A file photo of PM Narendra Modi leaving for Brazil to attend the sixth Brics summit. Photo: PTI. Leaders of the world's biggest emerging economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, known as the Brics—are due to approve the creation of a new ...

A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas to end an eight-day conflict is in danger of blowing up as the Palestinian group's military wing, along with other Gaza militias, reopened fire on targets in Israel, and Israel has fired a warning shot into an open area in ...

Liverpool are pushing ahead with their pursuit of Alberto Moreno following Iago Aspas' loan move to Sevilla. The 22-year-old remains Brendan Rodgers' first-choice left-back target even though his club have so far been unable to agree a fee with last season's ...

image MUMBAI: India's NSE index rose nearly 1 percent on Tuesday, snapping a five-day selling streak as rate-sensitive stocks such as ICICI Bank surged after inflation slowed amid a deficient monsoon, and ahead of the central bank's policy review next ...

People pose while standing on the wreckage of a Ukrainian AN-26 transport plane after it was shot down in the village of Davydo-Mykilske, near the Russian border. It was probably struck either by an air-to-air missile from a jet based at Russia's Millerovo ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will dedicate itself to "perfecting" the role developing countries play in international affairs to give them better representation and a greater say, President Xi Jinping said ahead of a summit of BRICS nations in Brazil. China has ...

In a significant gesture, China today invited India for the first time to attend the APEC summit that it will be hosting this year as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping discussed the need for the two Asian giants to work together in international ...

Northwest Pacific typhoon Rammasun has barrelled into the Philippines this noon as a category-2 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of storm intensity. Rammasun is far from being finished as normally happens with a storm on making landfall; instead ...

The Libyan government has warned rival militias fighting over Tripoli's international airport that they risk prosecution for murder and crimes against humanity if they continue. It comes as the airport was reportedly hit by a new rocket attack a day after being ...

GARDEZ Afghanistan (Reuters) - A car packed with explosives exploded on Tuesday as it was passing by a crowded market in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika, killing at least 30 people and wounding 40, police said. "Right now, police are taking all ...

Germany has a habit of winning the World Cup at symbolic moments. Victory in 1954 – captured in the film, The Miracle of Bern – allowed Germans a moment of pride and redemption after defeat and disgrace in 1945. A second victory in 1974 went to a West ...

MANILA, July 15 (Reuters) - The Philippines evacuated eastern coastal areas, suspended ferry services and closed schools in parts of the main Luzon island on Tuesday as the strongest storm to hit the country since Typhoon Haiyan last year charted a direct ...

British Foreign Minister William Hague is stepping down from his post as the country's top diplomat after four years. The surprise move was announced on Twitter. He will now serve as the Leader of the House of Commons. This was Hague earlier on Monday, ...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit at Fortaleza in Brazil a couple of hours ago and discussed various issues including the need to resolve the border dispute in an amicable ...

LONDON - Britain's William Hague announced his surprise resignation as foreign secretary on Monday, as Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron overhauled his government to set the battle-lines for elections next year. British Foreign Secretary William ...

David Henry and Tanya Agrawal. Published 15/07/2014|00:00. 0 Comments; Share. Citigroup's quarterly earnings plunged 96pc, hurt largely by a $7bn mortgage settlement and declining income in most of its main businesses. Citigroup's quarterly earnings ...

Pro-Russian militants sitting atop a truck wave as they drive past a checkpoint in Makiivka, 15 kilometers east of Donetsk, on July 11, 2014. Recruiting efforts for separatist fighters “are expanding inside Russia and separatists are looking for volunteers with ...

Kiev blames Moscow for downing of Antonov-26, shot down near Russian border, as all passengers manage to escape safely. Last updated: 15 Jul 2014 00:40. Email Article. Print Article. Share article. Send Feedback. A Ukrainian military transport plane has ...