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Panama Papers case: Pakistan Supreme Court to rule in verdict that may oust PM Nawaz Sharif

The top court's verdict could plunge Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party into turmoil ahead of the nation's general elections next year.

Apr 20, 2017

ISIS claims attack on St. Catherine's monastery in Egypt; 1 killed, 4 injured

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes just a week after twin church bombings killed 45 people in Egypt.

Apr 19, 2017

China announces 'standardised' names for 6 places in Arunachal Pradesh after Dalai Lama's India visit

The places were renamed in standard Chinese to "reaffirm the country's territorial sovereignty to the disputed region".

Apr 19, 2017

Twitter erupts with jokes on Mallya arrest: 'Mallya was out on bail before Indians found out about it'

Twitter erupts with jokes after Vijay Mallya gets bail within an hour of arrest in London. Twitterati were comparing him to M S Dhoni's wicket-keeping.

Apr 18, 2017

UK PM Theresa May's full speech on snap general elections

May, in a speech given outside Number 10, said that the Cabinet had agreed to call for an early election.

Apr 18, 2017

UK PM Theresa May announces snap general elections for June 8

PM May had frequently denied that she would call for an early election, before the scheduled general polls.

Apr 18, 2017

12 injured in acid attack at London nightclub

The corrosive substance was thrown inside a nightclub in east London where around 600 people were gathered.

Apr 17, 2017

Turkey's Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents plan challenge

Under the changes, the president will appoint the cabinet and an undefined number of vice-presidents, and be able to select and remove senior civil servants without parliamentary approval.

Apr 17, 2017

Three-month-old British baby questioned by US embassy over 'terrorism' concerns

US Embassy officials had called the three-year-old, who cannot even speak yet, for questioning in London.

Apr 16, 2017

North Korean missile launch fails a day after pompous weaponry parade

The missile was launched a few hours before the US Vice-President Mike Pence was scheduled to arrive in South Korea for talks on the North's increasingly defiant nuclear programme.

Apr 16, 2017

Syria: More than 100 killed as evacuee convoy hit by car bomb

Syria's six-year-long civil war between President Bashar al-Assad's regime and opposition rebels has left more than 320,000 people dead since 2011.

Apr 16, 2017

Turkey referendum: Voting underway for nation's historic constitutional reform

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, through the referendum, is seeking to change Turkey's constitution by replacing the current parliamentary system with an executive presidency.

Apr 16, 2017

Turkey referendum: All you need to know about Turkey's April 16 Yes/No polls

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been promoting the 'Yes' campaign for months, urging his ministers to venture out of the country to garner votes for him through expatriate Turks living across Europe.

Apr 15, 2017

North Korea shows off missiles, other weaponry in huge parade amid tensions with US

Contrary to widespread speculations, North Korea did not carry out another ballistic missile launch or a nuclear test on the occasion of Kim Il Sung's 105th birthday.

Apr 15, 2017

Three 'RAW agents' arrested in PoK, claims Pakistan

Pakistan police claimed that the arrested Indians were involved in the bombing of a police station in Abbaspur town on September 27 2016.

Apr 15, 2017