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Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AFP)

China's Communist Party conclave passes 'landmark resolution'...

Xi is widely expected to continue for a third term unlike his predecessor, Hu Jintao, who retired after two terms

11 Nov 2021 5:20 PM IST

Residents wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains at Biyagama, on the outskirts of Colombo. (Photo: AFP)

Heavy rains in Sri Lanka leave 16 dead, thousands displaced

Most deaths have occurred due to drowning and lightening strikes

10 Nov 2021 12:28 PM IST

The 24-year-old posted a few pictures of the ceremony along with her husband Asser Malik and family members. (Photo: Twitter/@Malala)

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala marries senior officer of Pakistan...

Yousafzai gained international recognition for her activism against the Taliban's efforts to stop girls from attending...

10 Nov 2021 9:45 AM IST

Climate talks struggle with gap between rich, poor nations

Climate talks struggle with gap between rich, poor nations

To forge compromise, they have a big gap to bridge. Or more accurately, multiple gaps: there's a trust gap and a wealth...

9 Nov 2021 7:10 PM IST

This launch marked the 396th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo: AP)

China successfully launches 3 new remote sensing satellites

The satellites, belonging to the Yaogan-35 family, were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket

6 Nov 2021 11:25 AM IST

Taliban fighters stand guard near the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital in Kabul on November 2, 2021, after at least 19 people were killed and 50 others wounded in an attack on a military hospital. (Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

Senior Taliban commander among dead in hospital attack

At least 19 people were killed on Tuesday in the attack claimed by the Taliban's hardline rivals, the Islamic...

3 Nov 2021 11:15 AM IST

Haibatullah Akhundzada (AFP)

Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance

Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of the Islamist movement since 2016 but has remained a reclusive figure

31 Oct 2021 1:40 PM IST

Third Chinese city placed under COVID lockdown

Third Chinese city placed under COVID lockdown

The world's most populous nation is currently grappling with small outbreaks in at least eleven provinces

28 Oct 2021 2:14 PM IST

This photo taken on October 23, 2021 shows residents undergoing nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Zhangye in Chinas northwestern Gansu province. (Photo: AFP)

China re-imposes fresh lockdowns amid rising Covid infections

The rapid spread comes despite about 75 per cent of China's population being fully vaccinated

26 Oct 2021 11:54 AM IST

Japans Princess Mako bows before leaving her home at Akasaka Estate in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

Japan's Princess Mako marries college sweetheart, loses royal status

Mako and fiance Kei Komuro, both 30, announced their engagement four years ago

26 Oct 2021 10:57 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo:PTI)

China passes new land border law amid military standoff with India

The law stipulates that 'the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China are sacred and...

24 Oct 2021 10:19 PM IST

Visual of the protests. (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh: Protests held against Pakistan's invasion of Kashmir in...

The event drew parallel to the 1971 Genocide under the code name 'Operation Searchlight' by Pak Army in Bangladesh

22 Oct 2021 3:26 PM IST