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15 May 2018
Donald TrumpTrump defends his decision to help Chinese telecom giant ZTE
US President Donald Trump today defended his decision to offer an olive branch to Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE.
15 May 2018
Prince HarryMeghan Markle's father is skipping the Royal Wedding. Here's why
Soon-to-be royal Meghan Markle and fiance Prince Harry are facing an unexpected hurdle: her father Thomas Markle said in an interview that he wouldn't attend the wedding.
14 May 2018
Israel55 killed in Gaza, ahead of US Jerusalem embassy opening
Ahead of the controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, at least 55 Palestinians have been shot in Gaza by Israeli forces amid fast rising tensions.
14 May 2018
H-1B VisaUS tightens visa rules to minimize overstay by foreign students
Late on Friday night, the Trump administration issued a draft policy seeking to tighten and enforce rules governing foreign college students who overstay their visa durations.
14 May 2018
Air IndiaSichuan Airlines' cockpit window breaks, makes emergency landing; co-pilot injured
A Chinese Flight 3U8633 with 128 people onboard was forced to divert to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province for an emergency landing after a cockpit window broke, injuring a co-pilot on the face and a crew member.
14 May 2018
Donald TrumpParis attack: Trump seeks changes to thought process on terror
US President Donald Trump today said countries must "open their eyes" and change their "thought process" on how to tackle terrorism, following the latest attack linked to the Islamic State in France.
14 May 2018
IndiaChinese state-run bank ICBC launches first India-dedicated investment fund
A state-run bank in China launched the country's first India-dedicated publicly offered investment fund, saying the Indian market offers the best opportunity due to prospects of double-digit growth.
14 May 2018
India26/11: After hinting at Pakistan's involvement, Nawaz Sharif blames media
After facing flak from several quarters for his recent comments on the Mumbai attacks, former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has backtracked, claiming media in both countries had "grossly misinterpreted" his remarks.
14 May 2018
IndonesiaIndonesia: Suicide bombers attack police headquarters; 10 people injured
Two militants on a motorcycle blew themselves up at a police headquarters in Indonesia's second city Surabaya today, wounding at least 10 people including four police officers, authorities said, a day after a deadly wave of suicide bombings hit churches.
14 May 2018
ParisParis knife-attacker was reserved, quiet, didn't seem like extremist: Friends
The 20-year-old who was gunned down in Paris during a knife attack was a calm and reserved person, and "didn't fit the stereotype" of a jihadist, friends and witnesses said.
13 May 2018
IndiaPakistan hits back, refuses to let accident-accused US diplomat leave
In the latest in a series of retaliatory actions against each other, Pakistan yesterday turned back a US aircraft that had arrived to collect Col Joseph Emanuel Hall, a diplomat involved in a fatal road accident.
13 May 2018
IndiaNepal cancer hospital thanks PM Modi for gifting teletherapy machine
India gifting a Bhabhatron radioactive teletherapy machine to Nepal's leading cancer hospital would be hugely beneficial to thousands of cancer patients waiting for treatment in the Himalayan nation, a top hospital official has said.
13 May 2018
South KoreaNorth Korea to destroy nuclear site ahead of US summit
North Korea will destroy Punggye-Ri nuclear test site later this month, ahead of the US summit, it has said, pledging to blow up its tunnels in front of invited foreign media.
13 May 2018
IndonesiaIndonesia: 6 dead, 35 injured after terrorists attack three churches
Terrorists attacked three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya on Sunday, killing at least 6 and injuring over 35.
13 May 2018
ParisMan shouting "Allahu Akbar" kills one, injures four in Paris
One person was killed and four injured on the rue Monsigny in Paris yesterday, when a man stabbed them with a knife shouting "Allahu Akbar."
12 May 2018
Pakistan News26/11 Mumbai attacks: Nawaz Sharif finally admits Pakistan's hand
In possibly the first such admission, former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has hinted at the involvement of cross-border terrorists in the deadly 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
12 May 2018
WorldInternational Nurses Day: 5 times nurses' bravery saved lives
Nurses work tirelessly for hours, yet, never get enough appreciation. But today, it's all about celebrating them.
12 May 2018
MyanmarMyanmar:19 dead in fighting between army, rebels in Shan
At least 19 people have been killed in clashes between Myanmar's military and an ethnic armed group today in northern Shan State, the most deadly flare-up in recent years as fighting in the borderlands intensifies.
12 May 2018
MalaysiaMalaysia: Scandal-hit former PM Najib, wife banned from leaving country
The scandal-hit former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, have today been banned from leaving the country, the immigration chief said, after the shock election loss of Najib's coalition.
