From Twitter threats to Tomahawk missiles, US president Donald Trump’s unorthodox and seemingly impulsive approach to foreign policy has unsettled China, piling new pressure on its hands-off North Korea policy. As tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, Beijing appears alarmed by Trump’s strident

If built, the Big Bend would replace Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which at 2,722ft measures as the longest building in the world.  Manhattan,March 27, 2017 : An architecture firm has proposed to build the 'world's longest building' - a curved 4,000 ft long skyscraper - in New York. US

Ahmedabad: A Canadian national of Indian origin was arrested from Surat city, and three country-made pistols and 16 bullets were seized from him, police said. The arrest was made on March 20, police said. Following the arrest, central agencies as well as the Canadian Embassy have been informed. “Bas

Melbourne/Kottayam: An Indian man from Kerala was allegedly assaulted by a group of teenagers who hurled racial abuses at him at a restaurant in Australia’s Hobart. Li Max Joy, who is pursuing a nursing course and working as a part time taxi driver in Australia, alleged that five people including a

Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that fencing on the Pak-Afghan border has commenced. “The border areas of Bajaur and Mohmand agencies will be given first priority as they are high-threat zones,” the Dawn quoted an Inter-Services

Announcing an alliance with former arch-rival and former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is the only way to ensure democracy in the Maldives, Opposition leader and former President Mohammad Nasheed has said. Speaking to The Hindu from Colombo hours after he announced a political front including Mr

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has agreed to allow former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif to head a Saudi Arabia-led 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism, according to a media report. This was disclosed by defence minister Khawaja Asif in a programme of private Geo TV. Citing Asif

The US military confirmed on Saturday that US warplanes had hit an Islamic State-held area of the besieged Iraqi city of Mosul where residents and officials say dozens of civilians have been killed as result of an air strike. The incident occurred on March 17 but what exactly happened is still un

Dhaka, Mar 25 (PTI) At least four people were killed and 31 wounded in two blasts today when Islamist militants hurled explosives on people as army commandos stormed their hideout in northeastern Sylhet city in Bangladesh after a 30-hour security siege. Doctors and security officials said the f

President Donald Trump suffered a stunning political setback on Friday in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pulled legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a major 2016 election campaign promise of the president and his allies. Republican leaders of the Hou

NEW DELHI: The wheels of controversial businessman Vijay Mallya's extradition process have begun to roll, with the British government sending India's extradition request to a district judge, the first step towards a judicial decision that could send him back to India to face a court. "The UK home

A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel on Saturday, prompting retaliatory Israeli air and tank strikes, sources on both sides said. The Israeli army said the rocket hit an open area. “No casualties have been reported,” it said. “In response, a tank and

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he expected parliament to approve restoring capital punishment after the April 16 referendum on expanding its powers, a move that could end Ankara`s bid to join the EU. Turkey completely abolished the death penalty in 2004 as part

HODEIDA (YEMEN): The boat packed with dozens of Somali refugees was more than 30 miles off war-torn Yemen's coast when a military vessel and a helicopter gunship swooped in, opening fire today, killing at least 42 people. The attack, which Yemen's Shiite rebels blamed on a Saudi-led coalition, hi

Washington: Hillary Clinton has said she is ready to “come out of the woods” and help the “divided” nation find common ground, five months after her shocking defeat in the US presidential polls to Donald Trump. “Our country seems so divided right now. I do not believe that we can let political di

US President Donald Trump is not safe inside the White House and even the Secret Service would not be able to protect him during a terror attack, a former Secret Service agent who had guarded previous presidents has warned. Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino's statement came a week after the

Paris, France: A 17-year-old pupil was arrested with a cache of weapons after a shooting in a high school in southern France on Thursday that left eight people injured including the head teacher. Here is what we know about the shooting, which comes with France on high alert ahead of a president

Karachi: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that forcible conversion and destruction of worship places of other religions is a crime in Islam and in Pakistan as he greeted the Hindu community on the occasion of Holi. Addressing a function to celebrate Holi with Hindus here, he insisted