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Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish confirmed the attack, but said four people had been killed and five wounded. (Photo: AFP)

Journalists among 21 dead in twin suicide blasts in Kabul, IS claims...

The first explosion was close to buildings of NDS intelligence service, followed by one outside ministry of urban...

30 April 2018 10:36 AM IST

Pak sacks Mumbai attack lawyer

Step seen as a major setback to India's efforts to bring perpetrators to justice.

30 April 2018 6:33 AM IST

There was no immediate reaction from Kuwaiti officials. (Photo: AP)

Philippines makes ban on workers going to Kuwait permanent

The Philippines called Kuwait's decision 'deeply disturbing,' saying it 'reneged' on an earlier agreement to work...

29 April 2018 7:26 PM IST

Seven firefighters were trapped by large fallen objects as they tried to search for people inside the factory. (Photo: AP | Representational)

7 dead, including 5 firefighters in electronics factory blaze in...

The inferno raged through the eight-floor building of a circuit board maker, located in an industrial district in...

29 April 2018 6:56 PM IST

North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un during the Inter-Korean summit in the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea's Kim Jong Un willing to talk to Japan any time, says...

The Japanese premier had cautiously welcomed inter-Korea summit but urged Pyongyang to take 'concrete action' toward...

29 April 2018 4:23 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in cross the military demarcation line to the South side at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Friday. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un pledges to shut down N Korea's nuclear test site in May

The North Korean leader also promised to invite US experts and journalists to watch the closure of the country's nuclear...

29 April 2018 9:11 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in a statement, said that the two Koreas are one united people who should work together towards reunification. (Photo: ANI)

North, South Korea to sign peace treaty after 65 yrs, agree on...

This is the first time in 11 years that an inter-Korean summit is being held between the two Korean leaders.

27 April 2018 7:30 PM IST

Her parents tried to get her to a hospital on Saturday, but she refused their help, and instead, plunged a knife into her fathers chest. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Man with knife kills 7 children in China, wounds 19

The incident took place at around 6:10 pm local time, the department said, without providing further details.

27 April 2018 7:17 PM IST

The royal, who turns 30 on Sunday, this month oversaw her countrys first Arab Fashion Week, headlined by Jean Paul Gaultier and Roberto Cavalli. (Photo: AFP)

Face of fashion Saudi princess turns heads in ultraconservative...

Princess Noura bint Faisal Al-Saud, great-granddaughter of Saudi Arabia's founder, was named honorary prez of Arab...

27 April 2018 11:20 AM IST

Men in sharp suits and matching blue and white striped ties fanned out ahead of and around Kim (L) as he approached the Military Demarcation Line for a historic handshake with his Southern counterpart Moon Jae-in. (Photo: AFP)

Not even an ant can invade: Defector's memoir on Kim Jong Un's...

North Korea is one of the world's most tightly-controlled societies, but even so security for its leader is iron-clad.

27 April 2018 10:24 AM IST

The duo were each jailed for five months and ordered to receive three strokes of the cane. (Photo: File/Representational)

Pakistan jails man for 7 years in nation's first child porn conviction

Sadat Amin was found guilty by a Lahore court of being part of a global child pornography racket spread across Europe...

27 April 2018 9:42 AM IST

The US Air Force said the B-52s took off from Andersen Air Force Base on the US Pacific island of Guam and transited to the vicinity of the South China Sea on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

US Air Force B-52 bombers conduct training in 'vicinity' of South...

Chinese Defence Ministry on being asked about US bombers at a news briefing said, the Chinese armed forces had the...

27 April 2018 9:38 AM IST