12 May 2018
Narendra Modi#ModiInNepal: PM Modi offers prayer at iconic Muktinath temple
PM Narendra Modi on Saturday prayed at Nepal's iconic Muktinath temple regarded sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists.
11 May 2018
WorldCornell professor questions students' shorts, she gives thesis-presentation in underwear
The conference room in the Physical Sciences Building at Cornell University witnessed an unusual incident when senior student Letitia Chai gave her thesis presentation in her underwear on Saturday.
11 May 2018
FacebookCondom-snorting to blue-whale: Six stupid and deadly Internet challenges
Earlier, being a teen meant having new ideas, seeing things through a new lens, and having the zeal to dent the universe.
11 May 2018
AustraliaIndian journalist on trial in Australia for smuggling-in 'fake' mediapersons
An Indian journalist has been sent to custody in Australia for six weeks for allegedly smuggling a fake 'media contingent' in during the recent Commonwealth Games.
11 May 2018
Narendra ModiNepal: PM Modi offers special prayers at 20th century Janaki-temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the famed 20th century Janaki temple in Nepal's Janakpur town and offered special prayers.
11 May 2018
IndiaModi goes to Nepal a month after PM Oli's visit
PM Narendra Modi has landed in Nepal on his third visit to the country, this time on a two-day trip.
11 May 2018
IranUS imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian entities
Just days after backing out from the Iran nuclear deal, and amid rising tensions in the Middle East, the US has now imposed fresh sanctions on six people and three companies with ties to Iran's elite military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
11 May 2018
Pakistan News5 of a family killed in blast in Peshawar hotel
At least five members of a family, including two children, were killed and two others critically injured in a powerful explosion in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar today.
11 May 2018
CanadaCanadian minister asked to remove turban at Detroit Airport
Navdeep Bains, the minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada was asked to remove his turban at Detroit Airport, sparking a row.
10 May 2018
North KoreaTrump to meet Kim Jong-un on 12 June in Singapore
The "highly-anticipated" meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place on 12 June in Singapore.
10 May 2018
KenyaKenya's Patel dam bursts leaving at least 27 dead
After a night of heavy rain, a dam in Kenya burst on Wednesday sweeping away hundreds of homes and causing "huge destruction".
10 May 2018
IranIsrael strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket attack
Israeli military forces carried out air strikes against Iranian targets in Syria after Iranian forces, based there, fired rockets at the Israel-occupied Golan Heights.
10 May 2018
North KoreaNorth Korea sends three Americans home ahead of Trump-Kim meeting
Three Americans- Kim Dong-chul, Kim Hak-song, and Kim Sang-duk, held captive in North Korea reached the United States on Thursday with President Donald Trump appreciating the gesture of North's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un.
10 May 2018
MalaysiaMalaysia: At 92, Mahathir Mohamad is world's oldest elected leader
92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad will sworn in as Malaysian Prime Minister at 5 PM, on Thursday, making him the oldest elected leader of the world.
10 May 2018
North KoreaTrump to welcome freed Korean Americans' return to US
US President Donald Trump is promising "quite a scene" when three Korean Americans detained in North Korea return to mainland US after more than a year in prison; their freedom is a bonus from the warming of relations between the longtime adversaries.
10 May 2018
MalaysiaMalaysia's Mahathir Mohamad to become world's oldest Prime Minister
At the age of 92, Malaysia's former strongman leader Mahathir Mohamad is poised to become the world's oldest Prime Minister after a stunning election victory against scandal-haunted leader Najib Razak.
09 May 2018
Pakistan NewsWorld Bank denies Sharif laundered $4.9 billion to India
The World Bank has denied as "incorrect" the media reports in Pakistan that cited its report to allege that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif laundered $4.9 billion to India.
09 May 2018
HaryanaKhattar invites Israeli investors to be part of Haryana's growth
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has invited Israeli investors to be a part of Haryana's growth story as he sought to deepen the state's collaboration with Israel in Agriculture, water management besides exploring the use of Israeli technology in policing and rescue operations.
09 May 2018
KabulSeries of huge explosions and gunshots rock Kabul
A series of huge explosions rocked Kabul today followed by gunshots, in the latest attacks on the Afghan capital.
09 May 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakhtunkhwa province; 9 children injured
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake today jolted northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, injuring at least nine children and causing panic among the residents.
09 May 2018
MalaysiaMalaysia polls: Scandal-hit PM Najib Razak faces ex-mentor Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysians went to the polls today in one of the country's closest ever elections which pits scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak against his one-time mentor, 92-year-old former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad.
