 100 injured

As violence spread across the campus, thousands of male and female students launched into pitched battles with police.

9 April 2018 4:56 PM IST

Uppingham School at Rutland in the East Midlands region of England already uses gender-neutral terms like pupils rather than girls and boys and now wants to take a sympathetic approach to its pupils who identify with a gender they were not born with. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)

UK school to allow boys to wear skirts upholding gender-neutrality

'I would hope that any pupil could come to me and say, 'This is who we are, this is how we wish to express ourselves.'

9 April 2018 4:36 PM IST

On Imgur, an online image sharing community, user CainMolir shared a screenshot of an exchange between her and employee Jenn who sent a message intimating that shed be late to work. (Photo: Imgur/ CainMolir)

Why're you late: Employee's epic excuse, boss's reply melts hearts...

While this exchange might be considered unprofessional and even inappropriate by some, Jenn's boss agreed with her.

9 April 2018 1:35 PM IST

Stormy Daniels provided little new evidence of her alleged 2006 affair with Trump but said she faced intimidation tactics aimed at ensuring her silence in 2011. (Photo: AFP)

Stormy Daniels again seeks Donald Trump's answers under oath

Trump answered questions about Daniels for first time last week, saying he had no knowledge of the payment made by...

9 April 2018 12:28 PM IST

China has offered to extend its ambitious CPEC project to Afghanistan. (Photo: File)

China aims to extend economic corridor to Afghanistan: report

China in December had unveiled its plans to extend the USD 50 billion CPEC to Afghanistan which has sparked concerns in...

9 April 2018 10:54 AM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un ready to discuss N Korea's denuclearisation with US:...

It is the first time the offer was made directly to Washington, after it was previously conveyed through S Korean...

9 April 2018 8:57 AM IST

They fired rubber bullets and tear gas at us. They beat us with batons, said Hasan Al Mamun, the leader of the anti-quota student group. (Photo: AFP)

B'desh: Police fire tear gas at students protesting against unfair job...

The govt has reserved 56 per cent of civil service jobs for the families of veterans from the independence war and...

9 April 2018 8:40 AM IST

State news agency SANA said that there were dead and wounded in the strike, without giving exact casualty numbers. (Photo: Representational | AFP)

Syria blames Israel of carrying out deadly dawn bombing raid on...

The Russian army also accused Israel, saying two Israeli F-15s had fired eight missiles at the base.

9 April 2018 8:11 AM IST

Pakistans former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AFP)

Pervez Musharraf postpones plan to return to Pakistan

The 74-year-old retired general has been living in Dubai since last year when he was allowed to leave Pakistan for...

9 April 2018 6:14 AM IST