FOREIGN

A 24-year-old Indian sportsman has been arrested here on charges of sexually abusing a minor girl, days after he arrived in the US from Kashmir for a snowshoe competition. (FGN8)
Islamabad: Pakistan made it clear that it will not "extradite" alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and said more information on him has been sought from India. (FGN27)
Washington: Pakistan must crackdown on terror groups like the LeT or handover terrorists to international tribunals for trials so that justice is served, an influential US lawmaker has said.(FGN20)
Beijing: The border dispute between China and India can be resolved if New Delhi accepts Beijing's claim over strategically vital Tawang region in Arunachal Pradesh, China's former top diplomat has said, but Indian officials dismissed it as neither practical nor possible.(FGN11)

Beijing: China warned India against allowing the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh, saying it would cause "serious damage" to the bilateral ties and peace in the disputed border region.(FGN17)
Boston: Pollution from 2.6 million Volkswagen cars sold in Germany between 2008 to 2015 - tampered to falsely comply with emission standards - will cause 1,200 premature deaths across Europe, with each person losing as much as a decade of their life, a new study said.(FGN25)

Washington: Beleaguered Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from any probe into Donald Trump's election campaign amid the snowballing controversy over his alleged contacts with Russia which the US President described as a "witch hunt".(FGN21)

Houston: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sent a personal message to 24-year-old Ian Grillot, who was injured while trying to intervene during a shooting in which an Indian techie was killed in Kansas, and wished him a speedy recovery.(FGN19)
Kuala Lumpur: The only North Korean arrested over the assassination of Kim Jong Nam was released, with frustrated Malaysian police saying they believed he was involved in the plot but lacked evidence to prove it.(FGN5)
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia issued an arrest warrant for a North Korean airline employee, the country's police chief said, over the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader.(FGN16)

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested a 'spiritual leader' of a banned Islamist outfit blamed for the country's worst terror attack at a cafe here as they intensified a crackdown on militants.