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The CPEC is a network of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan that will connect Chinas Xinjiang province with Gwadar port in Pakistans Balochistan province. (Photo: AFP)

Ready for talks with India to resolve CPEC differences: China

India has objected to the USD 50 billion CPEC as it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

29 Jan 2018 2:30 PM IST

In recent years, authorities have clamped down on visitors posting revealing images of themselves at the nearby temple sites and in 2016, management said it would bar tourists wearing skimpy clothes. (Photo: AP)

Cambodia arrests 10 foreigners for dancing pornographically'

Officials said dozens of tourists were let go after being informed of their inappropriate actions.

29 Jan 2018 2:15 PM IST

Clinton, who lost the 2016 election to Trump, read an excerpt from the book about Trumps eating habits. (Photo: AP)

And the Grammy goes to? Hillary Clinton for Fire and Fury' spoof on...

The book, dismissed by Trump as full of lies, depicts a chaotic White House.

29 Jan 2018 12:14 PM IST

Lall was forced to apologise as she confirmed the reversal of the governing bodys previously approved ban on hijabs for very young pupils. (Photo:

Indian-origin principal of UK school branded 'Hitler' for trying to...

The teacher was forced to reverse the decision to impose a ban on the hijab for girls below the age of eight earlier...

29 Jan 2018 9:46 AM IST

On January 20, Taliban fighters stormed Kabuls landmark Intercontinental hotel and killed at least 25 people, the majority foreigners, in an ordeal lasting more than 12 hours. (Photo: AP)

Kabul on edge: Gunmen attack military base, multiple casualties

Kabul remains on high alert as the city braces for further attacks.

29 Jan 2018 9:23 AM IST

Walker died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, said Greg Walker, his eldest son and a collaborator. His fathers advanced age was the cause of death, he said. (Photo: AP)

Mort Walker, creator of comic-page staple 'Beetle Bailey', dies at 94

Bill Morrison, president of National Cartoonists Society, called Walker the definition of 'cartoonist' in a post on the...

28 Jan 2018 11:59 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein. (Photo: AFP)

Harvey Weinstein's Indian-American ex-assistant sues him for sexual...

'Had to pick up his used condom, and clean up rooms' before housekeeping personnel would do their work, Sandeep Rehal's...

28 Jan 2018 11:25 AM IST

Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!, Trump said on Twitter. (photo: AP)

If treaty undergoes major change, we would get back: Trump on Paris...

Paris accord was agreed to by 197 nations in 2015 after negotiations in Paris, where countries made voluntary pledges...

28 Jan 2018 10:18 AM IST

A senior Saudi official said Prince Alwaleed was freed after he reached a financial settlement with the attorney general. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal released after reaching financial...

Prince Alwaleed, who is in his early 60s, had described his confinement as a 'misunderstanding'.

28 Jan 2018 9:48 AM IST

Pro-Russian incumbent Milos Zeman (centre) celebrates his victory with staff members after he was re-elected Czech President in Prague, on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Pro-Russia incumbent wins Czech presidential election

Zeman was one of the few European leaders to endorse Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

28 Jan 2018 3:47 AM IST

PIO girl who tried to join ISIS sentenced

The teenager was arrested by the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (WMCTU) in June last year.

28 Jan 2018 3:37 AM IST

The house, described as a slum , was divided into seven bedrooms on the ground floor, two on the first floor and crammed with as many as five people per room for rents between 40 and 75 pounds per week. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

UK: Indian-origin owners found guilty of renting out 'slum' house to...

The occupants had just two bathrooms to share between them and the fire exits were all blocked, causing a safety hazard.

27 Jan 2018 8:37 PM IST