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United Nations. (Photo: Representational)

In a first, UN drafts report on global trends around decriminalisation...

Besides the dozens of countries where it's a crime some countries also have criminal laws aimed at transgender people.

28 Oct 2017 6:33 PM IST

In her address to an event organised by the US India Friendship Council, Haley said Trump has taken a tougher approach to Pakistan harbouring terrorists. (Photo: PTI/File)

US keen to make defence pacts, facilitate sale of F-16, F-18 fighter...

Trump administration to share classified data and facilitate the sale of F-16 and F-18 fighter jets to New Delhi.

28 Oct 2017 5:48 PM IST

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

Lawmakers succeed in pressuring Trump to sign list with Russian firms;...

The companies named include mainstays of Russia's export industry such as military arms supplier Rosoboron export.

28 Oct 2017 5:36 PM IST

US President Donald Trump at United Nations 72nd General Assembly meet in UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AFP)

Trump frustrated by secrecy with JFK files, asks agencies to minimize...

Trump is warning agencies he will release all of the files if they don't take seriously his order to minimize...

28 Oct 2017 4:38 PM IST

Cyber sleuths who have studied a recent Facebook patent filing believe the tech giant may be in the process of making a cellphone. (Photo:AFP)

Facebook vows more transparency over political ads

The announcement comes just before next week's congressional hearings on Russian interference in last year's elections.

28 Oct 2017 3:56 PM IST

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said with Indias youth, its optimism, its powerful democratic example and its increasing stature on the world stage, it makes perfect sense that the US at this time should seek to build on the strong foundation of its years of cooperation with India. (Photo: AP)

Senators ask Tillerson to designate Pak as country of particular...

The appeal has been made in lieu of Pakistan's discriminatory laws which continue to prosecute individuals due to their...

28 Oct 2017 1:46 PM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that states that use terror as an instrument of policy will only see their international reputation and standing diminish, in an apparent dig at Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

US warns decisive' action against Pak-based terror

US may rethink strategy if Islamabad fails to act: Tillerson.

28 Oct 2017 3:05 AM IST

Anti-narcotics and Military Police officers prepare for the incineration of more than 200 kilos of cocaine seized in El Salvador. (Photo: AFP)

El Salvador seizes 1.7 tons of cocaine from semi-submergible boat

Video of the seizure shows the boat had a completely sealed deck and a small, sub-like bridge that stood above the...

27 Oct 2017 4:21 PM IST

In a statement, the National Archives said that on orders from Trump it had released 2,891 records related to the assassination of Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. (Photo: AP)

Trump approves release of Kennedy assassination files, withholds...

The President has demanded unprecedented transparency from the agencies and directed them to minimise redactions without...

27 Oct 2017 4:10 PM IST

Lind finished her post with the hashtag #metoo, which has seen widespread use by victims of sexual assault to share their experiences in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein Hollywood scandal. (Photo: AP)

Actress Heather Lind says George HW Bush groped her; ex-Prez...

The actress accused him of groping her from his wheelchair while they posed for a photograph together at a screening...

27 Oct 2017 1:37 PM IST

Tillerson said it is essential that the two democracies work together to address the challenges facing both of them. (Photo: AP)

Hope to see India's greater involvement in development of Afghanistan:...

India to play a vital role in Trump administration's South Asia strategy.

27 Oct 2017 1:08 PM IST

Last week, in continuance of initiative to send relief packages to Rohingya immigrants in Bangladesh, India sent INS Gharial loaded with 21,000 units of relief material to help its neighbouring nation evolve from the ongoing crisis. (Photo: AP)

Rex Tillerson urges Myanmar's army chief to end violence in Rakhine

Tillerson expressed concern about the continuing humanitarian crisis and reported atrocities in Rakhine.'

27 Oct 2017 12:18 PM IST