Following are the top foreign stories at 2100 hours:

Following are the top foreign stories at 2100 hours:

FGN28 UN-LD INDOPAK

United Nations: India firmly tells Pakistan that Jammu and Kashmir will remain an integral part of the country and criticizes Islamabad for using terrorism as a "tool of state policy" to covet the Indian territory. By Yoshita Singh

FGN22 INDOUS-NUCLEAR

Washington: India has taken three steps to implement the historic civil nuclear deal with the US to enhance confidence of the domestic and foreign companies in the country's nuclear industry, says a top American diplomat. By Lalit K Jha

FGN18 TRUMP-LD INDIAN AMERICAN

Washington: US President Donald Trump intends to nominate Manisha Singh, a prominent Indian-American lawyer, to a key administration position in the State Department that would make her in charge of the country's economic diplomacy. By Lalit K Jha
 

FGN36 PAK-LD SHARIF

Islamabad: Pakistan's anti-graft watchdog files four corruption cases against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his three children and finance minister Ishaq Dar in compliance with the Supreme Court's verdict in the high- profile Panama Papers case. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN19 TRUMP-2NDLD NKOREA

Washington: US President Donald Trump says military action against a defiant North Korea is certainly an option, but hopes that he does not have to use it. By Lalit K Jha

FGN33 3RDLD HURRICANE

Cap-Haitien (Haiti): Hurricane Irma rips through the Caribbean, leaving a trail of devastation and killing 17 as it barrells towards the United States where up to a million people have been told to flee. (AFP)

FGN37 MEXICO-5THLD QUAKE

Mexico City: The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Mexico has risen to 32, the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca says. (AFP)

FGN26 AUS-AD-GANESHA

Melbourne: India takes up with Australia a recent offensive advertisement which featured Lord Ganesha and other divinities promoting consumption of lamb meat and demands its withdrawal. By Natasha Chaku

FGN30 CHINA-PAK-LD TERROR

Beijing: Seeking to placate its all-weather ally, China says that Pakistan has done its "best" to combat terrorism and "some countries" must give it full credit for that, days after Beijing backed the BRICS's declaration which named Pakistan- based terror groups like LeT and JeM for the first time.By K J M Varma

FGN38 US-PAK-BANK

New York/Karachi: In another jolt to Pakistan, the US shuts down the country's largest lender Habib Bank's operations and slaps a fine of USD 225 million for its failure to comply with laws aimed to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other illicit financial transactions.

FGN27 WHO-HEPATITIS-BACHCHAN

Male: Making a passionate plea to eliminate hepatitis from India and South East Asia, megastar Amitabh Bachchan - WHO's Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in the region - emphasizes on increasing awareness about the viral disease and ending discrimination against the affected.