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CIA Director Mike Pompeos conversations fueled Trumps belief that productive negotiations were possible with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. (Photo: Wikimedia commons)

North Korea's nuclear weapons work inconsistent with pledge: Mike...

Pompeo told a Senate committee hearing on July 25 that North Korea was continuing to produce fuel for nuclear bombs in...

3 Aug 2018 1:07 PM GMT

We have 20 people killed and around 50 others were wounded, General Raz Mohammad Mandozai, provincial police chief of Paktia province, near the Pakistan border, told AFP. (Photo: AP | Representational)

Twin suicide blasts kill at least 20 inside Afghan Shiite mosque

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

3 Aug 2018 11:30 AM GMT

Daniels classmates at his school in Rizal, the Philippines, bullied him over the abnormal appearance but he hit back - telling them that he was like cartoon hero Popeye. (Photo: AP)

Boy, 11, dubbed Popeye' after mystery condition gives him huge biceps

Young Daniel Salvame dreams of being a bodybuilder and martial arts pro so he can prove the bullies wrong.

3 Aug 2018 8:53 AM GMT

China's top Buddhist monk accused of sexual assault, temple denies...

Xuecheng is member of top political advisory body and head of govt-affiliated Buddhist Association of China.

3 Aug 2018 8:25 AM GMT

Beijings suggestions are part of efforts to expand its influence in the South China Sea, which it claims almost entirely. (Representational image/AFP)

China seeks military drills with ASEAN nations in disputed waters

China insists on outside countries being excluded, as per a draft document, in what analysts said was a bid to diminish...

2 Aug 2018 1:43 PM GMT

An Indian, a Malaysian and a Macedonian citizen were abducted and killed. We have found their bodies, Hashmat Stanekzai, spokesman for Kabuls police chief said. (Representational image/AP)

Indian among 3 foreigners abducted, killed in Kabul: Police

Abducted near Pul-e-Charkhi in eastern outskirts of Kabul, their bodies were found in a car parked in Mussahi district...

2 Aug 2018 8:48 AM GMT

The Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) sent a showcase notice to Google India Ltd for allegedly destroying a green belt in front of its office in Sector 15 and constructing a road to access the NH 8 without necessary permission.

Google reportedly making censored search engine for China, criticised

The search project, which works like a filter will reportedly blacklist terms about human rights, democracy, religion...

2 Aug 2018 7:49 AM GMT

Pakistan fails to enforce court order on Nawaz Sharif

Despite the passage of three weeks, no directions related to seizure of property was provided to the interior ministry.

1 Aug 2018 1:21 AM GMT

The floods have sent panicked residents fleeing for dry ground with children perched on their shoulders and few belongings in tow. (Photo: AFP/Twitter)

Nearly 1,20,000 displaced as floods wreak havoc in Myanmar

Over 118,000 people have taken refuge in 285 camps so far, as the toll climbed to 11 dead, including three solders, with...

31 July 2018 12:22 PM GMT

China launched the worlds first quantum-communication satellite called Micius.

China launches Earth observation satellite to monitor Belt and Road...

The Gaofen-11 can be used for land survey, urban planning, road network design, agriculture, and disaster relief as well...

31 July 2018 10:11 AM GMT

This abduction could be an expression of Islamabads frustration with this emerging arrangement. But New Delhi must remain steadfast in standing by the people of Afghanistan. (Photo: AP/Representational)

8 killed, 40 wounded, as roadside bomb hits Afghan bus: officials

The victims, mostly women and children, were hit by a bomb planted by the Taliban to hit security forces said an...

31 July 2018 6:38 AM GMT

Last years figure accounted for nearly 36 percent of that years total suicides.

Record suicides of elderly in Singapore

NGO says number of aged people who took their lives in 2017 rose to 129.

31 July 2018 12:45 AM GMT