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Wolf believes that there is the threat among Pakistans leadership, that actions against jihadists will provoke severe backlashes. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan considers jihadists 'asset' against India, Afghanistan, says...

In recent years, Islamabad had pinned hopes of mainstreaming the militant groups, particularly the Lashkar-e-Taiba, into...

7 Aug 2019 7:56 PM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)

British ministers in US to 'fast-track' post-Brexit trade deal

Trump sees a like-minded leader in Johnson, and has said that trade between the two countries could multiply once...

7 Aug 2019 4:23 PM IST

Officials at Riesters culture ministry could not be immediately reached for further comment on the matter. (Photo: Twitter)

English? Non merci: France's minister urges citizens to cut down on...

Culture Minister Franck Riester made his plea to stick to French in a Twitter post published late on Sunday.

6 Aug 2019 1:08 PM IST

The boy fell from there onto a fifth floor roof and was airlifted to hospital by helicopter. (Photo: AFP)

Boy thrown from London's Tate Modern is 'stable'

A 17-year-old boy arrested following the incident on Sunday afternoon remains in custody, on suspicion of attempted...

5 Aug 2019 4:02 PM IST

$The Russian Embassy in the UK on Sunday slammed the British medias \biased\ coverage of a rally held in Moscow this weekend. (Photo: ANI)$ World

Russia slams UK media's 'biased' coverage of Moscow rally

On Saturday, about 1,500 people took to the streets in the Russian capital, of which, about 600 were detained for...

5 Aug 2019 2:54 PM IST

A teenager was arrested on Sunday after allegedly throwing a six-year-old boy from a tenth-floor viewing platform of Londons Tate Modern gallery, police said. (Representational Image)

Teen arrested for throwing 6-year-old from 10th floor of London Art...

The boy was airlifted to hospital and is in a critical condition, while the teenager suspect is being held on suspicion...

5 Aug 2019 11:45 AM IST

The restored plane fought in World War II but has been de-militarised, stripped of its guns and paintwork to reveal the shining, silvery metal underneath. (Photo: Twitter/ LongestFlight)

'Majestic machine' of World War II to attempt 43,500 km global flight

Agile, short-range interceptors, Spitfires were crucial in 1940 Battle of Britain as UK fought off threat of an invasion...

5 Aug 2019 11:22 AM IST

The death toll from the sinking of three ferry boats off the coast of central Philippine provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras on Sunday has risen to 31, with three people still missing. (Photo: ANI/ Representational Image)

31 died, 3 missing in Philippines ferries disaster

The three boats were buffeted by strong winds and big waves triggered by monsoon rains affected main Luzon island,...

5 Aug 2019 10:48 AM IST

The two new-born cubs were born on May 10 in the Dvur Kralove safari park. (Photo: AP/Petr David Josek)

Crimean zoos offer shelter to animals from Siberian forests affected...

The wildfires have been devastating Siberia since last week.

4 Aug 2019 3:55 PM IST

The scope of Wednesdays ice melt is a number difficult to grasp. To understand just how much ice is being lost, a mere 1 billion tons or 1 gigaton of ice loss is equivalent to about 400,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, the Danish Meteorological Institute said. (Photo: AP)

Watch: Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt

More than 10 billion tons (11 billion US tons) of ice was lost to the oceans by surface melt on Wednesday alone.

3 Aug 2019 2:06 PM IST

The team is specifically seeking to prove a hypothesis lent credence by Herodotus, the expeditions German leader, Dominique Goerlitz. (Photo: AFP)

An ancient Egypt-To-Black sea route? Adventurers to test theory

A group of adventurers believe so, and will try to prove their theory by embarking on a similar journey in reverse.

2 Aug 2019 4:02 PM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)

Britain's Johnson suffers first leadership blow in by-election

The result extends a recent revival for the Liberal Democrats at the major parties' expense.

2 Aug 2019 2:19 PM IST