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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to worshippers prior to deliver his sermon in the Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. AP photoWest Asia
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Iran-'s supreme leader said Western countries, saying they are too weak to “bring Iranians to their knees.”

17 Jan 2020 5:41 PM IST

Imran Khan.World
-'Bilateral relations will decide Imran Khan-'s visit to India for...

India for the first time will host the next meeting of the SCO members states-' heads of government later this year.

17 Jan 2020 4:26 PM IST

U.S. president Donald Trump holds the signed the trade deal agreement with Chinese vice-premier Liu He, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP)World
US, China sign -'momentous-' trade deal

Beijing agrees to import an additional $200 billion in US products over two years

16 Jan 2020 8:12 AM IST

Irans president Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that a special court should be formed to probe the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet that was mistakenly targeted by Iranian forces. (AP)West Asia
Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing

President Rouhani attempts to assuage protesters’ anger by calling for punishment for anyone at fault

14 Jan 2020 4:22 PM IST

An enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and pedestrians in China, sparking an explosion, killing six people and leaving 10 more missing, state media said Tuesday. (Twitter/ screengrab)World
Watch! Huge sinkhole swallows bus in China; 6 killed, 10 missing

In 2016, at least three people fell into a huge sinkhole in central Henan province, which swallowed a section of road...

14 Jan 2020 3:07 PM IST

A top vegetable oil trade body in Mumbai on Monday asked its members to stop buying Malaysian palm oil, after criticism by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at the UN General Assembly on New Delhis decision to end Jammu and Kashmirs special status. (Photo: File)World
-'Concerned but we need to be frank-': Malaysia PM on India palm oil...

India was Malaysia-'s biggest buyer of palm oil in 2019, with 4.4 million tonnes of purchases.

14 Jan 2020 12:37 PM IST

A candlelight ceremony in Tehran turned into a protest, with hundreds of people chanting against the countrys leaders including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and police dispersing them with tear gas. AP photoWest Asia
Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown

Uniformed police officers were just one arm of Iran’s security forces who were out in force for the demonstrations

13 Jan 2020 2:56 PM IST

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Japanese Billionaire Maezawa wants girlfriend to fly to the moon

Applications close on Jan. 17 and Maezawa will select his partner by the end of March

13 Jan 2020 2:36 PM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the town of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia. AFP photoWest Asia
Conflict with Iran impacts entire world: Shinzo Abe

“Any military confrontation that includes Iran will have an impact not only on peace and stability in the region but...

13 Jan 2020 1:45 PM IST

People gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Ukraine plane crash in Tehran, Iran. APWest Asia
Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

Hundreds of students gathered at a University on Sunday to mourn the victims and protest over concealing the cause of...

12 Jan 2020 5:50 PM IST

Nepal is drafting a new policy \to discourage\ international NGOs from undertaking programmes with potential to hamper its relations with India and China, officials said on Sunday. (Representational Image)World
To maintain ties, Nepal to bar NGOs from running programmes opposed by...

Poudel, however, added it would be wrong to paint all the madrasas with the same brush.

12 Jan 2020 4:21 PM IST

Candles sit in front of a picture of a victim at a candlelight vigil to remember those killed in the Ukraine plane crash, at the gate of Amri Kabir University in Tehran, Iran. AP photoWest Asia
Iran faces growing discontent from people after Ukraine plane...

Iran did itself no favours by having its air-crash investigators, officials and diplomats deny for days that a missile...

12 Jan 2020 1:31 PM IST

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