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German Chancellor and candidate of the Christian Democratic Union for the upcoming election Angela Merkel delivers a speech in Dortmund. (Photo: AP)

Angela Merkel a step away from forming govt

Chancellor sacrifices finance ministry to clinch agreement.

8 Feb 2018 2:21 AM IST

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

China against outside role in Male

President Abdulla welcomes SC U-turn on high-profile prisoners.

8 Feb 2018 2:21 AM IST

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

Maldives Prez gains upper hand as SC reverses ruling

Yameen refused to comply with the ruling and instead declared a 15-day state of emergency.

8 Feb 2018 2:15 AM IST

Mashal Khan, a student of Bacha Khan University, was lynched in April, 2017.

Court sentences Pak student's killer to death

Announcing the verdict in Mashal Khan Lynching case, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Haripur sentenced accused Imran...

8 Feb 2018 2:15 AM IST

Saying -- resolve things internally -- is akin to asking us to escalate the revolt, which can lead to chaos. Maldivians see Indias role positively: in 88 they came, resolved the crisis, and left. They were not occupiers but liberators. This is why Maldivians look to India now, Nasheed tweeted on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

In a rebuke to China, ex-Maldives president urges India to act as...

Nasheed, whose Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) functions from Colombo, had appealed for India's help on Tuesday.

7 Feb 2018 9:46 PM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began a visit to China focused on trade. (Photo: PTI/ File)

Trudeau comes under fire for mansplaining,' correcting mankind' to...

Trudeau has come under fire for virtue signally,' mansplaining' and being too politically correct.'

7 Feb 2018 7:17 PM IST

The Chinese official media which was silent since the crisis broke out in Maldives last week came out Wednesday in support of Yameens regime. (Photo: AP)

China opposed to India's military intervention in embattled Maldives

Geng skirted around a question on whether China is also asking Yameen to hold talks with political parties to resolve...

7 Feb 2018 6:34 PM IST

The Council should therefore periodically review implementation of its resolutions, especially on longstanding issues like the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, Maleeha Lodhi said. (Photo: Twitter/@LodhiMaleeha)

Pakistan envoy to UN rakes up Kashmir issue again

Nothing undermines the credibility of the Council more than 'selective' implementation of its resolutions.'

7 Feb 2018 5:19 PM IST

In a diplomatic showdown at a UN-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, North Korea responded by blaming Washington for escalating confrontation. (Photo: File)

N Korea months away' from ability to strike US with nuclear weapon:...

North Korea accused the United States of seeking to aggravate the situation on the divided peninsula by deploying large...

7 Feb 2018 4:25 PM IST

I have become acutely aware of my skin colour in the last few months, after the rise of alleged hate crimes against Indians and Indians mistaken for Arabs, said Sushovan Sircar. (Representational Image | Photo: AP)

Too much hate' not so great' America: Gas station owned by Sikh...

Store owner Gary Singh said he was shocked by the incident. Kentucky State Police is investigating the incident.

7 Feb 2018 2:44 PM IST

DNA tests conducted further revealed that she had been sexually violated after her death and charged Alexander, a 37-year-old worker at the morgue as the offender. (Representational Image)

Morgue technician sacked for sexually violating Russian celebrity's...

Oksana Aplekaeva's body had been found on the side of the motorway and her murderer still roams free.

7 Feb 2018 1:47 PM IST

PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi has joined US President-elect Donald Trumps advisory council. (Photo: AP)

Twitterati slams PepsiCo for announcement of 'low crunch' sexist lady...

This very special chip for women will be low-crunch, the full taste profile, not have so much of the flavour stick on...

7 Feb 2018 12:15 PM IST