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In this file image, an all-hands call is held aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold at the Okinawa Naval Base in Japan.

US troops in Japan banned from drinking post accident

US Marine crashed his vehicle into a mini-truck, killing driver.

21 Nov 2017 3:48 AM IST

The Centre said some Rohingyas were indulging in illegal /anti national activities i.e. mobilisation of funds through hundi/hawala channels, procuring fake Indian identities for other Rohingyas and also indulging in human trafficking. (Photo: AP)

Dhaka Lit Fest voices concern for Rohingyas, urges assistance

Since August 26, over 600,000 Rohingyas have been forced to take exile in neighbouring Bangladesh.

21 Nov 2017 2:36 AM IST

China foreign minister Wang Yi greets Myanmar President Htin Kyaw. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar, Bangladesh back' China plan

China's 3-phase plan starts with ceasefire in Rakhine to prevent migration of local population.

21 Nov 2017 2:33 AM IST

Nepali band Night gathers for a rehearsal in Kathmandu. Nepals musical heritage is enjoying a revival as young musicians fuse the sounds of traditional instruments once at risk of disappearing with lyrics that examine the modern challenges facing the country. (Photo: AFP)

Nepal's musicians return to tradition

The band's latest album evolved from months spent researching instruments and singing styles in remote western Nepal.

21 Nov 2017 1:11 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind inspecting the guard of honour on his arrival at Raj Bhavan helipad in Itanagar on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

China upset as President Ram Nath Kovind visits Arunachal Pradesh

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang says China had never recognised Arunachal Pradesh.

20 Nov 2017 6:03 PM IST

Killing of women relatives in the name of honour is a menace still prevalent in many parts of Pakistan. (Representational Image | AFP)

19-year-old girl axed to death by stepbrother in Pakistan's Punjab

The incident took place on Sunday at Christian Wala in Sahiwal district, some 230-km from Lahore.

20 Nov 2017 5:03 PM IST

The 27-year-old Japanese man Takahiro Shiraishi, arrested after police found nine dismembered corpses rotting in his house, has confessed to killing all his victims over a two-month spree after contacting them via Twitter. (Photo: AFP)

Japan's Twitter killer' faces first of nine murder charges

Shiraishi is believed to have lured his mostly female victims to his apartment near Tokyo, where he killed them and cut...

20 Nov 2017 4:21 PM IST

Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, right, speaks during the Asia Europe Foreign Ministers (ASEM) meeting at Myanmar International Convention Centre Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi blames conflicts on illegal...

Suu Kyi did not directly mention the refugee exodus as she welcomed European and Asian foreign ministers to Naypyitaw,...

20 Nov 2017 4:05 PM IST

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

Singapore: 57-year-old Indian-origin woman officer jailed for abusing...

On March 3, 2012, after Jeeva ironed Rajakumari's uniform, the employer chided the maid for not knowing how to do a...

20 Nov 2017 3:55 PM IST

German Chancellor and chairwomen of the German Christian Democratic Union Angela Merkel addresses the media on the results of their exploratory talks on a coalition of the German Liberals, the Green Party, the Christian Democrats and the Christian Social Union, in Berlin on Monday. (Photo: AP)

German Chancellor Merkel's fourth term in doubt as coalition talks...

Merkel said she would stay on as acting chancellor and would consult with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on how to...

20 Nov 2017 3:26 PM IST

Visitors take photos near models of Chinese ballistic missiles and aircraft carrier at an exhibition highlighting Chinas achievements, in Beijing. (Photo: AP File)

New long range missile likely to be inducted into China's PLA next...

The Dongfeng-41 is a three-stage solid-fuel missile with a range of at least 12,000 kms.

20 Nov 2017 1:55 PM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

N Korea may have ballistic missile capable of reaching US this year,...

No sign of an imminent nuclear test had been detected, though the North's Punggye-ri complex appears ready for another...

20 Nov 2017 1:04 PM IST