The US has said that the designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN demonstrates the international commitmen...
Afghan officials called for a ceasefire as a huge peace summit wound down in Kabul yesterday after thousands of delegates spent days discussing possib...
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new decree fast-tracking Russian citizenship for some Ukrainians despite concerns the move will ...
British Prime Minister Theresa May has sacked Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson following a probe into the leak of news that Britain had conditionall...
Russia President Vladimir Putin today signed into law a sovereign internet bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet...
Sri Lankan police yesterday released the names and pictures of nine suicide bombers involved in the Easter day attacks which killed at least 253 peopl...
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been sentenced on Wednesday to 50 weeks in a British prison for breaching his bail by entering the Ecuadorian ...
The Sri Lankan government has issued orders preventing any person from preaching religious, extremist or radical ideologies that glorify terrorism.&nb...
Top US and Chinese trade negotiators resumed talks on Wednesday as they eye an endgame to months-long dispute that has hit businesses with bruising ta...
Thailand announced on Wednesday that King Maha Vajiralongkorn's long-time consort had become his fourth wife, bestowed with the title Queen Suthida - ...
Three businessmen have been sentenced to prison terms by a South Korean court for fraud after convincing investors to fund the recovery of billions of...
"We will keep going with more strength than ever," opposition leader Juan Guaidó tweeted. Pro-government rallies are also taking place.The rival demon...
The international community has welcomed the United Nations' decision to designate Jaish-e-Mohammad Chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist and...
LONDON: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi would make another bail plea on May 8 at the UK court where he is undergoing extradition proceedings to I...
Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have announced a slate of projects that they will be producing for Netflix.Barack and Mic...
Wellington: New Zealand's major media outlets vowed Wednesday to prevent the man charged with the Christchurch mosque shooting from using his trial as...
London: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all US forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the US go...
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed by Islamic State, te...
Beijing: China and the United States held “productive” trade talks in Beijing on Wednesday and will continue discussions in Washington next week, US T...
Washington: Four members of a Sikh family, including three women, have been fatally shot in their home in the US, authorities said.The victims who die...
Beijing: China said on Tuesday that the vexed issue of designating Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN will be "proper...
Japan's new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito, who had abdicated a day earlier. In...
In Venezuela, demonstrators clashed with police on the streets of the Capital Caracas. The health ministry said 69 people had been injured ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among the 120 newly-elected members who were sworn-into country's new Parliament on Tuesday, three weeks...
The European Union has extended a ban on selling arms to Myanmar and prolonged sanctions against high-ranking officials till 30th April 2020, over the...
GENEVA: Iran will continue to export oil despite U.S. pressure aimed at reducing the nation's crude oil shipments to zero, Iran President Hassan Rouha...
In the United States, Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden has accused President Donald Trump of abusing the powers o...
Heavy rain and flooding in northern Mozambique killed at least 38 people. The flood comes just three days after Cyclone Kenneth killed at least e...
The US Defence Department has announced that it would deploy around 320 additional troops to the southern border with Mexico to support immigration of...
US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate links between Russia and Donald Trump's campaig...
Which political party will win the Delhi Assembly polls to be held on Feb 5?