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Nepal PM Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (Photo: AFP)

Nepal Parliament endorses laws barring criminals, corrupt from...

Nepal is set to hold two rounds of provincial and federal elections in November and December this year

5 Sept 2017 3:40 PM IST

The Ilyushin-18 plane carrying 32 passengers and seven crew made an emergency landing around 4:45 am Moscow time in the eastern Siberian region of Sakha. (Photo: Pixabay)

In last 5 years, over 500,000 Pakistanis deported around the world

India deported 12 Pakistanis in 2012; six in 2013; 13 in 2014; 10 in 2015; five in 2016; and three by June this year.

5 Sept 2017 2:46 PM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar: 125,000 Rohingya refugees flee Bangladesh; Suu Kyi under...

The latest violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state began on Aug 25, when Rohingya insurgents attacked dozens of police posts...

5 Sept 2017 2:11 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Russian president Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' in North Korea...

Putin's comments came after US called for the 'strongest possible measures' against N Korea for detonating what it...

5 Sept 2017 12:57 PM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

China has tools to pressure Kim Jong-Un but worries of consequences

Beijing tried to head off the latest nuclear test by warning Pyongyang that such an event would lead to even more...

5 Sept 2017 12:10 PM IST

By the time, Mason found a main road on Friday night, he had been in the outback for 60 hours and had walked 140 km. (Photo: Facebook)

Survival of the fittest: Australian man drinks urine, walks 140 km...

Police said Mason was treated for exposure and dehydration, but was otherwise in 'remarkably fine spirits'.

5 Sept 2017 10:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed on his arrival at Gaoqi International Airport in Xiamen, China on Sunday to attend the 9th BRICS Summit 2017. (Photo: PTI)

Modi may take jibe at Pak over terrorism at BRICS despite China's...

BRICS nations, including China, on Monday declared Pakistan-based terror groups LeT and JeM as global terror outfits.

4 Sept 2017 7:26 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar. (Photo: AP)

After BRICS declared JeM as terror outfit, China avoids Masood Azhar...

In the last two years, China has stonewalled efforts by India and then later by the US, the UK and France to declare...

4 Sept 2017 5:55 PM IST

Members of Myanmars Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh; camps at full capacity

Both Myanmar's security officials and Rohingya insurgents are accusing each other of atrocities.

4 Sept 2017 11:46 AM IST

Members of Myanmars Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

400 dies as Myanmar army steps up crackdown on Rohingya militants

The army says it is conducting clearance operations against 'extremist terrorists' and security forces have been told to...

1 Sept 2017 2:15 PM IST

Swaraj discussed key aspects of bilateral relations with her Sri Lankan counterpart. (Photo: Twitter)

Sushma Swaraj meets Sri Lankan counterpart Tilak Marapana, discusses...

Swaraj, who is here to attend the 2nd Indian Ocean Conference, met Foreign Minister Marapana on the sidelines of the...

1 Sept 2017 12:33 PM IST