WASHINGTON: The US policy to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program is “probably a lost cause”, the US national intelligence director has said. James Clapper said the best the US could hope for was a cap on … read more
BEIJING: A powerful blast at a prefabricated house in north-west China has killed at least seven people and injured 94, state news agency Xinhua said. The explosion, the cause of which remains unknown, occurred in the early afternoon on Monday … read more
NEW DELHI: A Sikh soldier in the Indian army committed suicide over the idea of fighting against the land of Baba Guru Nank, Pakistan. According to Indian media, the Sikh soldier ended his life as he did not want to … read more
LONDON: British police are investigating an allegation of rape at the Houses of Parliament against an aide to a Conservative Party MP, the politician’s spokesman said on Tuesday. London’s Metropolitan Police on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged rape … read more
KHARTOUM: At least 62 rebels and militiamen have been killed in a clash with soldiers in South Sudan’s oil-rich Upper Nile and Unity states. As per details, the rebel supporters of former deputy president Riek Machar attacked an army base … read more