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Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited ASEAN leaders as the Chief Guests at Indias 69th Republic Day celebrations. (Photo: AFP)

Indians keen to welcome: PM invites ASEAN leaders for 69th Republic...

Modi said 1.25 billion people of India are keen to welcome ASEAN leaders as Chief Guests at India's 69th Republic Day.

15 Nov 2017 3:18 AM GMT

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) speaks with International Monetary Fund managing-director Christine Lagarde. (Photo: AFP)

Canada PM Trudeau discusses extrajudicial killings with Philippines'...

Canadian PM mentioned human rights, the rule of law, and extrajudicial killings as issues that concerns Canada.

14 Nov 2017 11:19 AM GMT

Rescue personnel conduct search and rescue work following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake at Sarpol-e Zahab in Irans Kermanshah province on November 13, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Iran-Iraq border earthquake: Rescue ops end; death toll reaches 450

Iran said on Tuesday that rescue operations have ended in areas hit by a powerful weekend earthquake that killed at...

14 Nov 2017 5:05 AM GMT

South Korean military officers, wearing armbands of the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom, talk with a doctor at a hospital in Suwon, south of Seoul. (Photo: AFP)

North Koreans fired 40 shots at soldier defecting to South; defector...

Five bullets had been extracted from the soldier's body so far, leaving an estimated two inside.

14 Nov 2017 4:53 AM GMT

Chinese President Xi Jinping

Silk Road revival hits the buffers

Xi, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades, has pushed the infrastructure drive which is central to his goal.

14 Nov 2017 12:59 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump, (center), reacts when he realises he is incorrectly doing the ASEAN-way handshake on stage in Philippines on Monday.(Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump breaks the handshake chain

Duterte, 72, also sang a Filipino love song, saying light-heartedly that he did so on the orders of the US President.

14 Nov 2017 12:50 AM GMT

Donald Trump painted a dark picture of Pyongyang as an oppressive, despotic regime. (Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump hails Rodrigo Duterte, a self-proclaimed killer

Mr Trump praised Duterte for his organisation of the summits, saying he handled them beautifully.

14 Nov 2017 12:48 AM GMT

PM Narendra Modi breaks ground for resilient rice field laboratory, at the International Rice Research Institute, in Los Banos, Philippines on Monday. (Photo: PTI )

PM Modi contributes 2 rice types to seed bank

Scientists brief PM about flood-tolerant rice varieties.

13 Nov 2017 7:45 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets US President Donald Trump in Manila on Monday. (Photo: PTI )

We are on the same page, Narendra Modi tells Donald Trump

US, India must go beyond bilateral ties and work for the future of Asia and the world: PM.

13 Nov 2017 7:11 PM GMT

Noting that 21st century is described as Asias century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the cheering audience in Manila that it was the duty of every Indian to work hard to make it a century of India. (Photo: AP)

Will live up to US' expectations: PM Modi

Mr Modi later told the Asean leaders that the task of transforming India is proceeding at an unprecedented scale .

13 Nov 2017 7:10 PM GMT

Work hard, ensure 21st century is Indias: Modi to diaspora in Philippines

Work hard, ensure 21st century is India's: Modi to diaspora in...

PM said hurdles might be there but once they're crossed none can stop India from achieving new heights.

13 Nov 2017 4:18 PM GMT

Justin Trudeau greeted nearly everyone in the store, shaking hands and exchanging hugs. (Photo: File)

'Can I get it to go?' Trudeau charms Manila while ordering fried...

Outside the store, hundreds of people screamed and shouted as Trudeau got into his car, waving placards saying 'Welcome...

13 Nov 2017 10:24 AM GMT