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Duterte has repeatedly insisted he has not ordered or incited police to murder drug addicts or suspects, while at other times he has said he would be happy to slaughter them or have tens of thousands killed. (Photo: AP)

Philippines President offers to shoot criminals himself in his deadly...

Duterte made the comments following his announcement to withdraw police who were accused of rights abuses.

21 Oct 2017 4:51 PM IST

Tensions have increased between Pyongyang and Washington since the regime began testing intercontinental ballistic missiles that could hit the US mainland.(Photo: File/AFP)

Kim Jong Un threatens US of 'unimaginable' nuclear strike

Supreme Leader' considers US drills in S Korea waters a rehearsal for an invasion of his country.

21 Oct 2017 4:11 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the premises of the JIT with son Hussain Nawaz in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif delays return to Pakistan from London

He will now depart from London on October 23 instead of October 21, said a Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader.

21 Oct 2017 3:18 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif had also warned against destruction of the places of worship of other religions, describing them as a crime in Islam. (Photo: AP)

Ousted Premier Nawaz Sharif indicted in third graft case

According to the charge-sheet, the court was told that Mr Sharif's sons were his dependents in 1989 and 1990.

21 Oct 2017 3:16 AM IST

Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed waves to supporters as he leaves a court in Lahore. (Photo: AFP)

Hafiz Saeed's house arrest extended

The four JuD leaders would be released on October 26 with the expiry of detention period.

21 Oct 2017 2:44 AM IST

The blast took place on Tuesday morning at the madrassa in Charakar. (Photo: File/Representational)

30 killed in suicide bomb blast inside Kabul's Imam Zaman mosque

The attack occurred at Imam Zaman mosque in the western Dasht-e-Barchi part of Kabul, as Shiite worshippers gathered for...

20 Oct 2017 8:28 PM IST

Crew members looking out the cockpit windows of a RNZAF P3 Orion during search operations for wreckage and debris of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. (Photo: AFP)

Malaysia negotiating with US firm to resume MH370 hunt

No sign of the plane was found in a 120,000 square kilometre zone.

19 Oct 2017 6:52 PM IST

The Supreme Court initially declined to dismiss Sharif but ordered an investigation into his familys wealth. After the probe, it disqualified him and ordered the NAB to investigate and conduct a trial. (Photo: Twitter/MaryamNSharif)

Pak court indicts Nawaz Sharif, daughter in Panama papers case

Maryam and Safdar were present in court, but Sharif sent a representative while he tends to his ailing wife in Britain.

19 Oct 2017 2:25 PM IST

Spokesman Dawlat Wazir said the attack late Wednesday involved two suicide car bombs and set off hours of fighting. He says nine other soldiers were wounded and six have gone missing. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

43 Afghan soldiers killed in attack on army camp by Taliban

Afghan forces have struggled to combat a resurgent Taliban since US and NATO forces formally concluded their combat...

19 Oct 2017 2:00 PM IST

Pakistani cleric arrested in Qandeel Baloch murder case

Mufti Qavi managed to flee the court but later in the day was arrested on the highway from Multan to Jhang.

19 Oct 2017 6:44 AM IST

Rohingya man refugee again 40 years after leaving Bangla

Ahmed's family fled an earlier wave of violence against the Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state in 1978, when he...

19 Oct 2017 6:34 AM IST

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Court likely to indict Sharifs today

The court has summoned list of 15 people each from the NAB, the accused and the journalists.

19 Oct 2017 6:28 AM IST