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Imran Khans maiden speech to the UN General Assembly went on for about 50 minutes, far exceeding the 15-20-minute time limit that leaders are expected to adhere. (Photo: AP)World
Pakistan observes black day in support of Kashmiris

Khan said the black day being observed is distinct from the past and demanded immediate lifting of communications...

27 Oct 2019 5:59 PM IST

US Special Representative Zalmay Khalizad. (Photo: Twitter)World
US envoy visit over restarting peace talk, say Afghan officials

Khalilzad's visit to Kabul follows a meeting in Moscow he held with representatives of China, Russia, and Pakistan

27 Oct 2019 5:29 PM IST

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt \doxxing\ by pro-democracy protesters. (Photo: AFP)World
Police detain 26 at anti-government protests in Kazakhstan

Hundreds of Kazakhs have taken to the streets in recent months to voice fears over Chinese investment in the oil-rich...

26 Oct 2019 7:19 PM IST

Rawat asserted that along with artificial intelligence, the future lies in the development of cyber, space technology, laser, electronic warfare and robotics. (Photo: ANI)World
Indian Army chief 'provoking war' through 'irresponsible' statements:...

Earlier, Rawat asserted that Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been under illegal occupation of...

26 Oct 2019 5:10 PM IST

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt \doxxing\ by pro-democracy protesters. (Photo: AFP)World
Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos

Earlier this month the city's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam used a colonial-era emergency law to ban protesters from...

26 Oct 2019 11:56 AM IST

Torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo left at least seven people dead and added damage in areas still recovering from recent typhoons, officials said Saturday. (Photo: AFP)World
Torrential rains, landslides kill 10 in Japan, 3 reported missing

Two weeks ago, Typhoon Hagibis caused widespread flooding and left more than 80 people dead or presumed dead across...

26 Oct 2019 11:31 AM IST

Good talk with Deputy Foreign Minister Ababu Namwamba of Kenya on our developmental cooperation and African partnership, Jaishankar wrote on Twitter. (Photo: ANI)World
Jaishankar meets Deputy Foreign Minister of Kenya, discusses...

India is a founding member of NAM, which is one of the largest gatherings of world leaders.

25 Oct 2019 4:22 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)World
Pakistan PM issues orders to keep Maryam Nawaz with father in hospital

Sharif's deteriorating health raised alarms bells as his blood platelet count fell sharply to a life-threatening level...

25 Oct 2019 2:30 PM IST

The Chinese consular official, Tong Xuejun, told state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday that he had met with British police. (Photo: Twitter)World
China says UK police yet to confirm identity of 39 found dead in truck

In Britain's largest murder probe in more than a decade, the local police force have arrested the truck's driver on...

25 Oct 2019 2:16 PM IST

Pakistani women rights activist Gulalai Ismail, who is currently in the US on Thursday said that her father was picked up by men wearing militia dress in Peshwar. (Photo: Twitter/ Gulalai Ismail)World
Father picked up by men in militia dress in Peshawar': Pak woman...

She has become new face of hope for oppressed minorities in Pakistani, raising voice against Islamabad's atrocities on...

25 Oct 2019 10:33 AM IST

Body had invited bids to operate these parking lots.World
Amid looming recession, Hong Kong tycoon buys million dollar parking...

The HK USD 7.6 million (USD 970,000) price tag is more than 30 times the average annual wage in Hong Kong.

24 Oct 2019 4:18 PM IST

A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death on Thursday over the murder of a 19-year-old female student burnt alive in April that provoked outrage across the country. (Photo: AFP)World
16 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for burning 19-year-old woman...

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint...

24 Oct 2019 12:57 PM IST

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