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At least 24 killed in Indonesia matchstick warehouse fire: officialWorld
At least 24 killed in Indonesia matchstick warehouse fire: official

As per reports, there have been no clarity on the reason of fire but it has been extinguished.

21 Jun 2019 3:44 PM IST

5 Taliban terrorists killed by Afghan forces in Faryab provinceWest Asia
5 Taliban terrorists killed by Afghan forces in Faryab province

The anti-terrorist operation was carried out in the Dara-e-Shakh area of Gurziwan district in the wee hours of Friday.

21 Jun 2019 1:34 PM IST

Four members of al Qaedas Yemen branch were killed in a suspected US drone strike. (Photo: AP/Representational)West Asia
-'Engaged in spying-': Iran writes to UN over US drone

Iranian military gave repeated radio warnings to US drone before downing it after it entered country-'s airspace,...

21 Jun 2019 10:35 AM IST

Turkish court gives lifer to 24 for failed coup bidWest Asia
Turkish court gives lifer to 24 for failed coup bid

Seven others were given between one and 17 aggravated life sentences each, according to Anadolu.

21 Jun 2019 1:26 AM IST

Xi Jinping meets North Korea\s Kim Jong ahead of talks with TrumpWorld
Xi Jinping meets North Korea-'s Kim Jong ahead of talks with Trump

Xi is the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years, after relations between the Cold War era allies...

20 Jun 2019 3:48 PM IST

Malaysia PM criticises \ridiculous\ charges over MH17World
Malaysia PM criticises -'ridiculous-' charges over MH17

The same team said in May 2018 that the BUK anti-aircraft missile that hit the plane had originated from a Russian...

20 Jun 2019 2:32 PM IST

China\s former Interpol chief pleads guilty to bribery, shows repentanceWorld
China-'s former Interpol chief pleads guilty to bribery, shows...

The dramatic case shook the international police organisation and put a spotlight on China-'s opaque judicial system.

20 Jun 2019 1:44 PM IST

Hong Kong protesters threaten more demos if demands not metWorld
Hong Kong protesters threaten more demos if demands not met

The protesters have also demanded release of those detained during sporadic clashes with police last week.

20 Jun 2019 1:05 PM IST

28 including 17 civilians killed in regime attacks in SyriaWest Asia
28 including 17 civilians killed in regime attacks in Syria

The latest violence comes after UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday on Russia and Turkey to -'stabilise the...

20 Jun 2019 10:23 AM IST

\Have shot down US drone over our territory,\ says IranWest Asia
-'Have shot down US drone over our territory,-' says Iran

The development comes at a time of heightened tensions between Tehran and US owing to a recent attack on two oil tankers...

20 Jun 2019 10:01 AM IST

\Found naked with burn marks on body\; Indian couple starves mother to death in DubaiWest Asia
-'Found naked with burn marks on body-'; Indian couple starves mother...

A forensic doctor said that the elderly woman weighed just 29 kg at the time of her death, the report added.

20 Jun 2019 9:43 AM IST

Egypt to chair meeting on Sudanese crisis in Ethopia todayWest Asia
Egypt to chair meeting on Sudanese crisis in Ethopia today

Protests -- first against the Omar al-Bashir regime and now Transitional Military Council (TMC) -- have been ongoing...

20 Jun 2019 9:05 AM IST

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