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China warned on Tuesday it would never accept any form of blackmail after US president Donald Trump said his decision to withdraw from a nuclear pact with Russia was also linked to Beijings arsenal.(Photo: Representational | AFP)World
China to import more from US to balance trade: Official

Trump held back his threat to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports as both sides stepped up talks to finalise...

24 March 2019 3:54 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)World
Maryam claims father Nawaz Sharif health 'deteriorating further'

Ailing Nawaz is currently serving imprisonment in connection with graft cases.

22 March 2019 4:47 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)World
Pakistan to receive USD 2.1 billion loan from China by Monday:...

Islamabad is also in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package.

22 March 2019 4:37 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it takes very little to worsen a situation and he was a promoter of peace. (Photo: AFP)World
Pak weighing options after acquittal of all accused in Samjhauta blast...

The train service was launched in July 1976 after the signing of the historic Shimla Agreement between the two...

22 March 2019 3:28 PM IST

The chemical plant was reduced to rubble after the explosion. (Image: ANI)World
Death toll rises to 47 in China chemical plant blast

According to the Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management, around 90 people were injured in the incident.

22 March 2019 2:21 PM IST

The fire fighter brigade of Jiangsu has mobilised 176 fire trucks with 928 personnel to join the rescue mission, the Ministry of Emergency Management said. (Photo: Representational/ File)World
Death toll in China chemical plant explosion rises to 47

Forty Seven people have been killed and a further 90 seriously injured, reported state-run China Daily.

22 March 2019 1:41 PM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)World
Moon Jae-in uses 'good afternoon' instead of 'good night', sparks row

The Korea Times assailed the 'incompetence' of the presidential protocol team on Friday.

22 March 2019 1:26 PM IST

A boat safari at Kabini.World
19 kids among 94 dead as Iraq ferry sinks in Tigris River

Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi decreed three days of national mourning as he visited the site of the tragedy.

22 March 2019 11:41 AM IST

The movie considers laws for robots first imagined by Isaac Asimov in his 1942 short story \Runaround,\ which states that machines must not harm humans. (Representational image/ Photo: Pixabay)World
Robot watchman' to monitor illegal activities in China residential hub

Robot Meibao not only monitors illegal activities but also provides useful information to residents at the Meiyuan...

22 March 2019 11:33 AM IST

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)World
Six dead as car hits crowd in China, police shoot driver: report

The injured were taken to hospital following the early morning incident in Zaoyang City in Hubei Province, state...

22 March 2019 8:53 AM IST

A minor explosion took place near Indian embassy camp office at Biratnagar in Kathmandu on Tuesday. (Representational Image)World
Blast rocks east China chemical plant, casualties unknown: official

A chemical plant in eastern China was rocked by an explosion on Thursday.

21 March 2019 2:36 PM IST

Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility for the attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama district on Thursday that left over 40 personnel dead and many critically wounded. (Photo: PTI)World
Resolve terror issues bilaterally, China-led SCO tells India, Pakistan

SCO's Norov said participation in group could become 'impossible' without commitment for 'unconditional' fight against...

21 March 2019 11:25 AM IST

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