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South Korea not seeking collapse of North Korea

The additional sanctions on Pyongyang showed that Trump was giving more time for economic pressures to weigh on North Korea after warning about the possibilit...

Seoul to give North Korea US$8 million aid despite hostilities

North Korea launched a missile over Japan on Friday, its second in the past three weeks, and conducted its sixth and by far most powerful nuclear test on 3 Sept...

Sushma Swaraj meets Japanese PM Shinzo Abe in NY

India told its BRICS partners on Thursday that terrorist groups are continuing to find "sustenance and support systems" in South Asia and in countries that use ...

Trump Vows New Sanctions on North Korea Over Weapons Program

Donald Trump has announced the U.S. is set to impose more sanctions on North Korea - days after he threatened to " totally destroy " the country. Last ...

Pass Women's Reservation Bill in LS: Sonia

Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi , urging him to ensure the expeditious passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the L...

Iraqi forces push further toward IS-held Hawijah near Kirkuk

Iraq has begun an offensive to retake Hawija , one of two remaining bastions of the Islamic State (IS) group in the country, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi a...

Senate Committee urges Ishaq Dar to tender resignation

Earlier in the day, an accountability court which was hearing a reference filed by NAB against him for possessing assets beyond his known sources of income, iss...

APA, National Council oppose Graham-Cassidy bill

But under a new GOP healthcare bill, health insurance would only become more costly. The funding would replace Obamacare's tax credits and Medicaid expansio...

Tropical Storm Jose to Clip the Jersey Shore

Tropical storm force winds will continue over the ocean waters east of Fire Island Inlet. High surf was reported across the region. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. At...

United Kingdom halts Myanmar military training

Giving her first public address about the violence, in Myanmar's parliament yesterday, Suu Kyi failed to directly address the claims and instead condemned "al...

S.Korea to offer $8mn aid to N.Korea

The previous government suspended humanitarian aid following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test last January. About $4.5m of nutrition-rich supplies will be dist...

Arkansas High School Teacher Accused of Sexual Abuse of Four Teens

The teacher also reportedly sent the student a photo of herself wearing thong underwear. Police claim she told them she did have sexual relations with four st...

Bangladesh Army told to build shelters for Rohingyas

Plus, since Suu Kyi has invited worldwide scrutiny over the issue, she should allow a UN-mandated fact finding mission to visit Rakhine state. Marzuki Darusma...

Watch Foo Fighters Deliver Greatest Hits Set on 'Carpool Karaoke'

Ever since their inception as Dave Grohl's solo project, Foo Fighters have made fantastic songs to scream along to in the vehicle. As the opening chords o...

Trump Approval Rises in Another New Poll

Trump's disapproval rating was 52 percent in this poll . On other issues, Trump's performance has been less popular. More than 70 percent approve of the mo...

Dems urge Trump to make appointments amid North Korea crisis

Nikki Haley said the United Nations would happily turn the matter over to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis "because he has plenty of military options". U.S. "But ...

Sean Spicer made a surprise cameo at the Emmy Awards

After all, late-night host James Corden was pictured backstage kissing Spicer on the cheek; was this so different from Jimmy Fallon petting Donald Trump's h...

Biggest challenge India facing today is giving jobs to youth: Rahul Gandhi

He said the single biggest thing that people asked him during his incumbent visit to the U.S. was: "What happened to the tolerance that prevailed in India?" ...

'Nonsense!' Brexit negotiator Verhofstadt RIPS into Boris over European Union 'split allegiance' claim

During his visit to Northern Ireland , Mr Verhofstadt also met with business and community leaders in the Armagh-Monaghan border area. Mr Verhofstadt said th...

S. Korea approves $8m in aid to N

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raised questions about the aid plan in a phone call with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on September 15 after a North Kor...

Egypt's Sisi meets Israeli PM at United Nations for first public talks

Although Egyptian President Abdel Fatteh al-Sisi doesn't fare as well among the human rights activists, he is drawing high marks for his willingness to interact...

Former Aussie PM headbutted by same-sex campaigner

Co-Chair of Australian Marriage Equality, the group behind the official "Yes" for same-sex marriage campaign, Alex Greenwich has since commented on the incident...

'Bodies blown to bits': the depravity of Kim Jong

Now in South Korea, Hee Yeon has told of the horrors she had witnessed while being part of the secretive Kim regime's inner circle. The Pyongyang graduate...

Trump in First Address to the UN

Earlier this month, North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date and fired a ballistic missile over Japan. Please Wait while comment...

More countries sever ties with North Korea

Should North Korea make the attempt, "the response is going to be overwhelming", Hyten said. The Spanish foreign ministry said on Monday it had asked North Ko...

France denounces North Korea's missile launch

A separate report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said North Korea earned US$802 million between 1996 and 2016 from the sale of weapon...

New Analysis: Will Trump's bipartisan cooperation become a trend?

By working directly with Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, Mr. Trump is pressuring members of the GOP on Capitol Hill. "We do think that Democra...

S Korea, Japan support US' firm stance on N Korea

Trump made his first address at the United Nations on Tuesday, calling Kim Jong Un " Rocket Man ", not for the first time, while threatening to wipe out No...

Illegal Immigrants Shout Down Nancy Pelosi At Promotional DREAMer Press Conference

As she concluded her remarks, roughly 40 people rushed the stage and started chanting loudly while Pelosi, her security detail, Lee and Huffman watched. Before ...

Rohingya Flee Myanmar Violence at Mercy of Traffickers, Warns UN

The plight of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has shaken the conscience of humanity. "We must ensure that the ancestors' land of the Rohingyas is restored",...

Philippine pres. says death to son if guilty of drugs

Militant activists gather at the foot of Mendiola bridge in Manila Tuesday night, September 19, 2017 as KADAMAY kicked of its camp out protest against the entir...

Jay-Z turns down Super Bowl 52 halftime gig

Kaepernick, whose contract with the 49ers was not renewed this summer (17), remains a free agent after sparking a backlash for kneeling during the USA national ...

Minnesotans with ties to Puerto Rico fear Maria's impact

Unsafe storm surges "accompanied by large and destructive waves" will raise water levels 10 to 15 feet above normal tide levels in the hurricane warning areas o...

Journalist Santanu Bhowmik beaten to death by IPFT activists in Tripura

Mandai, where the clashes broke out, was the site of a rally organised by the IFPT, about 25km from Agartala , the state capital of Tripura. Barely two weeks...

Maharashtra Congress leader Narayan Rane quits party, may float own outfit

Addressing a public meeting in his home town Kudal in coastal Sindhudurg district, Rane said he was assured to be considered for CM post at least on four occa...