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2017 has been a crippling year in so far as natural calamities are concerned, snowballing the earth into -- albeit gradual -- decay, in the form of floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires. (Photo: AP)

Year ender 2017: The toll of environmental disasters on Earth

Hurricanes were more powerful, floods more debilitating and wildfires more damning in 2017.

30 Dec 2017 4:20 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Russian Prez Vladimir Putin toughens law for terrorist recruitment...

The official publication of the law came two days after a bomb attack on a supermarket in Saint Petersburg which injured...

30 Dec 2017 1:53 PM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Russia's probe makes US look very bad': Trump asks to quicken...

Trump distanced himself from ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was indicted in Oct in first legal action stemming...

30 Dec 2017 1:37 PM IST

The US, which has provided Pakistan more than USD 33 billion in aid since 2002, said in August that it was withholding the USD 255 million until Pakistan did more to crackdown on terrorist groups. (Photo: File/Representational)

US may withhold USD 255 million aid to Pak in lieu of inaction'...

Pakistan military spokesman Major-General Asif Ghafoor rejected the notion that Pakistan is not doing enough to fight...

30 Dec 2017 12:18 PM IST

Amaq, an Islamic State-linked agency carried out the Saint Petersburg bombings, IS said in a statement. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS claims responsibility for Saint Petersburg mall bombing

On Wednesday evening, a bomb was placed in a locker at a supermarket in Saint Petersburg which wounded 14 people...

30 Dec 2017 11:59 AM IST

The Lighthouse Winmore, chartered by Taiwanese company Billions Bunker Group Corp, is seen at sea off South Koreas Yeosu port on December 29, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Trump-Putin bromance' in danger: Russia supplied oil to North Korea

The security sources said the Russian-flagged tanker Vityaz was one vessel that had transferred fuel to North Korean...

30 Dec 2017 11:37 AM IST

A SWAT team searched the rest of the building and no other victims were found. (Photo: AP)

2 dead, including shooter, in gunfire at South California law firm

Police arrived to find the gunman and one victim dead and learned that the second victim had driven himself to a...

30 Dec 2017 8:20 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AP/File)

Sharif to judges: Bring Musharraf back to Pakistan

Sharif's comments came a day after Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto accused Musharraf of killing his...

30 Dec 2017 5:44 AM IST

Victoria state police said they had arrested the driver of a car after it collided with a number of pedestrians in downtown Melbourne. (Photo: File)

10 killed, 8 injured in terror attack on church in Egypt

The attack comes days before the Coptic celebration of the new year and orthodox Christmas Day on January 7.

29 Dec 2017 6:41 PM IST

In this file photo, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. The White House is suddenly engaged in a multipronged pressure campaign against Beijing, borne of frustration with the limited results of their much-touted cooperation on ending North Koreas nuclear threat. (Photo: AP)

China caught red-handed' allowing oil into North Korea, says Trump

An official of the US State Dept said the US govt was aware of vessels engaged in such activity involving refined...

29 Dec 2017 6:26 PM IST

China has offered to extend its ambitious CPEC project to Afghanistan. (Photo: File)

Pak claims India using Afghanistan to hatch conspiracies against CPEC

According to Dawn, Ahsan Iqbal said the 'enemies of Pakistan' were using different tactics and propaganda to fail CPEC...

29 Dec 2017 3:37 PM IST

Videos of the incident, aired on local television, show policemen with guns drawn, surrounding the van as gunshots ring out. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

2 dead, 2 injured in mistaken identity' shooting by Philippines Police

The incident occurred on Thursday night when police were called following an earlier shooting during an argument between...

29 Dec 2017 12:50 PM IST