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Musharraf ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008. He is wanted in Pakistan in several criminal cases including in the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. (Photo: File)

Musharraf charged with high treason, Pak orders arrest, property...

Musharraf, who left the country for Dubai in March 2016, was declared a proclaimed absconder by the court in May 2016.

9 March 2018 6:45 PM IST

Rodrigo Duterte, who took office in 2016 and has boasted of killings he claims to have committed personally, has sidelined many of his top domestic critics. (Photo: File)

UN rights chief says Philippines prez needs psychiatric evaluation'

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein and other UN rights officials have focused significant attention on Duterte's controversial drug...

9 March 2018 5:39 PM IST

Most of his victims were drama students at a provincial university where he taught, it said, adding the 52-year-old had been forced out of his professorship over the scandal, leaving his career in tatters. (Photo: AP)

S Korean actor accused in #MeToo campaign possibly commits suicide

Jo Min-ki, who had been accused of sexually molesting at least eight victims, was found dead at his home in Seoul.

9 March 2018 3:40 PM IST

The Afghan Governments willingness for peace is despite the fact that armed groups have identified themselves and demonstrated to all of us that they are the irreconcilables, Indias Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin told the UN Security Council. (Photo: ANI)

India supports Afghan 'unity' move to recognise Talibans as political...

The international community's efforts, those supporting the terrorists affecting Afghanistan have not been deterred.

9 March 2018 2:49 PM IST

Malala Yousafzai (Photo: AP)

US offers bounty on Malala shooter, 2 other Pak Taliban leaders

According to the US State Department, Fazlullah has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist acts against Pakistani...

9 March 2018 12:32 PM IST

A meeting between US president Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un would mark a dramatic breakthrough in efforts to resolve the tense standoff over North Koreas effort to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the US mainland. (Photo: AFP)

Trump agrees to meet Kim Jong Un by May: S Korea official

South Korean official Chung Eui-yong said, 'Kim has committed to denuclearisation and to suspending nuclear or missile...

9 March 2018 7:48 AM IST

Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been under detention since January. (Photo: File | AP)

Islamabad court allows Hafiz Saeed's party registration

Saeed has now announced to contest this year's eections under the MML banner.

9 March 2018 6:53 AM IST

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AP)

Court orders Pak govt to nab Pervez Musharraf

The Special Court in Islamabad also directed to seize the property of former president and make him appear in the case...

9 March 2018 6:49 AM IST

Muslim-owned businesses and religious sites came under attack from majority Sinhala mobs, forcing the government to enforce curfew. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

Sri Lanka president removes Prime Minister after communal riots

Mr Wickremesinghe's 11-day tenure as the law and order minister was marred by racial tension in the central district of...

8 March 2018 6:23 PM IST

The 47-year-old, nicknamed Rocket Madsen , was well-known in Denmark before his arrest as an inventor who dreamed of exploring worlds beyond. He built his own submarine and was developing plans for private space travel. (Photo: AP)

Genius or sexual sadist? Madsen accused of killing, dismembering...

He killed her, possibly by strangulation, dismembered her torso, head, and legs, and placed them in separate bags.

8 March 2018 5:43 PM IST

Cliffords relationship with Trump began in the summer of 2006, not long after Trumps wife Melania gave birth to their son Barron, and lasted well into 2007, according to the lawsuit. (Photo: File)

WH taken by Stormy': Trump won arbitration order against pornstar

Clifford is among a number of women who have spoken up about sexual encounters with Trump, who has denied the...

8 March 2018 4:42 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: File/AP)

Chinese dragon should dance with Indian elephant not fight: China

China is upholding its rights and legitimate interests and taking care to preserve the relationship with India.'

8 March 2018 3:02 PM IST