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Putin's most formidable foe in 18 years, Navalny, rises

Navalny now needs to be officially registered as a candidate by Russia's central election commission.

25 Dec 2017 2:12 AM IST

File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. (Photo: PTI)

Jailed Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet wife, mother in Pakistan today

Faisal had earlier said that the meeting's photo and video foot-age will also be issued.

25 Dec 2017 2:12 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Russia's ruling party pushing for Putin's ultimate victory'

Putin has been in power since 2000 either as president or prime minister.

24 Dec 2017 6:03 PM IST

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

Ahead of FBI deputy director's resignation, Trump criticizes him

Andrew McCabe role supervising the email investigation has come under renewed scrutiny.

24 Dec 2017 5:16 PM IST

India and Pakistan flag. (Representational Image)

Surgical strikes, fire assaults: What 2017 was like for India, Pak

The ties had strained after the terror attacks by Pakistan-based groups in 2016 and India's surgical strikes inside PoK.

24 Dec 2017 3:03 PM IST

The govt says the purges are needed to counter the continuing danger posed by followers of Gulens movement. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey sacks over 2000 public sector workers for terror group links

According to 2 govt decrees published in the Official Gazette, those dismissed in the new wave of purges include 637...

24 Dec 2017 2:44 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump re-tweets falsehoods about outgoing FBI Deputy Director's wife

Trump questioned how the Deputy Director's wife was given USD 7,00,000 by Clinton camp for a senate race but no such...

24 Dec 2017 2:38 PM IST

Trump said that his administration is cutting regulation at a rate never seen before in the history of the country. (Photo: AP)

Trump's travel ban not for refugees with bona fide' ties in US, says...

President Donald Trump restarted the refugee program in October with enhanced vetting capabilities.'

24 Dec 2017 2:28 PM IST

The plane codenamed Kunlong according to state news agency Xinhua, took off from the southern city of Zhuhai and landed after roughly an hour long flight. (Photo: AFP)

World's largest amphibious aircraft AG600 makes maiden flight in China

With a wingspan of 38.8 metres, powered by four turbo-prop engines, it is capable of carrying 50 people and can stay...

24 Dec 2017 2:26 PM IST

The annual scouts parade in Bethlehem will march through Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, built over the spot where tradition says Mary gave birth to Jesus and where celebrations will culminate with midnight mass. (Photo: AFP)

Christmas lights dimmed by tensions in Bethlehem after Trump's...

Dozens of groups have pulled out of planned visits to Bethlehem after being scared off by the announcement and...

24 Dec 2017 2:04 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP)

UN sanctions act of war,' says N Korea's foreign ministry

The new resolution is tantamount to a complete economic blockade of North Korea.

24 Dec 2017 1:21 PM IST

A search and rescue operation was underway for more than 30 people who have been swept away by flash floods in the fishing village of Anungan. (Photo: AFP)

Christmas washed away in Philippines as storm, floods kill 200; 144...

Rescuers said a total of 103 houses were carried off by rampaging floodwaters in Dalama.

24 Dec 2017 11:49 AM IST