NEW DELHI: India is strong enough to defend its borders against any threat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an Independence Day speech as the nation faces a frontier showdown with China and aggravated tensions with Pakistan, reports AFP. "Security is our top priority," Modi told thousands…

JOHOR BAHRU: The daughter of one of Malaysia's most powerful sultans married her Dutch fiance Monday in a tradition-filled ceremony during a day of…

KABUL: The Taliban published an open letter to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warning him against sending more American forces to Afghanistan, reports AFP. The statement called for the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-torn country and comes as Trump weighs increasing the number…

NEW YORK: Several hundred angry protesters demonstrated outside Trump Tower in New York on Monday, denouncing US President Donald Trump before his first visit to his Manhattan residence since taking office more than six months ago, reports AFP. After making a brief stop at the White House, the Republican…

DOHA: Qatar's foreign minister said Tuesday it will take a "lot of time" to rebuild any trust between sparring Gulf countries because of the region's continuing diplomatic crisis, reports AFP. As the impasse between Doha and four Arab states led by Saudi Arabia entered its eleventh…

CAIRO: Egypt archaeologists have discovered three ancient tombs containing sarcophagi in the south of the country in a cemetery dating back about 2,000 years, the antiquities ministry said on Tuesday, reports AFP. The tombs excavated in the Al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area in Minya province south of Cairo were…

Manila: Simultaneous anti-drug operations in a northern province have left 21 alleged drug offenders dead, police said Tuesday. They called it the highest death toll in a single day since President Rodrigo Duterte launched his 'war on drugs' in July last year, reports AP. Senior Superintendent…