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File photo of Luo Huining who will head the all-important liaison office in Hong Kong (AFP).

China sacks top official in Hong Kong

Ouster follows concerns expressed by Xi Jinping over continuing student protests

4 Jan 2020 6:17 PM IST

Nawaz Sharif (Photo: File)

Nawaz Sharif-'s blood platelet count remains unstable; to undergo...

Sharif is undergoing treatment of multiple diseases including coronary artery disease.

4 Jan 2020 5:25 PM IST

Pakistan on Friday rejected reports that Gurdwara Nanakana Sahib near Lahore was desecrated by certain groups. Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, also known as the Gurdwara Janam Asthan, is the site where the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak, was born. It is regarded as one of the holiest Sikh sites. (Photo: Twitter)

-'Untouched, undamaged-': Pak govt rejects vandalism claims at...

According to some Indian media reports, a mob attack took place at the shrine.

4 Jan 2020 9:36 AM IST

Pakistans educational institutions are churning out weak-minded soccer types who cannot properly process their own feelings, identify emotions, or self-regulate.

-'Avoid unilateral actions, use of force-': Pakistan miffed with US...

The strike has escalated tensions between the US and Iran, with Tehran vowing to take a -'vigorous revenge-' for the...

3 Jan 2020 7:35 PM IST

Waters had receded in many areas and power, which had been shut off across many districts, was being restored. (AFP)

Indonesia flood rescuers hunt for missing after 43 killed

Some 400,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters with many unable to return to their waterlogged homes.

3 Jan 2020 10:59 AM IST

$Putin last month praised Zelensky as \likeable\ and \sincere\. (Photo: File)$ World

Attempt to -'conceal-' Russia-'s issues: Polish PM accuses Putin of...

-'President Putin has lied about Poland on numerous occasions, and he has always done it deliberately,-' Prime Minister...

30 Dec 2019 9:10 AM IST

People pray to mark the 15th anniversary of the earthquake and the resulting tsunami of 2004, at a cemetery containing mass graves in Indonesia on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

-'Tsunami nightmares keep haunting victims

Prayers held across Indian Ocean coast on anniversary.

27 Dec 2019 1:30 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he holds no grudge against Nawaz Sharif and that the ailing former premiers health is more important than politics. (Photo: File)

India could carry out -'action of some sort-' in PoK, claims Pak PM...

PM said he had told army chief Gen Bajwa about the threats from India and the General -'told me that Pakistan is...

26 Dec 2019 8:55 PM IST

The Pakistan government has denied permission to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad, saying those involved in any economic crime and institutional fraud could not be allowed to leave the country, according to a media report on Monday. (Photo: File)

Pak govt denies permission to Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad

Referring to the ECL rules, Awan said even if a person has valid travel document to proceed to any destination outside...

23 Dec 2019 12:08 PM IST

Anti-CAA protesters at the Gandhi statue at Parliament Square in London on Saturday. (Photo:PTI)

â€˜Worrisomeâ€™, could affect neighbours: B-'desh on citizenship law...

Protests are being held across India ever since a bill was introduced in Parliament earlier this month.

22 Dec 2019 3:25 PM IST

Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani was on track to win a second term Sunday, after election officials announced he had scored a majority in presidential elections. (Photo: File)

Afghanistan-'s Ghani wins majority in presidential poll

Candidates have the opportunity to lodge any complaints before a final result is published.

22 Dec 2019 12:56 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow had grounds to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to bar Russia from major sporting events, a move he said violated the Olympic charter. (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin hints at leaving Russian presidency in 2024

Putin indicated he was in favour of removing the word -'successive-' from a clause in the constitution.

20 Dec 2019 9:35 AM IST