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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which came a day after up to eight people were killed by a suicide bomber in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in oil tanker near Kabul kills 15, injures 27

A security official said a sticky bomb destroyed two tankers, setting off an explosion that engulfed the bus.

2 Nov 2017 12:28 PM IST

Vadims Ruskuls was arrested and charged for Kaurs murder and preventing her lawful burial. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

B'desh: 4, including 1 pilot arrested; planned to crash into...

Bangladesh has witnessed a number of Islamist attacks since 2013 on foreigners, liberals and religious minority.

1 Nov 2017 2:57 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

After century of humiliation,' China eyes world class army,'...

Xi's call to build a military that can fight and win' has alarmed China's neighbours

1 Nov 2017 2:45 PM IST

A file photo of the Monju nuclear reactor in Fukui prefecture, Japan. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan plans to build several new nuclear reactors: official

Pakistan is looking at building at least three to four more big nuclear reactors before 2030.

1 Nov 2017 11:06 AM IST

Family honour is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where nearly 1,000 women are killed by their relatives each year for violating conservative norms on love and marriage. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan: Woman stripped, paraded in village for brother's affair; 7...

The woman's brother had an affair with a young woman from the suspects' family.

1 Nov 2017 10:40 AM IST

On the afternoon on August 28th, India has pulled back all the trespassing personnel, equipment to the Indian side of the boundary, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. (Photo: File)

China says no plan to divert water of Brahmaputra

China will continue to attach great importance to cross-border river cooperation, she said.

1 Nov 2017 1:00 AM IST

The expert said the move would help avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings with their Indian counterparts. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Teach Hindi to PLA troops for better communication with Indian...

Rajnath Singh, last week, had lauded soldiers and officers of the ITBP for introducing Mandarin during basic training of...

31 Oct 2017 3:42 PM IST

On the afternoon on August 28th, India has pulled back all the trespassing personnel, equipment to the Indian side of the boundary, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. (Photo: File)

Report of plans to divert Brahmaputra water to Xinjiang false: China

China will continue to attach great importance to cross-border river cooperation, China said.

31 Oct 2017 2:19 PM IST

The Chinese government started building a tunnel in the centre of Yunnan province in August that will be more than 600-km long. (Photo: PTI/File)

China plans 1000-km tunnel to divert Brahmaputra water to Xinjiang

The move has raised concerns among environmentalists about its likely impact on the Himalayan region.

31 Oct 2017 10:48 AM IST

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Delhi airport. (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh: 11 who attempted to assassinate Sheikh Hasina, get 20...

The Dhaka court also handed down life imprisonment to the accused for blasting bombs on the same day in 1989 at the...

30 Oct 2017 10:49 AM IST

A Rohingya refugee reacts while holding his dead son after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Monday. AFP

Myanmar's tourism dreams on steady decline in lieu of Rohingya crisis

Ever since the bloodshed broke out in late August, tourism operators have witnessed a cascade of cancellations and...

29 Oct 2017 5:13 PM IST

The appeal of erecting physical border barriers waned after the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan realeases 68 Indian fisherman in a goodwill gesture

Fishermen from Pakistan and India are frequently detained for illegally fishing in each other's territorial waters.

29 Oct 2017 4:53 PM IST