Crisis may be easing, but nuclear threat still hangs over India and Pakistan

Tensions on the border between India and Pakistan last week pushed the two nuclear-powered South Asian adversaries closer to conflict than at any point in the past two decades.

House Oversight Committee issues ultimatum to White House over security clearance information

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee issued a stark warning Friday to White House counsel Pat Cipollone, demanding that the White House turn over documents and comply with

US offers $1m reward to find bin Laden son

The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging face of extremism.

Inside Trump's Hanoi heartbreak: A long road to nowhere

It was meant as the sequel to rival the original -- another far-flung encounter, laced with backslapping and friendly banter alongside the world's most ruthless dictator.

Why China doesn't want to get caught in the middle of a India-Pakistan conflict

Beijing is on the verge of being sucked into an India-Pakistan crisis, amid rising tensions in the Kashmir region that borders China.

Think like a civilisation

THIS essay is a piece of dissent at a time when dissent may not be welcome. It is an attempt to look at what I call the Pulwama syndrome, after India’s bombing of terrorist camps in Pakistan.

Trump, North Korea’s Kim cut short summit plans in Vietnam

US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cut short their summit schedule during a second day of talks in Vietnam on Thursday, but it was not clear whether it was because of a deadlock in their nuclear negotiations.

Fresh tension mounts as India launches airstrike

India said Tuesday it had launched air strikes against militant camps in Pakistan’s territory, triggering international concern over a dangerous escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Venezuela crisis continues

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is meeting with members of a multinational support group in Bogota Monday to hammer out a strategy to remove his rival Nicolas Maduro from office.

Dilip trades blame to cover up failure: Amu

Immediate past industries minister Amir Hossain Amu on Monday said that former industries minister Dilip Barua had been trading blames to hide his failure in relocating chemical warehouses from the Old Town of Dhaka.