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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pakistan govt to file four cases on Nawaz Sharif

The government decided to refer four new cases of to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for investigation.

19 Nov 2018 8:00 AM IST

Khmer Rouge former head of state Khieu Samphan, 87 -- seen here in 2017 -- and his co-defendant are the two most senior living members of the group. (Photo: AFP)

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide in landmark...

This ruling was the first to acknowledge Pol Pot's reign of terror that saw some two million Cambodians die as a...

16 Nov 2018 4:05 PM IST

Rescuers conduct search operation in the waters of Ujung Karawang, West Java, Indonesia after a Lion Air plane crashed into the sea. (Photo: AP)

Indonesian Lion Air plane crash victim's family sues Boeing

The father of Rio Nanda Pratama filed lawsuit in US state of Illinois, over the death of the young doctor who was to be...

16 Nov 2018 3:37 PM IST

North Koreas official news agency released only one picture to accompany its report on the weapons test, one that gave few clues as to what kind of device was involved. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea successfully tests new 'ultramodern tactical weapon':...

This is the first official report of a weapons test since N Korea began a diplomatic process with US over its nuclear...

16 Nov 2018 1:32 PM IST

Rival members of the Sri Lankan Parliament gesture at each other next to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya (right) in Colombo. (Photo: AFP)

Chaos in Sri Lanka House, MPs exchange blows

Speaker announces that the island nation now had no government'.

16 Nov 2018 7:26 AM IST

Pak minister barred from Senate for hostile remarks against Oppn

The Senate chairman found the minster guilty of inciting uproar in the Parliament's ongoing session.

16 Nov 2018 6:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinsese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

India, China to step up border military meets

After the talks, Mr Mitra called on Chinese State Councillor and defence minister General Wei Fenghe on Wednesday, the...

16 Nov 2018 12:07 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan govt confusion after House no-trust in Mahinda Rajapaksa

The Speaker's office said that the Speaker has requested the President to take the next step under the Constitution.

15 Nov 2018 2:29 AM IST

The alleged plot briefly threatened to cause tension between Sri Lanka and India, after a report that Sirisena had accused Indias intelligence services of involvement - a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both denied. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka Supreme Court overturns sacking of Parliament by Prez...

The decision was the latest dramatic twist in the crisis that has gripped Sri Lanka since Sirisena sacked PM...

13 Nov 2018 6:33 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Lankan parties drag Prez to Supreme Court

Rajapaksa needed the support of minimum 113 parliamentarians in the 225-member House to prove his majority.

13 Nov 2018 1:33 AM IST

In recent years, China has refrained from taking a public stance on the India-Pakistan ties, expressing hope for resolution of the disputes through dialogue. (Photo: AP)

China backs Pak's 'quest for peace through dialogue' with India

The ties between India and Pak had strained after terror attacks by Pakistan-based groups in 2016 and India's surgical...

4 Nov 2018 6:33 PM IST

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un make history by becoming the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet and shake hands. (Photo: AFP)

Will 'seriously' return to nuclear state policy: North Korea warns US

North's foreign ministry said Pyongyang could revert to its former policy if the US did not change its stance over...

4 Nov 2018 2:44 PM IST