Abhinandan: Who is the Indian pilot captured by PakistanAbhinandan: Who is the Indian pilot captured by Pakistan
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

Indian air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistani forces on Wednesday, has become the point of focus amid tensions between the two countries.

The fighter pilot, who has 16 years of experience, is from the southern city of Chennai

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Trump Kim summit: Kim's hiding sister and other unreal momentsTrump Kim summit: Kim's hiding sister and other unreal moments
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Sister Kim Yo-jong (left) is influential in North Korea - but appeared keen to avoid the limelight

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un went for dinner together and then spent a day in talks, but were ultimately unable to reach an agreement.

The summit was punctuated with photo

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Yongbyon: The heart of North Korea's nuclear programmeYongbyon: The heart of North Korea's nuclear programme
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After the US-North Korea summit talks in Hanoi ended abruptly, President Donald Trump said his stumbling block with Kim Jong-un was over one key point: What North Korea would get in exchange for disabling its Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Yongbyon is the site that produces material that could be used in North Korea's nuclear

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Trump Kim talks: What to make of the Hanoi summit collapseTrump Kim talks: What to make of the Hanoi summit collapse
Image copyrightReutersImage caption See you at the next summit

The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ended without any deal or agreement.

Washington insists though that dialogue with Pyongyang will continue and the collapse of the Hanoi summit is not a major

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Abhinandan: Villagers recount dramatic capture of pilotAbhinandan: Villagers recount dramatic capture of pilot
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

Dramatic new details have emerged about the capture of Indian air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman by Pakistani forces.

People in Horran village threw stones at the pilot, who fired several warning shots, eyewitnesses told the

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Mike Hall: UK endurance cyclist's death in Australia 'avoidable'Mike Hall: UK endurance cyclist's death in Australia 'avoidable'
Image copyrightGene KehoeImage caption Mike Hall was fatally struck by a car during a road race in Australia

The death of champion British cyclist Mike Hall in a road race in Australia was "avoidable", a coroner has found.

Mr Hall, 35, died almost instantly when he was hit by a car on a highway near Canberra in

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