Russia’s military is testing an array of new nuclear and other weapons, from a high-powered laser weapon system to a nuclear-powered cruise missile with “unlimited” range. The Defense Ministry made a string of announcements about progress on the weapons, unveiled in a speech by President Vladimir

The inaugural ‘two-plus-two dialogue’ between India and the US will be held on September 6 in New Delhi, the U.S State Department announced on Friday. The Hindu had reported earlier on the possibility of such a meeting. Last month, the US had postponed the much-awaited dialogue due to “unavoid

Israel’s Parliament on Thursday approved a controversial piece of legislation that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people but, critics warn, sidelines minorities. The government says the bill, passed in the early morning hours, will merely enshrine into law Israel’s existing

A court in Pakistan on Wednesday ordered the all-powerful army and the country's influential spy agency ISI to not meddle in the affairs of other departments, reported The Express Tribune. The Islamabad high court (HC) made this explicit declaration worried over the perception of a state within a

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday said it was “deeply disappointed” at the reaction of Indian authorities to its first-ever human rights report on Kashmir last month. The report had accused security forces on both sides of the Line of Control of human rights violations

Washington: An Indian teenager has been killed along with two other persons after two small planes collided mid-air in the US state of Florida, authorities have said. Nisha Sejwal, 19, was killed in the accident on Tuesday along with Jorge Sanchez, 22, and Ralph Knight, 72, the Federal Aviation A

The Coast Guard prohibits vessels from getting closer than 984 feet (300 meters) from where Kilauea volcano’s lava oozes into the sea. The agency had been allowing experienced boat operators to apply for a special license to get closer up to 164 feet (50 meters), but it stopped allowing those except

Helsinki: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday voiced their satisfaction with their first one-on-one meeting here, though acknowledged problems remain. Although the summit was described by Trump as "a very constructive day" and by Putin as "first importan

A club-and-machete wielding mob in Indonesia butchered nearly 300 crocodiles in an act of revenge after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said Monday. Images from the scene showed dozens of dead crocodiles lying on top of each other and covered in blood after the attack a

An apparent suicide attack close to a government ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday killed at least seven people and wounded more than 15 as staff were leaving the office in the evening rush hour, officials said. The attack was the latest in a seemingly unending series of blasts again

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the two leaders discussed issues of mutual concern, including the menace of terrorism. Singh is on a three-day visit to Dhaka. “Had an extremely fruitful meeting with the Prime Minister of Banglade

No Trade Talks Unless US 'Takes Gun Off' China's Head: BeijingGeneva: The United States should "take the gun off" China's head and start keeping its word in order to have useful talks on ending a trade war, Beijing's deputy commerce minister said on Thursday. Wang Shouwen, representing China duri

Islamabad: At least 128 people, including Balochistan Awami Party leader Siraj Raisani, were killed and nearly 200 others injured in a suicide attack in Balochistan on Friday. It was the third such attack on candidates in the run-up to July 25 polls. Caretaker provincial Home Minister Agha Umar B

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has been invited as the chief guest for next year’s Republic Day parade. The invitation was sent in April and the Trump administration has indicated that it is favourably considering the proposal, a Times of India report said. The invitation, which comes a

US President Donald Trump said a free trade deal with Britain might be impossible if London went ahead with Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals for post-Brexit ties with the European Union, in damaging remarks that could widen domestic criticism of her plans. In an interview with Britain’s Sun

New Delhi: British parliamentarian and adviser to the legal team of former Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia, Lord Alexander Carlile has been denied entry into India on his arrival in New Delhi for not having the appropriate Indian visa, the Ministry of External Affairs said. ME

Japan: Japanese rescue workers searched the ruins of homes on Thursday looking for dozens of people still missing after deadly rains that killed nearly 200 people. Operations were under way to dig out and clear up after the devastating floods and landslides that engulfed entire neighbourhoods.

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday said his government would not give in easily to India's demand to deport the controversial Muslim preacher Zakir Naik for alleged terror activities and money laundering, according to a media report. Three days after meeting Naik,