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Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

No contradiction in blocking India's bid to declare Masood Azhar as...

In the last two years, China has stonewalled efforts by India to declare Azhar as a global terrorist.

17 Nov 2017 9:49 AM IST

Opposition leader Kem Sokha

Cambodia apex court dissolves main Opposition party

Rights groups said the verdict stripped next year's election of any credibility.

17 Nov 2017 6:42 AM IST

Pakistan amends law to retain Ahmedis' identity

Presented by law minister Zahid Hamid, the bill retains status of the Ahmedi community as defined in the Constitution of...

17 Nov 2017 6:35 AM IST

Afghan security personnel gather next to a vehicle which was used in a suicide bombing outside a wedding hall in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Suicide bomber targets Ashraf Ghani's critics, 14 killed

Ashraf Ghani issued a statement condemning the attack as a criminal act .

17 Nov 2017 2:56 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AP/File)

SC rejects Nawaz Sharif plea to merge graft cases

Nawaz Sharif had earlier filed petition seeking clubbing of three references filed by NAB.

17 Nov 2017 2:48 AM IST

Kulsoom Nawaz with Nawaz Sharif

Sharifs granted exemption from appearing in court

During the hearing, Justice Mohammad Bashir also declared Nawaz Sharif's sons Hassan and Hussain absconders.

16 Nov 2017 6:27 AM IST

The government would have to see in the next decade how many jails will be required and in what pattern. (Representational Image)

9,000 Pakistanis languish in jails abroad

There are 2,600,000 Pakistanis living at present in Saudi Arabia, 1,300,000 in the UAE, 10,000 in India, 70,000 in...

16 Nov 2017 6:15 AM IST

Kim Yo-Jong became a regular member of Kim Jong-Ils entourage until his death in 2011 and featured prominently in official photos of the funeral, mourning alongside her brother. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un resumes economic-related activities as testings take a...

The renewed focus on economic development could be a bid to unify North Koreans and strengthen support for the...

15 Nov 2017 7:22 PM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

North Korea slams Trump for insulting Kim Jong Un

Since becoming president, Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with Kim Jong-Un

15 Nov 2017 6:06 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects Chinese troops of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison at the Shek Kong Barracks in Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

Days after Trump visit, China to send special envoy to North Korea

Xi's special envoy, Song Tao, will visit North Korea to inform its leadership about the outcome of the recent national...

15 Nov 2017 2:48 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects Hong Kong Garrisons PLA at the Shek Kong Barracks in Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

The spreading cult of Xi: Does China have a new Mao Zedong?

The move depicts the personality cult surrounding Mao Zedong, whose picture was in every home.

15 Nov 2017 2:02 PM IST

People gather in front of the apartment where police found dismembered bodies in coolers in Zama city, south west of Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Japan: 'Twitter killer' lured, beheaded 9 after tweeting suicidal...

Suspect, Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed Twitter killer', reportedly lured his victims -- aged between 15 and 26 -- by...

15 Nov 2017 12:27 PM IST