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Saint Petersburg is one of the cities to host the World Cup in summer 2018 in Russia, and security services have been stepping up security measures. (Photo: AFP)

Homemade bomb blast in Russian supermarket injures 10

The incident comes several months after Russia's second city was rocked with a metro bombing in April which killed 16...

28 Dec 2017 11:28 AM IST

The CPEC, a flagship project of Chinas prestigious One Belt One Road, links its restive Xinjiang region with Pakistans Balochistan province. (Photo: Representational Image | AFP)

Don't want discussion from any third country in CPEC: China nudges...

'CPEC is not directed at any third party and we hope it can bring benefits for third country,' Chinese spokesperson...

28 Dec 2017 10:59 AM IST

The world waited with bated breath since Monday amid reports of delay in President Donald Trumps statement. (Photo: AFP)

Trump supporter-singer blames his ex-campaign manager of sexual...

I'm wearing this silver suit and stretchy pants, and after the photo, he smacks my ass really hard,' vocal Trump...

28 Dec 2017 10:55 AM IST

Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals in a covert raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. (Photo: AFP)

'Osama moved to Afghanistan to oversee Benazir Bhutto's murder plot'

'Have taken revenge for our brothers and sisters of Jamia Hafsa, Lal Masjid,' letter found in bin Laden's home after...

28 Dec 2017 9:05 AM IST

Pakistan Army (Photo: AP)

Pak Army to get 1,000 acre GHQ in Islamabad

The Army now wants possession of the land at the earliest so construction work can be started.

28 Dec 2017 2:01 AM IST

Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf. (Photo: AP/File)

Establishment elements behind Benazir murder, says Pervez Musharraf

Bhutto was telephoned by Musharraf who told her not to return to Pakistan.

28 Dec 2017 1:54 AM IST

Pyongyangs launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile Wedmnesday snapped a two-months pause in testing and was, according to North Koreas state media, more sophisticated than any previously tested. (Photo: AP/Representative)

US curbs target N-experts to check North Korea missiles

North Korea declared the UN steps to be an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade.

28 Dec 2017 1:50 AM IST

Kulbhushan Jadhav meets his wife and mother at the foreign ministry in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan sends Kulbhushan Jadhav wife's shoes for forensic exam

India had on Tuesday objected to the seizure of shoes of Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife ahead of the Sunday meeting.

28 Dec 2017 12:37 AM IST

A probe was launched after an unidentified object exploded.

Ten people injured in Saint Petersburg supermarket bombing

Police said the blast occurred in a supermarket northeast of the city centre.

27 Dec 2017 10:49 PM IST

Bangladesh police arrested a 25-year-old social media activist as he tried to leave the country on charges that he defamed Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, authorities said Tuesday. (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Bangladesh police detain social media activist for defaming Islam

'The charge against him is that he hurt religious feeling by mocking Prophet Mohammed and made bad comments against...

27 Dec 2017 6:40 PM IST

The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try to destabilise the country. (Photo: File/Representational)

Russia accuses US of training ISIS militants to destabilise Syria

Russia says the US base is illegal and that it and the area around it have become a black hole' where militants operate...

27 Dec 2017 5:52 PM IST

At the first trilateral meeting of foreign ministers of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Salahuddin Rabbani, Chinese FMâ€‰Wang Yi and Pakistani FMâ€‰Khawaja Asif on Tuesday, China offered to extend CPEC to Afghanistan as the three sides pledged to step-up counter terrorism cooperation. (Photo: AP)

Nothing against India: China on CPEC extension to Afghanistan

The CPEC, a flagship project of China's prestigious OBOR, links its restive Xinjiang region with Pakistan's Balochistan...

27 Dec 2017 5:36 PM IST