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

Trump denies report of ten-fold US nuke arsenal, says it must be in...

The Federation of American Scientists says the US currently has about 4,000 nuclear warheads earmarked for use in its...

12 Oct 2017 12:22 PM IST

23 dead, many missing in catastrophic California wildfires

23 dead, many missing in 'catastrophic' California wildfires

Thousands of people have been left homeless and 25,000 people have evacuated their homes in Sonoma County alone,...

12 Oct 2017 12:05 PM IST

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.

Facebook's Sandberg meets lawmakers amid Russia probe

The Senate Intelligence Committee is also holding an open hearing with the three companies that day.

12 Oct 2017 11:48 AM IST

Comprising of hundreds of small islands, reefs and shoals, the South China Sea is an important shipping route and believed to be rich in natural resources, such as oil and gas. (Photo: AP/Representational)

US warship sails near South China Sea, Beijing denounces Washington's...

A US official said the destroyer USS Chafee sailed near the Paracel Islands on Tuesday, coming within 16 nautical miles...

11 Oct 2017 3:11 PM IST

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

Trump's IQ test jibe deepens feud with Tillerson; WH insists president...

Trump's comments have threatened to undermine Tillerson's diplomatic initiatives and sow confusion among allies and...

11 Oct 2017 2:41 PM IST

Nisha Desai Biswal, former Indian-American assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-American, who served Obama admin, appointed as head of USIBC

The entire board of USIBC too moved out of it and have now created US India Strategic and Partnership Forum.

11 Oct 2017 1:32 PM IST

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

US flies bombers over Korean peninsula as Trump discusses options amid...

The two US Air Force B-1B bombers were joined by two F-15K fighters from the South Korean military after leaving their...

11 Oct 2017 10:58 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, celebrates what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

UN slaps global port ban on ships for North Korea sanctions violations

North Korea's main economic partner China has signed up to the measures, as has Russia.

10 Oct 2017 6:50 PM IST

People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: AFP)

Over 1,000 leads later, authorities still stumped by Las Vegas...

But the typical investigative avenues that have helped uncover the motive in past shootings have yielded few clues about...

10 Oct 2017 2:30 PM IST

The father told police he checked on her about 15 minutes later and she was gone, the affidavit said.(Photo: AP)

US: India-born girl, 3, missing after she was sent outside at night as...

About five hours after sending her outside, Mathews called police to report her missing, a police spokesman said.

10 Oct 2017 11:53 AM IST

Melania Trump in Paris, France. (Photo: AP)

Ivana vs Melania: First wife is 'attention-seeking, self-serving...

Ivana Trump is the mother of Trump's three eldest children: Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric.

10 Oct 2017 11:14 AM IST

Pakistan and India flag (Representational image)

India slams Pakistan at UN for repeatedly raising Kashmir issue

Srinivas Prasad, Indian envoy to UN said, 'India considered it a diversion from the agenda and as a distraction not...

10 Oct 2017 10:55 AM IST