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Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets and demonstrators blocked roads and burned police vehicles around the site of the sit-in. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan: 6 dead, hundreds injured in hardline protest, Army called in

The demonstrations have threatened the beleaguered Pakistan Muslim League government ahead of a general election due to...

26 Nov 2017 12:07 PM IST

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States held Myanmars military leadership responsible for its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority. (Photo: AFP)

No return of Rohingyas without international monitors: Human Rights...

Rights groups have accused security forces of atrocities, including mass rape, arson and killings.

24 Nov 2017 5:08 PM IST

The Centre had also said that some Rohingyas are indulging in illegal and anti-national activities such as mobilisation of funds through hundi or hawala channels, procurring fake or fabricated Indian identity documents for other Rohingyas and also indulging in human trafficking. (Photo: AP/File)

Bangladesh, Myanmar sign agreement on return of Rohingya refugees

Myanmar announced the agreement but provided no details on how many Rohingya refugees would be allowed to return home.

24 Nov 2017 4:56 PM IST

Childrens Day is a great excuse to let the kids head out and learn, while having fun. Take a look at the fun activities around. (Photo: Pixabay)

China probes daycares after parents complain of needle marks, pills...

CCTV showed images of apparent needle marks on some children.

24 Nov 2017 2:57 PM IST

On January 31, Saeed and his four aides were detained by the Punjab government for 90 days under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 and the Fourth Schedule of Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. (Photo: File)

26/11 attack mastermind Saeed walks free, says will fight for Kashmir

The JuD chief said that the US, on India's request, pressured Pakistan to detain him.

24 Nov 2017 10:53 AM IST

The clip surfaced after a recent move by Hurriyat leaders to downplay fears of the growing influence of the ISIS in the Valley. (Photo: AP)

ISIS beheads 15 of its own fighters in Afghanistan'

Nangarhar, on the porous border with Pakistan, has become a stronghold for ISIS, generally known as Daesh in...

24 Nov 2017 12:55 AM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. (Photo: PTI)

Tibet not seeking independence, want to stay with China, says Dalai...

Despite being separate countries, China and Tibet enjoyed a close relationship, though there were occasional 'fights'.

23 Nov 2017 6:23 PM IST

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. (Photo: AFP)

Pak Finance Minister indicted in Panama Papers granted leave for...

The government issued two notifications Wednesday after Prime Minister Abbasi approved Dar's leave application.

23 Nov 2017 6:03 PM IST

Last week, in continuance of initiative to send relief packages to Rohingya immigrants in Bangladesh, India sent INS Gharial loaded with 21,000 units of relief material to help its neighbouring nation evolve from the ongoing crisis. (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh to start Rohingyas' return to Myanmar in 2 months

It remains unclear how many Rohingya will be allowed back and how long the process will take.

23 Nov 2017 5:23 PM IST

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has been decried overseas for failing to condemn the generals, with whom she is in a delicate power-sharing arrangement. (Photo: AP/File)

Syu Kyi, Bangladesh minister meet; discuss Rohingya repatriation

The stateless Rohingya have been the target of communal violence and vicious anti-Muslim sentiment in mainly Buddhist...

23 Nov 2017 4:18 PM IST

Amnesty International issued a report last week accusing leading technology and electric car companies of failing to ensure that minerals used for batteries are not dug up by children. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Chinese firm probes if children work in African mines after Amnesty...

Children as young as seven were found scavenging for rocks containing cobalt by researchers in mineral-rich Democratic...

23 Nov 2017 3:25 PM IST

An official of the Home Department of Punjab government told a three-member federal judicial review board headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan of the Supreme Court that the government did not require the extension of Saeed and his four accomplices detention any more. (Photo: File)

After release order, Hafiz Saaed hails freedom as Pak's independence'

India accused Pakistan of sponsoring the 26/11 attacks through the LeT, which Saeed founded in the 1990s.

23 Nov 2017 10:30 AM IST