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The ship, KOTI, was seized at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

S Korea seizes Panama-flagged ship suspected of carrying oil to N...

The seizure is the second to be revealed by South Korea within a few days, as the UN steps up efforts to squeeze oil...

31 Dec 2017 6:36 PM IST

All Prime Ministers of India, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi, have tried to have closer relations with Pakistan.

Pak backs JuD chief Saeed's participation in pro-Palestine rally

Pakistan's defence has come after the Government of India said the Palestinian envoy's association with Saeed was...

31 Dec 2017 6:09 PM IST

The US still has some 8,400 troops in Afghanistan. (Representational Photo: AFP)

18 dead, 13 injured in suicide attack at funeral site in Afghanistan

The attacker struck at the funeral ceremony of an ex-governor of Haska Mina who died recently of natural causes, an...

31 Dec 2017 4:58 PM IST

The protests began in Mashhad against high living costs and the struggling economy before spreading quickly to other areas and turning against the Islamic regime as a whole. (Photo: AP)

3rd day of Iran protests: Media blackout, pay the price' warnings

Videos shared on social media showed thousands marching in towns and cities throughout Iran overnight.

31 Dec 2017 2:31 PM IST

Pakistans Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

May be royal family can negotiate with Pak govt: Sharif arrives in...

The Sharif family is facing three corruption cases linked to the Panama Papers scandal.

31 Dec 2017 1:38 PM IST

The accused raped her at his residence after offering her tea laced with sedative, police said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Russian woman raped with broken tree branch' dies after 2 yrs

The gruesome attack led to multiple-organ failure and a heart attack jolting Barmina into a year long coma.

31 Dec 2017 1:05 PM IST

Jadhav was arrested in Balochistan, Pakistan, over charges of alleged involvement in espionage and subversive activities for Indias intelligence agency RAW. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Saeed's top aide alleges ISI for Kulbhushan Jadhav's family's...

The Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistan disregarded the cultural and religious sensibilities of Jadhav's family.

31 Dec 2017 11:56 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

India denied visas to 193 pilgrims, says Pakistan

Pakistan regrets the last minute postponement and non-issuance of visas by India for the visit of 192 devotees to...

31 Dec 2017 4:38 AM IST

The Norths official Korean Central News Agency took the oft-repeated stance as it reviewed the countrys major nuclear weapons and missile tests in 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Won't give up nukes till US continue their 'blackmail': N Korea

The North Korea lashes out at the annual military drills between the US and South Korea, which the allies describe as...

30 Dec 2017 8:27 PM IST

Russian court clears way for Putin in 2018 by upholding ban on Navalny

Polls indicate that President Vladimir Putin is on course to be comfortably re-elected.

30 Dec 2017 6:53 PM IST

US President Donald Trumps maiden face-off with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at G20 summit in Hamburg, Germnay (Photo: AP)

Putin calls for pragmatic cooperation,' conveys New Year wishes to...

According to the statement, Putin said that mutual respect' should be a base to develop relations' between the two...

30 Dec 2017 6:10 PM IST

The Hydropower Station in southwest Chinas Tibet region. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan to set up 1.51 billion hydropower project in PoK

Pakistan still has significant unexploited hydel resources of which only about 12 per cent have been developed and made...

30 Dec 2017 5:38 PM IST