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Kim Jong-un reaffirms denuclearization pledge, willingness to meet Trump

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed his willingness to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and hold a summit with US President Donald Trump, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on...

2018-05-27 12:32:18.0

23 killed, over 1.66 lakh affected as heavy rains lash Sri Lanka

Colombo: At least 23 persons were killed and over 1.66 lakh persons were affected due to heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka in the past 10 days, official figures indicated on Sunday. Over...

2018-05-27 11:21:08.0

Pakistan to hold general elections on July 25

Islamabad: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has set July 25 as the date for the country's next general elections, the media reported on Sunday. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)...

2018-05-27 10:57:50.0

19 IS militants killed in Afghan airstrikes

Kabul: At least 19 militants of the Islamic State (IS) terror group were killed in airstrikes targeting their hideouts in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, the Defence Ministry said on...

2018-05-27 08:53:15.0

5.2-magnitude quake hits Fiji

Suva: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at...

2018-05-27 07:35:59.0

Trump welcomes American prisoner freed by Venezuela

Washington: US President Donald Trump welcomed Josh Holt, an American who had been held as a prisoner in Venezuela since 2016, upon his arrival here after being released, the media...

2018-05-27 06:25:04.0

'Ireland set to make history with abortion referendum'

London: Ireland's Indian-origin Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Saturday declared that the country was set to make history as exit polls indicated a landslide victory for the 'Yes' vote to repeal the...

2018-05-26 16:18:41.0

Putin: We're held hostage to political strife around Trump

St Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday bemoaned troubled relations with the United States, saying Russia wants to improve them but is effectively held hostage by the disputes...

2018-05-26 16:17:47.0

Powerful cyclone lashes Oman, Yemen; 3 dead, 40 missing

Salalah (Oman): Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early on Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen, cutting off power lines and leaving at least three dead and 40 missing, officials...

2018-05-26 15:57:47.0

China orders crackdown on outdoor religious statues

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party has ordered the provincial governments to regulate construction of large outdoor religious statues in a bid to prevent "commercialisation" of Buddhist and...

2018-05-26 14:51:00.0

Harvey Weinstein released on USD 1m bail over rape and abuse charges

New York: Harvey Weinstein, who was arrested and arraigned on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him, has been released on USD 1 million bail. ...

2018-05-26 14:49:44.0

S Korea says Moon met N. Korea's Kim in DMZ

Seoul: South Korea said President Moon Jae-in met with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un today inside the Demilitarised Zone dividing the two nations, a day after US President Donald Trump said his...

2018-05-26 11:53:34.0

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