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US voters of Indian-origin and other Asian countries descent have thrown their weight behind Democratic presidential aspirant Joe Biden in the race to the 2020 nominations. (Photo: File)World
North Korea calls Joe Biden -'rabid dog-' who -'must be beaten to...

Pyongyang is renowned for its vitriol, but the verbal deluge was unusually ferocious even by its own standards.

15 Nov 2019 9:10 AM IST

The driver has been arrested. (Photo: Representational)World
Teenager kills one, injures three in Russian college before shooting...

Last October a teenage gunman killed 20 people and injured more than 40 at his college in Moscow-annexed Crimea.

14 Nov 2019 6:39 PM IST

Japanese Emperor Naruhito will be ushered into a dark wooden hall on Thursday night to celebrate his last major accession rite after becoming emperor this spring: spending the night with a goddess. (Photo: AP)World
Row over Japan Emperor-'s last accession rite: -'Spend night-' with...

Though the empress, dressed in robes with a long train, also appears, she does not follow him in.

14 Nov 2019 3:56 PM IST

China on Thursday successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year. (Photo: AP)World
China completes lander test for first mars mission in 2020

China has developed the powerful Long March 5 rocket to transport the probe to Mars in 2020.

14 Nov 2019 3:42 PM IST

After initial objections, the two main Pakistani opposition parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) had joined several smaller parties in extending support to the Maulana. (Photo: ANI)World
Fazlur Rehman calls off sit-in protest in Islamabad, announces Plan B

He warned the state institutions not to disturb the Azadi march caravans and respect the JUI-F workers in their sit-ins...

14 Nov 2019 3:17 PM IST

Islamic Jihads leader, Ziad al-Nakhalah, announced three conditions for an end to the fighting: an end to targeted killings, a halt in Israeli shootings of protesters at weekly demonstrations along the Israeli border and easing a 12-year-old Israeli blockade that has devastated Gazas economy.West Asia
Israel, Islamic Jihad cease fire after heavy Gaza fighting which...

Islamic Jihad spokesman Musab al-Berim said the Egyptian-brokered deal went into effect at 5:30 AM.

14 Nov 2019 2:33 PM IST

Rockets rain from Gaza as Israel kills Islamic Jihad commanderWest Asia
Rockets rain from Gaza as Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander

Syria said Israel carried out the Damascus strike. Israel did not comment.

13 Nov 2019 8:25 PM IST

Taiwan has been run as a de facto independent nation for the last seven decades but Beijing sees it as part of its territory awaiting reunification, by force if necessary. (Photo: File)World
China holding third Taiwanese man on security grounds: state media

Shih is one of 3 Taiwanese residents that Beijing has confirmed it is holding on national security grounds.

13 Nov 2019 2:00 PM IST

Further air-strikes in Gaza, which the Israeli military said targeted Islamic Jihad gunmen and various sites belonging to the group, killed eight more Palestinian men. (Photo: Twitter)West Asia
Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander, rockets rain from Gaza

As the rocket fire and Israeli air-strikes continued into the night, Gaza medical officials said 10 Palestinians had...

13 Nov 2019 10:03 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
Total breakdown in Hong Kong

Protesters litter streets with bricks and disrupt train service.

13 Nov 2019 1:16 AM IST

The statement by Islamic Jihads armed wing came after Israel confirmed it had targeted Bahaa Abu al-Atta, in an airstrike. (Photo: ANI)West Asia
Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza

Baha Abu al-Ata, 42, was killed with his wife in the airstrike that ripped through the building in Gaza City-'s Shejaiya...

12 Nov 2019 2:13 PM IST

A promotional video published by Saudi Arabias state security agency categorises feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to promote tolerance and attract foreigners. (Representational Image)West Asia
Saudi Arabia labels feminism, homosexuality, atheism as ‘extremist...

Nearly dozen women-'s right advocates were detained weeks before ban on driving -- which they had campaigned against --...

12 Nov 2019 12:03 PM IST

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