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Shortly after their rescue, the bears 19-year-old male Rangila and Sridevi, a 17-year-old female were transferred to a zoo near the capital Kathmandu where they were put in cages on display. (Photo: AFP)

One of Nepal's last dancing bears Sridevi, dies in zoo after rescue

The 2 sloth bears were rescued in southern Nepal in Dec 2017, from a pair of itinerant street performers who used...

22 March 2018 6:37 PM IST

Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin. (Photo: PTI)

Syed Akbaruddin says world can learn from 'frenemies' India, China

'We at times work with China and at times, we agree to disagree and move on,' India's Permanent Representative to UN,...

22 March 2018 6:16 PM IST

India and China have been locked in a prolonged standoff in the area in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Chinese troops now under military control at border with India, others

Withdrawal of armed police force units for civilian affairs would break the prior complex chain of command, Chinese...

22 March 2018 5:38 PM IST

At a news conference on Wednesday evening, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said he considers a 25-minute recording on a cellphone found with Conditt a confession, in which Conditt talks in great detail about the differences among the bombs he built. (Photo: Austin Community College via AP)

No idea of darkness he had within: Family of 23-yr-old Austin bombing...

Austin bombing suspect's friend said he was an assertive person who would end up being 'kind of dominant and...

22 March 2018 4:04 PM IST

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen lifts 45-day state of emergency

Yameen imposed emergency on Feb 5 after a SC ruling quashed convictions against 9 oppn leaders, ordered his govt to free...

22 March 2018 2:49 PM IST

Government troops have advanced rapidly across farmland in Eastern Ghouta in the past week and had wrested control of 40 percent of the enclave as of early Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Syrian rebels 'forced' to leave besieged town in eastern Ghouta...

The government-controlled Military Media Centre says 1,500 rebels and 6,000 civilians will leave Harasta on Thursday.

22 March 2018 2:20 PM IST

The duo were each jailed for five months and ordered to receive three strokes of the cane. (Photo: File/Representational)

Indian-origin physiotherapist gets jail for molesting teen girl in...

Luke Manimaran Degarajoo, 43, had touched 18-yr-old inappropriately during a physiotherapy session massage at his clinic...

22 March 2018 1:58 PM IST

The Department of Buildings is probing possible illegal activity involving applications that sought permission to begin construction work at 13 of the developers buildings, according to public records maintained by the regulator. (Photo: AP)

NYC buildings regulator probing over a dozen Kushner properties

Kushner Cos stated in more than 80 permit applications that it had zero rent-regulated tenants in its buildings when it,...

22 March 2018 1:47 PM IST

S Koreas fallen also include prominent Guv Ahn Hee-jung, a former presidential contender whose secretary accused him of rape. (Photo: AP)

#MeToo takes off in South Korea, but justice harder to attain

Day by day, the list of S Korean women who speak out is growing, and so is the list of men who have stepped down from...

22 March 2018 1:37 PM IST

Vladimir Putin, Russia President

International pressure mounts on Putin over poisoning of spy on UK...

UK and its allies say Russia was behind the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter, who remain in a critical condition in...

22 March 2018 10:12 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Black dictionary' used for my verdict: Nawaz Sharif

The former PM stressed that Imran Khan had himself declared Panama verdict as weak decision by Supreme Court.

22 March 2018 6:55 AM IST

An injured man is moved by wheelchair at hospital after a suicide attack in front of Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Suicide bomber kills at least 32 near Kabul shrine

The Taliban, which often fights Islamic State's local affiliate in Afghanistan, issued a statement denying any...

22 March 2018 6:38 AM IST