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Park, 66, had boycotted most of the trial in protest at being held in custody. She was not present in court for Fridays judgement which, in a rare move, was broadcast live on television. (Photo: AP)

Ex-South Korean president Park jailed for 24 years over corruption

The sentence followed a trial lasting more than 10 months which ended with Park being found guilty on multiple criminal...

6 April 2018 4:25 PM IST

newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, takes oath from Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain at the Presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Only state, not individual, has right to wage jihad: Pak PM

The Prime Minister pronounced that peace in Pakistan came following the sacrifices of army, political parties and...

6 April 2018 7:13 AM IST

Malaysias Prime Minister Najib Razak (AP Photo/File)

EU needs to rethink, set goals to reduce palm oil in biodiesel

The EU adopted this new fuel with rigour and pledged that by 2020, 10 per cent of all transport fuels in EU nations...

6 April 2018 12:41 AM IST

Hafiz Saeed had also challenged the presidential ordinance under which his group has been banned for being on the watch-list of the UN in the Islamabad High Court. (Photo: AP)

Ban on Hafiz Saeed's 'social welfare activities' not to be lifted: Pak...

Lahore HC issued a notice on Saeed's plea challenging a govt order to ban welfare activities of his JuD, FIF and...

5 April 2018 7:45 PM IST

Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan. (Photo: AP)

Sharifs, Imran Khan face threat from Taliban: Report

It said a separate intelligence report was also received stating that the PTI chief Imran Khan faced a serious threat to...

5 April 2018 6:44 AM IST

Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi addresses the United Nations General Assembly. (Photo: AP)

Will raise Kashmir issue, says Pakistan PM

Abbasi said that he himself has highlighted the Kashmir issue in all his meetings at the UN and the Organisation of...

5 April 2018 2:46 AM IST

Lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who took on sensitive cases of complaints of police torture and defended practitioners of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement, went missing in August 2015 during a sweeping crackdown on rights activists. (Photo: Facebook)

Wife of detained Chinese lawyer begins 100 km march to press for...

Wife of a detained Chinese lawyer begins march from Beijing to Tianjin city in a bid to force authorities to explain her...

4 April 2018 6:20 PM IST

Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed's LeT on UN's new terror list

The updated list released by the UN Security Council has entries of almost 139 terrorists connected to Pakistan

4 April 2018 5:29 PM IST

The Pentagon on Friday released the Nuclear Posture Review in which it said that the US wants to prevent China from mistakenly concluding that any use of nuclear weapons, however limited, is acceptable. (Photo: File)

Trade war: China firmly objects to Trump's new round of tariffs

China reacted sharply, again raising fears of a trade war between the two largest economies of the world.

4 April 2018 1:17 PM IST

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. (Photo: AP)

China takes note of N Korea's 'important efforts' on denuclearisation

Until recently, China had largely sat on the sidelines as North Korea improved relations with South Korea

3 April 2018 6:58 PM IST

The vessel carrying 56 people was intercepted by Malaysian maritime authorities near the northwestern island of Langkawi (Photo: AFP)

Dozens of Rohingyas reach Malaysian shores as Thailand closes doors

Many Rohingyas ended up in Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia because Thailand stuck to a policy of not accepting...

3 April 2018 6:36 PM IST

Kristopher D Paro, shot and killed his father, Kevin D Paro, 58, in the woods behind his house in Sandy Creek, New York, mistaking him for a deer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Oh deer: Japan's Nara Park issues tips to prevent tourists from animal...

Authorities have also issued tips on feeding the hundreds of animals that attract tourists from around the world.

3 April 2018 6:10 PM IST