Politics

Ahmet DavutoÄŸlu to resign as Turkey's prime minister

The resignation comes amid differences with President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, who wanted the presidency to play a stronger role in governance.

May 5, 2016

John Kasich suspends campaign

Republican John Kasich ends his presidential bid, leaving Donald Trumps path clear to capture the Republican nomination for the 8 November election.

May 5, 2016

Donald Trump last man standing after Kasich quits Republican race

The real estate tycoon is now the sole contender to win the GOP nomination, which will see him fight it out with probable Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the November polls.

May 5, 2016

AugustaWestland chopper scam: Congress demands Supreme Court-monitored probe

It appears an invincible hand was guiding the investigating agencies in the probe, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in the Rajya Sabha.

May 4, 2016

China irked by US official's remark that Arunachal is an integral part of India

The Chinese foreign ministry in a written response said "intervention of any third party" in the Sino-Indian border dispute will "only complicate the issue."

May 4, 2016

Russia will add new military divisions at borders to counter 'NATO buildup'

The Russian statement comes a day after U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter stated plans to deploy a fourth US Army combat brigade in Europe.

May 4, 2016

After Sri Lanka and Maldives, China to fund major infrastructure project in Bangladesh

China will partly finance a $ 4.47 billion rail project in bangladesh, after the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project was approved on Tuesday.

May 4, 2016

Ted Cruz elbows wife Heidi in the face after dropping out of GOP presidential race

Texas senator seen accidentally knocking wife in the face after suspending his campaign to be US president.

May 4, 2016

Ted Cruz: We are suspending our campaign

Ted Cruz: We are suspending our campaign

May 4, 2016

Trump becomes presumptive GOP nominee

Trump becomes presumptive GOP nominee

May 4, 2016

Republican Ted Cruz quits presidential race after Indiana loss, boosting Donald Trump's nomination chances

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton was beaten by rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, but she is still cinched to win her party's nomination.

May 4, 2016

India should boost presence in Asia Pacific region, says President Pranab Mukherjee

The president said India should try to improve its presence in the Asia Pacific region to counterbalance China's growing influence.

May 3, 2016

Barack Obama joins John Boehner in hilarious retirement spoof video

At the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, US President Barack Obama on 30 April, poked fun at himself during a spoof about his retirement. At the beginning of a pre-produced video, Obama joined US Vice President Joe Biden to discuss what he should do when he leaves the White House.

May 3, 2016

Ted Cruz continues to shake hands at rally, despite Carly Fiorinas fall off stage

Fiorina was introducing Cruz and his wife when she took quite the fall off a stage at an Indiana rally.

May 3, 2016

Turkish National Assembly session on parliamentary immunity descends into fistfight

Another session on the potential lifting of legal immunity for parliamentarians descended into fighting between legislators from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on 2 May.

May 3, 2016