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Not a single Rohingya from the 720,000 estimated to have fled a military crackdown in August last year has volunteered to return under a Bangladesh-Myanmar repatriation deal. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar blames Rohingya repatriation failure on Bangladesh

A fresh push was to begin Thursday, with both governments vowing to repatriate nearly 3,500 Rohingya, but this again...

23 Aug 2019 7:25 PM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pak govt hospitals deny specialised ambulance facility to Sharif

A defibrillator helps save life by giving a high-energy electric shock to the heart of a patient in case of cardiac...

23 Aug 2019 1:53 PM IST

A police source said that the ANC has detection kits for all other major narcotics including cocaine and heroin but not mephedrone.

Drugs worth USD 161 million seized in Malaysia's biggest haul

Malaysia is a key transit point for illegal narcotics, with authorities seizing record amounts of crystal...

23 Aug 2019 1:26 PM IST

Will not sit idly if US sells F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan: Chinese general

'Will not sit idly' if US sells F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan: Chinese...

China pledged sanctions against US in July when Trump admin said it was considering a USD 2.2 bn sale of tanks and air...

23 Aug 2019 1:10 PM IST

In this July 6, 2018 photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from left, is greeted by North Korean Director of the United Front Department Kim Yong Chol, center, and North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, second from right, as he arrives at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP | File)

'Can't let his reckless remarks pass me by:' North Korea Foreign...

The North's blistering rhetoric may dim the prospect for an early resumption of nuclear negotiations between the...

23 Aug 2019 1:03 PM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

Pak envoy apprises Sirisena for not speaking on Kashmir issue

However, four out of five permanent members in the United Nations did not support Pakistan contentions over India's...

23 Aug 2019 8:13 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a seven-member committee in connection with the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

Pak says many offers of mediation on Kashmir, but progress possible...

India maintains that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan and there was no role for a third party.

22 Aug 2019 6:27 PM IST

The protests have a common refrain: Hong Kongs government, led by a non-democratically elected chief executive, is not addressing the peoples concerns. (Photo: AP)

'All forces': China's global social media push over Hong Kong protests

China denounced the moves by Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday, saying it had a right to put out its own views.

22 Aug 2019 2:55 PM IST

The death toll in Kabul terror attack, which targetted a wedding ceremony, rose to 81, Wahid Mayar, a spokesman for the Afghanistan Public Health Ministry told Sputnik on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Death toll mounts to 81 in Kabul wedding blast

An explosion rocked the west of Kabul on August 17 when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a wedding reception.

22 Aug 2019 2:26 PM IST

Representational picture of bullet train

Mind the doors: Japan bullet train runs with door open at 280 km/hr

'The conductor checked the carriage and found that the door was completely open,' a company spokesman told news agency...

22 Aug 2019 11:00 AM IST

Maryam Nawaz was taken into custody by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Maryam Nawaz's remand extended by 14 in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

Maryam had appeared before NAB on July 31 to record her statement in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills reference.

22 Aug 2019 10:00 AM IST

(Photo: S Jaishankar/ twitter)

Fifth India-Nepal Joint Commission meet concludes, MoU signed on food...

In addition, the commission agreed to expedite the early completion of remaining projects, the ministry said.

22 Aug 2019 9:04 AM IST