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Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) walks ahead of former Presidents Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao at the opening ceremony of the 19th party congress in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

Will resolve disputes via talks, says Xi Jinping

Chinese President said China will never pursue development at the cost of others, nor will China ever give up its...

19 Oct 2017 1:55 AM IST

The victims husband has been arrested from Pune.

Thailand: Wife shot to death by husband in supermarket; 2 others...

Sirinporn Chumboonchu split with her husband upon learning about his affair.

18 Oct 2017 7:00 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum the China National Convention Center in Beijing Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

'Resolutely oppose' any actions that undermine Communist Party's...

Xi told some 2,300 delegates at the Great Hall of the People that the country was entering a 'new era'.

18 Oct 2017 10:05 AM IST

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed outside a court in Lahore. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan moves court to extend house arrest for Saeed

The Lahore police had made strict security measures around the Lahore high court building where Saeed and others were...

18 Oct 2017 1:38 AM IST

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

Court case: Worried Nawaz Sharif calls close aides

The former PM is expected to be indicted during the court proceedings.

17 Oct 2017 7:27 AM IST

A Rohingya refugee reacts while holding his dead son after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Monday. AFP

Food, aid restricted, Rohingya refugees flee into Bangladesh

Wading through waste-deep water Rohingyas reached border fleeing Myanmar's Buthidaung region.

16 Oct 2017 3:32 PM 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)

Leaflets praising Pyongyang found at South Korea's presidential...

Seoul is only 35 miles from the DMZ, within artillery range, and the leaflets are sometimes found lying on the ground in...

16 Oct 2017 1:44 PM IST

Seoul and Washington are conducting joint military drills, an annual exercise seen by the North as a preparation for invasion (Photo: AFP)

Amid North Korea tensions, South Korea, US begin 5 days major naval...

North Koreas accused the US of provoking the country by mobilizing the aircraft carrier and other war assets near the...

16 Oct 2017 12:33 PM IST

Panamagate: Paks FM Ishaq Dar in Islamabad Accountability Court

Panamagate: Pak's FM Ishaq Dar in Islamabad Accountability Court

The prosecution is set to present another witness against Dar.

16 Oct 2017 11:37 AM IST

Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Photo: AP)

Shinzo Abe headed for landslide win in Japan's upcoming election: poll

Democratic Party, appears to be declining, with surveys predicting it might win up to 54 seats.

16 Oct 2017 11:17 AM IST

The boat was carrying around 50 people when it sank on the estuary of the Naf river in the morning. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Boat carrying 50 Rohingyas sinks; 5 including 4 kids dead, dozens...

The boat was packed with Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state for Bangladesh.

16 Oct 2017 8:56 AM IST

Myanmars President Htin Kyaw and state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speak during a photo session after the second anniversary of the signing of nationwide ceasefire agreementat the Myanmar International Convention Centre on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

14,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees: Official

The UN says 536,000 mainly Rohingya refugees have arrived from Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine state since August 25, the...

16 Oct 2017 7:00 AM IST