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US President shakes hands with Abu Dhabis Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting with leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center, on May 21, 2017, in Riyadh. (Photo: AP)

Amid FBI pressure back home, Trump attempts 'reset' with Islamic world

Trump's speech at an Arab Islamic American Summit includes appeals for Muslims to unite against the threat of Islamist...

21 May 2017 6:31 PM IST

A heinous act of a youth trying to rape a five-year-old girl child came to light on Thursday in Guntur district. (Representational image)

Dubai: Pakistani clerk allegedly molests Indian schoolgirl in lift,...

As soon as the lift door opened, the Pakistani clerk groped the girl after which she ran towards her house and informed...

21 May 2017 5:51 PM IST

Turkey has cracked down on dissent following a failed coup in July, with thousands detained over alleged ties to outlawed groups. (Photo: Representational Image)

Turkey: Police kill 2 ISIS suspects planning attack on Ankara

The two were killed during a police operation on their residence in the Etimesgut district of Ankara after a gunfight...

21 May 2017 3:49 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AFP)

Erdogan to return as Turkey's ruling party chief after vote victory

Supporters from across the country are meeting in the arena, waving flags to songs about Erdogan and the AKP.

21 May 2017 2:26 PM IST

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a bilateral meeting. (Photo: AP)

Trump, in address to Muslims, urges fight against terror

The speech comes amid a renewed courtship of the US Arab allies as Trump is set to have individual meetings with leaders...

21 May 2017 11:58 AM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (Photo: AP)

Tug of war: After elections, Iran hits US with reciprocal sanctions

Iran's Foreign Ministry published a new sanctions list on its website Saturday, which added nine targets.

21 May 2017 8:33 AM IST

Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani re-elects (Photo: AP)

Hassan Rouhani sweeps polls to second term

Iran President gets landslide win over hardliner.

21 May 2017 2:06 AM IST

Melania Trump skips headscarf in Saudi Arabia

Mrs Trump's below-the-shoulder brown hair blew freely in the breeze at King Khalid International Airport in the capital...

21 May 2017 1:47 AM IST

Civilians pass a destroyed car in the a car bomb explosion in southwestern Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

ISIS-claimed suicide bombings kill 35 in Iraq: officials

Security forces were able to kill one of the attackers, but the second blew up his car bomb, Brigadier General Saad Maan...

20 May 2017 6:20 PM IST

President Hassan Rouhani holds his ballot while voting for the presidential and municipal councils election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: AP)

Iran's Rouhani: a moderate cleric open to the world

Rouhani repeated his convincing 2013 victory by bringing together moderates and reformists with his pledges to end...

20 May 2017 6:15 PM IST

Civilians pass a destroyed car in the a car bomb explosion in southwestern Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

Iraq: Suicide attack near oil-rich Basra kills at least 8

The bomber blew up his explosives laden car the day before at a checkpoint north of Basra, killing five civilians and...

20 May 2017 2:51 PM IST

Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani re-elects (Photo: AP)

Iran state TV declares Hassan Rouhani wins vote for second term

Rouhani has come to embody more liberal and reform-minded Iranians' hopes for greater freedoms and openness at home.

20 May 2017 2:35 PM IST