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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Court dismisses Nawaz Sharif's petition to delay verdict in corruption...

Counsel for Sharif family submitted applications in accountability court seeking week's delay in verdict announcement in...

6 July 2018 1:28 PM IST

Pompeo was greeted in the North Korean capital by Kims right hand man Kim Yong Chol and Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho. (Photo: AP)

Mike Pompeo visits North Korea to seek details on denuclearisation

Pompeo's task is negotiating plan that US hopes would involve Kim declaring extent of nuclear program, agreeing...

6 July 2018 12:50 PM IST

There have been fears that Asaharas execution could usher in a replacement guru. (Photo: AFP)

Japan executes cult guru, 6 followers for 1995 sarin attack

Asahara claimed to have achieved enlightenment in Himalayas, preached mix of Eastern religions combined with own...

6 July 2018 12:08 PM IST

His death raises serious doubts over the safety of attempting to bring the group out the same way, through cramped passageways deep inside the waterlogged cave. (Photo: AFP)

Thai diver on cave rescue mission dies due to lack of oxygen

The diver, whose mission was to bring oxygen tanks and carry lines along the passageways, lost consciousness on his way...

6 July 2018 10:52 AM IST

Poll nominations reveal 2nd marriages of 60 Pak leaders

The exposed politicians, including many prominent ones, had kept their second marriages a secret.

6 July 2018 1:12 AM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who spent four days in the open after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry their belongings after they were allowed to proceed towards a refugee camp, at Palong Khali, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Unexplained' killings sow fear inside Rohingya camps

Police have made a number of arrests in connection with some of the killings, but say the motives often remain unclear.

6 July 2018 1:07 AM IST

Water is pumped from Tham Luang cave during rescue operations for the trapped 12 boys and their coach, at Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province. (Photo: AFP)

Race against water' as rain threatens Thai boys in the cave

Several Thai Navy divers and medics are staying with them and the video footage showed the group in seemingly good...

6 July 2018 12:24 AM IST

The Kaga (bottom), which will be accompanied by an escort ship, may also conduct ad hoc joint drills with warships from other counties in the region, they said. Its sister ship, the Izumo (top), was on the same tour last year. (Photo: AP)

Japan to send warship on tour of South China Sea, Indian Ocean

The 248 metre-long Kaga, which can operate several helicopters simultaneously, will make stops in India, Sri Lanka and...

5 July 2018 6:58 PM IST

Ambassador Wells visit focused on the role that Pakistan can play in achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Top US official reminded Pak's Gen Bajwa of operations against terror...

Alice Wells visited Islamabad this week, met Pak's top civil, military leadership, discussed mutual interest issues,...

4 July 2018 5:42 PM IST

The pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibetan region of China is considered holy by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. (Photo: ANI)

Commercial flights, Nepal army choopers rescue stranded Indian...

Around 250 of the over 1,500 Indian pilgrims stranded en route during 'yatra' were evacuated safely from Hilsa till...

4 July 2018 2:09 PM IST

Several of the boys in the frame are wearing protective foil blankets and are accompanied by a smiling diver in a wetsuit. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: Fresh navy video shows Thai cave boys in 'good health'

The boys appear relaxed and much more alert than when they were when discovered late Monday by British divers.

4 July 2018 10:15 AM IST

They appeared exhausted, rake thin, sensitive to the light but lucid, with some speaking faltering English to try to communicate with the unidentified diver. (Photo: Screengrab/AFP)

Could take weeks or even months to get boys out of Thai cave, say...

Food and medical supply has been sent to the boys and divers are now preparing to lay phone lines through the cave to...

3 July 2018 12:55 PM IST