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The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try to destabilise the country. (Photo: File/Representational)

British woman married, gave birth under IS regime; arrested on...

The 27-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested at Heathrow Airport under terrorism laws.

21 Jan 2018 7:11 PM IST

A special court in Pune on Friday sentenced a 34-year-old suspended judge to three years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl in 2014. (Representational image)

France: Black widow of Riviera' jailed for 22 yrs for poisoning 4 men;...

Attorney General Annie Brunet-Fuster described Dagorn as 'not psychotic but psychopathic'.

19 Jan 2018 11:15 AM IST

The United States has long blamed militant safe-havens in Pakistan for prolonging the war in neighboring Afghanistan, giving insurgents, including from the Haqqani network, a place to plot attacks and rebuild their forces. (Photo: Representational | PTI)

I'm not giving up' on ties with Pak, says top US general

Pakistan is a crucial gateway for US military supplies destined for US and other troops fighting a 16-year-old war in...

16 Jan 2018 12:17 PM IST

You are plainly highly intelligent and capable of determined manipulation. You told sustained lies to your girlfriend and her family about your own parents, particularly your father, the judge told Randhawa. (Photo: @NCA_UK)

UK: Sikh teenager jailed for trying to blow up father who disapproved...

Undercover officers replaced a car bomb he ordered online with a harmless dummy device before it was delivered.

13 Jan 2018 5:27 PM IST

Although Merkel stunned many observers abroad by winning re-election despite her controversial open-border stance, her struggle to form a viable coalition has revived speculation. (Photo: AFP)

Angela Merkel risks leading weak coalition of losers' for Germany:...

Merkel, often called world's most powerful woman, will embark on 4th term with diminished influence and little vision...

13 Jan 2018 4:15 PM IST

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

UN human rights office decries Trump's sh**hole' remark as racist'

Trump questioned why the US would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as 'shithole...

12 Jan 2018 5:39 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo: AP)

Ecuador gives citizenship to Julian Assange, seeks solution with UK

Assange has been living in London since he was granted asylum there in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over rape...

12 Jan 2018 1:51 PM IST

Angela said, There are still big obstacles on the path that need to be cleared. (Photo: AP)

Big obstacles' still in way of Germany coalition deal: Merkel

September's inconclusive elections left Merkel without a majority for a fourth term and struggling to find partners to...

11 Jan 2018 6:01 PM IST

According to sources, Greening was offered the welfare and pensions brief but declined to take it. (Photo: AP)

Justine Greening resigns after rejecting UK's cabinet reshuffle

After confirming Greening's resignation, Down Street officially announced she would be replaced by Damian Hinds.

9 Jan 2018 1:02 PM IST

India unveiled its national solar programme in 2011, seeking to ease chronic energy shortages in Asias third-largest economy without creating pollution.(Photo: AP)

India rejects US solar claim at WTO, explores new defence

India said it had changed its rules to conform with the ruling and that a US claim for punitive trade sanctions was...

9 Jan 2018 10:20 AM IST

The long-awaited shake-up arrives ahead of another year of potentially bruising battles over Brexit, as talks with the European Union enter a key new phase amid continued divisions in the Conservative party. (Photo: AP)

Theresa May to reshuffle cabinet in New Year reboot as Brexit looms

Labour Party has started the new year attacking Theresa May government's handling of the crisis-hit health service and...

8 Jan 2018 12:03 PM IST

The government had reiterated to the SC that while it cant control all pornography, it will be cracking down on child pornography.

Around 160 attempts a day to access online porn in UK Parliament: Data

A total of 24,473 attempts were made since last June's general election from devices connected to the parliamentary...

8 Jan 2018 11:14 AM IST