China,US National Security Adviser Susan Rice has met Chinese officials for talks that were expected to focus on building consensus ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit to China in November. CHINESE state media said Rice’s visit fell at “a particularly critical time when it is of great urgency forRead More

The Obama administration is reportedly preparing a campaign to destroy the Islamic State militant group that could outlast the president’s remaining time in office, according to a published report. The New York Times, citing U.S. officials, reported late Sunday that the White House plan involves three phases that some PentagonRead More

A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 others on Monday by ramming a vehicle packed with explosives into a convoy of African Union troops in Somalia, the local governor said. The attack, the latest in a string of killings, comes exactly one week after a USRead More

Washington : Amid a country-wide alert in India over an al-Qaeda threat, a top US counter-terrorism expert has said there is no evidence of the terror outfit’s presence in the country. “The idea that Ayman al-Zawahiri is going to open a branch of al-Qaeda in India is just crazy. Yes,Read More

Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in Jammu and Kashmir and offered help to India in whatever way possible to mitigate the suffering of the people affected by the floods in the state. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif carried out an aerial survey of the affected areas inRead More

Gaza Strip : Hamas on Monday accused Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas of trying to sabotage a fragile reconciliation agreement after he accused them of running “a shadow government” in Gaza. In a sharply worded attack on Hamas, Abbas on Saturday threatened to break off the unity agreement over the group`sRead More

Geneva: The jihadist militants who have seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria are intent upon creating “a house of blood”, the UN`s new human rights chief said Monday. In his maiden address to the UN Human Rights Council, Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein lashed out at the Islamic State militantRead More

London,  As soon as the news was out that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife Kate, are expecting their second child, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday congratulated the royal couple. Cameron, who was among the first to congratulate the couple, said that heRead More

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday granted a 15-day extension to Sahara chief Subrata Roy to use the office complex allotted to him inside the Tihar jail premises. Roy is attempting to sell overseas assets such as Grosvenor House in London to raise about Rs 10,000 crore to payRead More

New Delhi  – India and Germany today agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in skill development, solid waste management and cleaning of rivers as visiting Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who described the two nations as “made for each other”. During the meeting here, Steinmeier conveyed Germany’s strong desire to work withRead More