World
More News
-
US worried about Pakistan govt’s stability, Tillerson tells India
Appreciates New Delhi's 'support' in combating extremism
-
Philippines' Duterte receives Russian assault rifles
Duterte has made it clear he favours being less dependent on the US
-
Xi's grip on China tightens with new term and no heir in sight
Communist Party gives Xi inviolable mandate to rule
-
Pictures of the day: October 25, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
-
Nigerian MP fears women scared off politics due to threats
Believes fewer women will contest elections in future
-
Pyongyang university needs non-US teachers as travel ban leaves staff shortages
Asian, European professors targeted in "vigorous lecturer recruitment campaign"
-
Kurdistan region offers to freeze independence vote, engage in talks with Baghdad
Offer follows Iraqi military offensive against break-away northern region
-
Tillerson to meet India's Modi amid China's rising influence in Asia
Landed in New Delhi after a brief visit to Islamabad
-
French couple stirs controversy by naming baby 'Jihad'
The parents of the baby have been reported to the authorities in Toulouse
-
US says it is considering sanctions over Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya
It marked the strongest US response so far to the months-long Rohingya crisis
-
World's oldest astrolabe found, says shipwreck hunter
Astrolabes have been in use since ancient times and the mariners' version was developed by Portuguese explorers
-
In blue berets or green, Pakistani soldiers fight with honour
Almost 170,000 Pakistani troops have served as peacekeepers; 153 of whom were martyred
-
Indian man sets family ablaze over crippling debt
The man remains in a critical condition with serious burns after self-immolating
-
Russia vetoes UN resolution on extending Syria gas attacks probe
This is eighth time Russia has used veto power at the Security Council to block action targeting its Syrian ally
-
Photo of Tillerson's meeting with Afghan President Ghani mysteriously photoshopped
A clock and a fire alarm missing in the photograph released by the Afghan president's office
-
Gaza Bronze Age remains disappearing under concrete
Since it was discovered by chance in 1998 the man-made mound has been scarred by bulldozers more than once
-
Saudi crown prince pledges ‘a country of moderate Islam’
Statement is the most direct attack by a top official on country's influential religious establishment
-
India bans use of dirtier coal alternative in New Delhi
Indian health ministry data shows that respiratory issues killed about 10 people per day in the year 2017
-
Saudi Arabia launches mega-zone on Red Sea
Prince Mohamed announced a massive tourism project to turn 50 islands on the Red Sea into luxury resorts
-
Harry Potter still casting his spell over Bloomsbury revenues
Revenue from Harry Potter grew 40 per cent in the period, the company said on Tuesday
-
Modi, Ghani express firm resolve to end terrorism
Both leaders discuss bilateral, regional and global issues
-
Tens of thousands in jail as India prohibition bites
Prohibition gives rise to new problems for India's poorest
-
Ugandan opposition blasts leader's 'detention without trial'
'This is a test of democracy,' said senior FDC official
-
Kremlin blames journalist attack on 'madman', dismisses criticism
Journalist underwent surgery and was on a ventilator on Monday
-
Sweden says Chinese-born dissident publisher Gui Minhai freed
Minhai kidnapped in 2015 while on vacation in Thailand and has been detained at undisclosed location in China
-
In northern France, 'invisible' women migrants risk all to reach Britain
Women and girls are vastly outnumbered by men in Calais
-
IMF chief warns of 'dark future' over climate change
Lagarde also called for tackling inequality between men and women
-
Pirates kidnap six crew from German-owned ship off Nigeria
39 of the 49 crew members kidnapped globally occurred off Nigerian waters in seven separate incidents said IMB
-
Pictures of the day: October 24, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
-
Stephen Hawking's thesis crashes Cambridge University website
The university said the historic thesis was the most-demanded item in its online repository
-
Stabbed Russian journalist 'in recovery room'
Tatyana, a 32-year-old presenter, was attacked on Monday at the offices of the Echo of Moscow radio station
-
Spain finds humour in Catalan separatist crisis
Jokester depicted Catalan leader as TV dating show candidate with caption, 'Carlos, 54, independent but not too much'
-
Pentagon looks at stepped-up Africa role to counter IS
IS has 'has aspirations to establish a larger presence' in Africa, says top US military officer
-
Kim Jong-Nam murder suspects visit airport crime scene
Two women allegedly poisoned him by rubbing nerve agent VX on his face in a Cold War-style hit that stunned the world
-
China confirms Xi Jinping as country's most powerful leader since Mao
The amendment puts him in the same company as the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong
-
Syrian journalist wins UK award for Aleppo hospital film
'My only concern was that our story gets told'
-
Iran's regional status has never been stronger: Rouhani
Rouhani says Iran's regime was under threat from fierce infighting between conservatives and moderates at home
-
Trump to press China on North Korea, trade on Beijing visit
Trump will call on Xi to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions against Pyongyang
-
Catalan separatists vow 'civil disobedience' in standoff with Madrid
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and his team may be out of their jobs as soon as this weekend
-
Iraq rejects US call for Iran-backed forces to end operations
Washington is concerned Iran will use its expanded presence in Iraq and in Syria to expand its influence in the region
-
38 women accuse US director James Toback of sexual harassment
Toback denied the allegations, telling the Times he had never met the women
-
Egypt hits suspected militants smuggling arms from Libya
Air strikes on the western border part of operations to track down terrorists
-
Nations pledge $340 million to Rohingya response
UN says it needs $434 million to provide support through February for the 900,000 Rohingya who fled across the border
-
Israel police detain 15 over campaign to stop Jewish-Arab dating
Arabs account for some 17.5 percent of Israel's eight million population
-
Israel accuses Syrian Hezbollah of trying to spark war
Says Lebanese guerrilla group's leader ordered shelling across Golan
-
Trump called to congratulate Abe on 'big win': White House
Abe clinches two-thirds "super-majority"
-
India sends ex-spy to IOK for talks
Former IB director Dineshwar Sharma may speak to APHC if he wants, Home Minister Rajnath Singh says
-
Trump 'made me cry': widow of slain US soldier
'Trump couldn't even remember my husbands name and this hurted me the most,' said the widow of the slain US soldier
-
In Kabul, Tillerson sets the tone for Pakistan visit
US secretary of state asks Islamabad to act against terrorists or face consequences
-
Scientists find blood molecule that attracts wolves, repels humans
Never before has the same molecule been known to provoke diametrically opposite behaviours in creatures
















































