Politics

Danish pilots flank Russian Bear bomber above Baltic Sea

Danish forces scrambled to intercept a Russian bomber plane above the Baltic Sea. Surprise Russian forays into international skies near NATO allies have made Moscows neighbors nervous. NATO and neutral air forces regularly track Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic at short or no notice.

Aug 23, 2017

Remains of missing navy sailors aboard USS John McCain found

Navy divers found the remains of some of the 10 missing sailors aboard the USS John S. McCain in the ships significantly damaged sealed compartments, said Adm. Scott Swift. The sailors had gone missing following a collision between USS John S. McCain and a 600-foot oil and chemical tanker in waters off Singapore.

Aug 23, 2017

President Trumps new war strategy is in Afghanistans favour

President Trump spoke about his new plan for Afghanistan, which involves doubling down on American military presence in the region. Trump would not give a specific number, but it is estimated that he will authorise the deployment of 4,000 more soldiers to the country.

Aug 23, 2017

North Korea calls out Trumps tweets

North Koreas official Central News Agency (KCNA) released a statement on 22 August 2017, describing Trump as a leader who tweets weird articles of his ego-driven thoughts and talks rubbish.

Aug 23, 2017

North Korea has been trying to help Syrias Assad build his chemical weapons programme

North Korean shipments of chemical weapons bound for Syria were intercepted just months after the regime of Bashar Al-Assad killed at least 90 people in a sarin gas attack, a confidential UN report has outlined.

Aug 23, 2017

If we followed India's logic, there would be utter chaos in Leh region: China

We urge the Indian side to take concrete actions and make positive moves to correct its wrongdoing, Chinese spokesperson said.

Aug 22, 2017

Triple Talaq Supreme Court verdict: Who said what? [VIDEO]

The Supreme Court today held triple talaq being practised by the Muslim community as "unconstitutional", "arbitrary" and "not part of Islam".

Aug 22, 2017

8 Muslim-majority nations who have banned the practice of triple talaq [VIDEO]

The practice of pronouncing 'talaq' thrice, thus effectively ending a marriage, is forbidden by law in numerous Muslim-majority countries.

Aug 22, 2017

Top 5 Indian archaic laws from British Raj, we still practise

5 Indian archaic laws from British Raj, we continue to follow even now [VIDEO]

Indians follow many obsolete laws that have been prevalent from the time of British colonial rule. Here is a list of top five archaic laws, still practised in India.

Aug 22, 2017

Charles and Dianas relationship analysis

On 29 July 1981, Charles and Diana married to become the Prince and Princess of Wales. The marriage ended in divorce and later the Princess of Wales died in a horrific car accident. Twenty years on, IBtimes looks at three key interviews in the relationship of one of the most famous couples in the world.

Aug 22, 2017

Prev 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 Next