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Chinas embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.World
China suspends planned additional tariffs on US goods

The move follows US President Trump-'s cancellation of new tariffs on Chinese products as part of a -'phase one-' trade...

15 Dec 2019 11:53 AM IST

Protesters block a road by burning tyres during an agitation against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam on Thursday. Several flights and trains were cancelledWorld
B-'desh asks India to increase Guwahati security amid protests over...

The Foreign Ministry in Bangladesh said that Indian envoy Das met acting foreign secretary Ahsan at his office on...

13 Dec 2019 11:01 AM IST

Pakistan: Lahore HC to hear Maryam\s petition for removal of name from ECL todayWorld
Pakistan: Lahore HC to hear Maryam-'s petition for removal of name...

Maryam urged the LHC to declare the order of putting her name on the ECL as null and void and terming it illegal.

9 Dec 2019 2:21 PM IST

Tens of thousands snaked their way through the financial hubs main island under crisp winter skies in what looked set to be the biggest turnout in months. (Photo: AFP)World
Hong Kongers mark half year protest anniversary with huge rally

Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has been battered by increasingly violent demonstrations.

8 Dec 2019 1:56 PM IST

Thousands of black-clad protesters from all walks of life gathered in Hong Kong on Sunday under a crisp blue sky for a rally that is expected to gauge support for democracy in the financial hub which has been roiled by protests for six months. (Photo: AP)World
-'Will fight until I die-': Hong Kong protests cross half-year mark...

In a statement on Saturday, govt appealed for calm and said it has -'learned its lesson and will humbly listen to and...

8 Dec 2019 1:07 PM IST

North Korea said Sunday it carried out a very important test at its long-range rocket launch site. (Photo: File)World
North Korea carries out ‘very significant’ test at satellite...

The UN bans North Korea from launching satellites because it is considered a test of long-range missile technology.

8 Dec 2019 9:44 AM IST

From quiet beginnings just a few weeks ago, The Rapist is You! - the creation of four performance artists from a Chilean feminist group - has turned into a mighty global roar against sexual violence. (Photo: Youtube/ screengrab)World
-'The rapist is you!-' Global anthem against sexual violence making...

The Indian chapter of it — -'A Rapist in Your Way Intervention India Chapter In Solidarity-', — is scheduled to take...

7 Dec 2019 12:01 PM IST

A convicted Islamist terrorist, who spent part of his teens in Pakistan and released last year from a UK prison, is suspected to be the man who stabbed two people to death in a terror attack on London Bridge, police said on Saturday. (Photo: File)World
London Bridge attacker Usman Khan buried in PoK

According to British media reports, Khan-'s mortal remains were brought to Pakistan from the UK on Friday morning.

7 Dec 2019 8:58 AM IST

One 38-year-old woman, who declined to give her name, said she \didnt have the courage\ to find a spouse and move away from her mother, who had come with her to the match-making party. (Representational Image)World
-'Waste of time-': Why young Japanese are choosing to not get married

The same father said his eldest daughter was married but his youngest, a doctor living in the US, is single at the age...

6 Dec 2019 3:34 PM IST

In October, Aceh officials announced that poachers who threaten endangered orangutans, tigers and other wildlife could receive up to 100 lashes under new rules. (Representational Image)World
Indonesian man flogged for pre-marital sex, faints, revived to finish...

Aceh is the only region in Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country that imposes religious law.

6 Dec 2019 10:34 AM IST

Official sources said following the reports of kidnapping, the Indian mission in Nigeria has approached the African nations authorities for help to ascertain the details and rescue those abducted. (Representational Image)World
18 Indians on Hong Kong vessel kidnapped by pirates off Nigerian coast

The Hong Kong-flagged -'VLCC, NAVE CONSTELLATION-' was attacked by pirates during the evening hours of Dec 3 while...

5 Dec 2019 2:52 PM IST

Pervez MusharrafWorld
Treason: Pak court issues order in Pervez Musharraf case

The written decree stated that there are unique, unusual and unprecedented circumstances in the case.

5 Dec 2019 6:36 AM IST

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