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Quake-tsunami survivors salvage useable items from the debris homes that were destroyed in Palu, Indonesia on Friday. (Photo: Twitter | @AFP)

Search in Indonesian quake-tsunami called off despite 5,000 still...

Authorities fear 5,000 more could be buried beneath the ruined city, where entire villages were swallowed.

11 Oct 2018 12:35 PM IST

Singapore Airlines Ltd said it would launch the worlds longest commercial flight in October, a near-19 hour non-stop journey from Singapore to the New York area.

Singapore Airlines ready to take off world's longest flight of 19...

Flight SQ22 will use long-range Airbus A350-900ULR, configured to carry 161 passengers -- 67 in business class and 94 in...

11 Oct 2018 11:16 AM IST

Bhutanese women walk with umbrellas under fog at at the Druk Wangyal Khang Zhang Chortens stupas in Dochula Pass. (Photo: AFP)

Carbon sink' Bhutan counts the cost of plans for a greener future

Under its 11th five-year-plan, Bhutan aims to reduce substantially its forest fuel imports by 2020.

11 Oct 2018 1:49 AM IST

Lt. General Asim Munir

Imran Khan appoints Lieutenant General Munir as new ISI chief

The Army's media wing announced the appointment of General Munir as the new ISI chief.

11 Oct 2018 12:52 AM IST

CPEC is the crown jewel of Chinas One Belt One Road endeavour, which has routinely impeded by frequent terrorist activities. (Photo: AFP)

China plays down reports on investment cut by Pakistan in CPEC

Pak's Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid had recently announced plans to cut the USD 8.2 bn Karachi-Peshawar railway...

9 Oct 2018 4:33 PM IST

The target missile a Prithvi missile was launched from launch complex 3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore. (File photo/Representational)

China successfully launches two remote sensing satellites

The satellites, both belonging to the Yaogan-32 family, were launched by a Long March-2C rocket with an upper stage on...

9 Oct 2018 3:53 PM IST

Wing Loong II, a high-end reconnaissance, strike and multi-role endurance unmanned aircraft system, is manufactured by Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Company. (Photo: Facebook | Xinhua News agency)

After India-Russia's S-400 deal, China to sell 48 high-end military...

The drone, Wing Loong II, made its maiden flight in February last year, an earlier report by the state-run Xinhua news...

9 Oct 2018 10:57 AM IST

Pak SC reserves verdict in Asia Bibi death case

The apex court restrained media from publishing comments on the matter until announcement of verdict.

9 Oct 2018 7:03 AM IST

Today, the way we consume is wasteful. We extract resources, use them to produce goods and services, often wastefully, and then sell them and discard them.

Going full circle for growth and the planet

The goal is to embed sustainability into industries which we depend on for our jobs,prosperity and well-being.

9 Oct 2018 12:11 AM IST

Two degrees Celsius was long considered the temperature guardrail for a climate-safe world, but a raft of recent research shows otherwise.

World economy needs a makeover if we are to survive. Here's why

IPCC authors say the 1.5C goal is technically and economically feasible, but depends on political leadership to become...

9 Oct 2018 12:11 AM IST

CPEC is the crown jewel of Chinas One Belt One Road endeavour, which has routinely impeded by frequent terrorist activities. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi Arabia's plan to invest in Pakistan a 'positive factor', says...

After recent visit of Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia, it was announced that Riyadh will be third 'strategic partner' of USD...

8 Oct 2018 7:17 PM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a vocal advocate of that policy is expected to travel to Pyongyang soon to try to revive the negotiation process and set the stage for a second summit between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un ready to invite inspectors to nuclear site, says Pompeo

Pompeo met with North Korean leader in Pyongyang on Sunday to rekindle stalled denuclearisation talks.

8 Oct 2018 3:46 PM IST