North Korea on Wednesday announced that it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed."The republic's first......
The US president puts Pyongyang back on list of state sponsors of terrorism for first time since 2008. IMAGE: The Trump administration will now be able to impose additional sanctions on......
The country ranked 100th out of 119 countries on the global hunger index, slipping three positions from last year. IMAGE: The country’s serious hunger level is driven by high child......
The intercontinental ballistic missile test carried out by North Korea is a reckless and dangerous action by its authoritarian regime, says United States President Donald Trump, asserting that......
The White House has said that it has put all options on table to tackle the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea, which fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan on Tuesday. "I think the......
An escalation in the already simmering tensions between North and South Korea, China and Taiwan, and Russia and Ukraine could prove to be a bigger worry for the markets over the next few months......
'No country, anywhere in the world, is corruption-free,' the report said. India has climbed nine points to rank 76th in this year's global corruption index launched on Wednesday, with......
South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Company is considering tax implications of listing its Indian unit before taking a final call, according to sources privy to the development. Hyundai Motor is......
India's score stood at 38 as compared to 36 last year. India has showed some improvement in addressing corruption this year, ranking 85th among 175 countries as against 94th last year, graft......
The Toronto International Film Festival has come a long way in the last 50 years -- from the time it was known as the Festival of Festivals to becoming the biggest film event of North America and......
India's top paddler Sharath Kamal showed red hot form as he prevailed over a tough field to win the singles titleat the 21st Pyongyang Invitational tournament in North Korea. Though the win in an......
South Korea proposed that athletes from the two Koreas march together at the Games' opening ceremony and other joint activities between the two nations during the Winter Olympics. IMAGE: Head of......
Top-ranked United States beat North Korea 2-0 in their women's World Cup Group C opener on Tuesday with Lauren Cheney and Rachel Buehler on target in the second half. Forward Cheney completed a......
IMAGE: Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee beat South Korea's Kim Nayeong and Lee Eunhye in the quarter-finals to be assured of a medal in the women's doubles at the Asian TT Championships.......
Cheerleaders, outnumbering the nation's athletic team by 10 to one IMAGE: Tae Ok Ryom and Ju Sik Kim of North Korea compete during the Pair Skating. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images......