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Dalai Lama. (Photo: File)World
China says its approval is -'must-' for choosing Dalai Lama-'s...

China claims control over the selection, asserting that the successor to the Dalai Lama has to be endorsed by it.

29 Oct 2019 5:59 PM IST

According to the new test report on Sunday, the blood platelet count of Sharif has fallen from 45,000 to 25,000 within a day. (Photo: File)World
Nawaz Sharif fighting for life after drastic drop in blood platelet...

Khan said that the poor blood sugar and blood pressure had also taken a toll on the former premier’s health, the...

29 Oct 2019 5:09 PM IST

The US Geological Survey says the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday morning on Mindanao island in the south. Philippine seismologists said it was a lower magnitude of 6.4. (Representational Image)World
6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Philippines: US Geological...

It was near the town of Kisante and less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Davao City.

29 Oct 2019 12:45 PM IST

The court passed the order on a petition filed by Yunus brother on his behalf. (Image courtesy: wikiwand.com)World
Bangladesh court grants Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus more time to...

It asked the Nobel peace prize winner to surrender before the trial court at any convenient time by November 7.

29 Oct 2019 11:53 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs health condition has further deteriorated and slipped into the danger zone following a drastic decrease in the blood platelet count, forcing the doctors to stop his heart medication, according to a media report. (Photo: File)World
Nawaz Sharif-'s health deteriorates, doctors refuse to discharge him:...

On December 24, 2018, an accountability court had sentenced Sharif to seven years in prison in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills...

29 Oct 2019 11:52 AM IST

The agreement signing ceremony took place at the Kartarpur Zero Point at the Pakistan-India border in Narowal. (Photo: File)World
Kartarpur corridor to have 80 immigration counters for speedy...

The agreement will allow 5,000 Indian pilgrims daily to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.

28 Oct 2019 6:29 PM IST

The Prime Minister stressed that a government collapse would drag Iraq into further turmoil. (Photo: ANI)World
63 killed, over 2,590 injured in Iraq as anti-government protests...

The protests were a resumption of anti-government demonstrations that started in the first week of October.

27 Oct 2019 10:54 AM IST

As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully in Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in Chile. (AFP)World
Deja vu for Indians

Masses were spontaneously protesting in the streets of the capital Santiago and several stations set ablaze.

27 Oct 2019 12:53 AM IST

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt \doxxing\ by pro-democracy protesters. (Photo: AFP)World
Police detain 26 at anti-government protests in Kazakhstan

Hundreds of Kazakhs have taken to the streets in recent months to voice fears over Chinese investment in the oil-rich...

26 Oct 2019 7:19 PM IST

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt \doxxing\ by pro-democracy protesters. (Photo: AFP)World
Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos

Earlier this month the city-'s pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam used a colonial-era emergency law to ban protesters from...

26 Oct 2019 11:55 AM IST

Torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo left at least seven people dead and added damage in areas still recovering from recent typhoons, officials said Saturday. (Photo: AFP)World
At least 10 killed, 3 missing in flood, mudslides from strong rain in...

Two weeks ago, Typhoon Hagibis caused widespread flooding and left more than 80 people dead or presumed dead across...

26 Oct 2019 11:30 AM IST

The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo was rushed to the Services Hospital in Lahore from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office late on Monday night after a massive drop in his platelet count. (Photo: File)World
Lahore High Court grants bail to ailing Sharif on medical grounds

The three-time premier-'s lawyer Ashtar Ausaf told the court that his condition is -'extremely serious-'.

25 Oct 2019 7:13 PM IST

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