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Trump has pushed Xi to increase economic and political pressure on North Korea in the hopes of convincing it to stop the development of its nuclear weapons program. (Photo: AP)

Positive changes' in Korean Peninsula, Xi Jinping tells Trump

Tensions have been high after North staged a flurry of nuclear and missile tests and traded threats of war and personal...

16 Jan 2018 1:31 PM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to receive packets of biscuits thrown at them as handouts near Balukhali refugee camp. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya deal aims to repatriate refugees 'within 2 years'

It does not cover Rohingya refugees who were living in Bangladesh prior to that date who the UN estimates number at...

16 Jan 2018 1:10 PM IST

Coastguard rescuers found the corpses of seven men inside the wreckage of the boat that washed up in Kanazawa, central Japan. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Another N Korean ghost ship' washes up on Japan shore with corpses...

According to senior official, it is difficult to identify the bodies as they had begun to decompose.

16 Jan 2018 11:53 AM IST

The Investigative Committee says it is treating the incident as attempted murder of two or more people. Of the 15 who were hurt, 12 have been hospitalised, the city health department says. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Moscow: 15 people hurt in knife fight between 2 students in school

The regional health ministry says that a female teacher and two students aged around 15 have been seriously wounded and...

15 Jan 2018 4:24 PM IST

The figure is the highest estimated death toll yet of violence that erupted on August 25 and triggered a massive refugee crisis, with more than 6, 20,000 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh in three months. (Representational image)

1st camp to house Rohingyas will be ready next week: Myanmar official

The UN refugee agency said it is not involved in the process but is willing to play a 'constructive role' in the process...

15 Jan 2018 3:53 PM IST

Most Rohingya refugees in the Bangladeshi camps also say they will not return to a state where their villages have been torched and where they allege atrocities by the army and ethnic Rakhine locals. (Photo: AFP)

Talks in Myanmar to 'settle issues' on Rohingya return

In December 2017, Bangladeshi officials said they had sent a list of 100,000 names to Myanmar for the first round of...

15 Jan 2018 3:14 PM IST

Its the most advanced bomber in the Air Force and, unlike the B-1B, can carry nuclear weapons. Its also the only known aircraft that can drop the Air Forces biggest bomb.(Photo: AP)

US moves ships, bombers towards Korea ahead of Winter Olympics

The statement said the deployment is intended to provide leaders with 'deterrent options to maintain regional...

15 Jan 2018 2:20 PM IST

Jakarta police said they were seeking more information on the incident. (Photo: AFP)

Jakarta: Floor of Indonesia Stock Exchange collapses, 75 injured

Images circulating on social media showed a mangled metal structure that had collapsed around Starbucks cafe near the...

15 Jan 2018 12:52 PM IST

The volcano, a near-perfect cone, sits around 330 kilometres southwest of Manila. (Photo: AFP)

Volcano eruption alert in Philippines, 12,000 ordered to evacuate

Volcanic earthquakes and rockfalls have shaken the summit of Mayon over the last 24 hours, after a number of...

15 Jan 2018 12:40 PM IST

Passenger plane skidded off runway just metres away from sea as it landed at an airport in northern Turkey. (Photo: AFP)

Passenger plane skids off runway in northern Turkey, gets stuck on...

Pegasus Airlines confirmed there were no injuries among 162 passengers as well as two pilots and four cabin crew...

14 Jan 2018 5:30 PM IST

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (Photo: AP)

Iran nuclear deal not derailed', will play constructive role: China

Wang says continuing to implement nuclear deal was responsibility of all parties concerned and common wish of the...

14 Jan 2018 2:04 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. (Photo: AFP)

Test our resolve: Pakistan's challenge to India on nuclear attack

Pak Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif issues nuclear threat in response to Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat's statement.

14 Jan 2018 11:44 AM IST