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U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. (Photo: AP)

US says North Korea 'begging for war,' pushes for tougher UN sanctions

The South's defence minister said Seoul believed the North had succeeded in miniaturising a bomb to fit into a missile.

5 Sept 2017 11:05 AM IST

From left, Brazilian President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South Africas President Jacob Zuma and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi head to their BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province in China, on Monday, Sept 4, 2017. (Photo: AP)

BRICS leaders deplore N Korea nuke test, name Pak-based terror groups

Leaders call for expeditious finalisation and adoption of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism by UNGA.

4 Sept 2017 12:24 PM IST

The United Nations Security Council in session (Photo: AP)

UN Security Council sets 2nd emergency meeting in week after N Korea...

Washington said there is no comparison between its openly conducted, internationally monitored military drills, N...

4 Sept 2017 11:23 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump's decision to scrap DACA could impact 7000...

Deferred Action for Children Arrival (DACA) - a programme that grants work permits to immigrants who arrived in US...

4 Sept 2017 11:00 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo: AP)

After nuclear test, Pentagon chief warns N Korea of 'massive military...

Trump threatened drastic economic sanctions, including 'stopping all trade with any country doing business with North...

4 Sept 2017 10:51 AM IST

Delhi girl Shalini Singh had move to the US in August to pursue the two years Masters program after her degree in Dental Surgery from I T S Dental College in Greater Noida. (Photo: Facebook)

US: Indian student saved from Hurricane-hit Texas lake dies in...

Shalini Singh along with another Indian student Nikhil Bhatia, had gone swimming on last Saturday.

4 Sept 2017 9:41 AM IST

In a Friday, Jan 20, 2017 photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pose with President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania at the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Never lose sight of importance of democratic institutions: Obama...

Obama, in his letter, also exhorted Trump not to let the vicissitudes of politics overshadow the long march of American...

4 Sept 2017 8:59 AM IST

Trump to nominate Kenneth Juster as US Ambassador to India

The position has been lying vacant since January 20 when Trump was sworn-in as the 45th President of the US.

3 Sept 2017 7:05 AM IST

Black smoke billows from a chimney on top of the Russian consulate in San Francisco, California. (Photo: AFP)

Smoke billows from Russia's US consulate

The move triggered fevered speculation on Twitter about the nature of the material that had gone up in the flames.

3 Sept 2017 2:05 AM IST

People carry posters during a rally against President Donald Trumps executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, in New Yorks Times Square. (Photo: AP)

US to assist people barred by Trump's first travel ban to reapply for...

Lawsuit settlement will allow number of foreigners from seven Muslim-majority countries to work with justice department...

2 Sept 2017 1:58 PM IST

Nurse Alex Wubbels speaks during an interview. (Photo: AP)

Video: Police assaults, arrests Utah nurse for protecting patient...

Alex Wubbels showed videos from police officers' body-worn cameras of her arrest at the University of Utah Hospital in...

2 Sept 2017 12:02 PM IST

White House (Photo: AP/File)

Trump to nominate Kenneth Juster as US envoy to India

The position has been lying vacant since January 20 when Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

2 Sept 2017 9:36 AM IST