TOP FOREIGN STORIES AT 17:00 HOURS

Following are the top foreign stories at 17:00 Hours:

FGN15 CANADA-2NDLD BLAST

Two men detonate explosive device at Indian restaurant in Canada; 15 injured

Toronto: Two unidentified men detonated a powerful improvised explosive device at an Indian restaurant in Canada's Ontario province and fled, injuring at least 15 people, police said.

FGN16 US-H4-LD VISA

Rescinding of H-4 visa work permit in final stages: Trump admin tells court

Washington: The move to rescind work authorisation to certain categories of H-4 visa holders is in final stages, the Trump administration has told a US court, a decision that could hit tens of thousands of Indians. By Lalit K Jha

FGN22 DRCONGO-BOAT-ACCIDENT

50 dead in boat accident in northwest DR Congo

Mbandaka (DR Congo): Fifty people died in a boat accident on a river in remote northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said. (AFP)

FGN26 RUSSIA-SAUDI-OIL

Russia, Saudis see oil output boost in third quarter: ministers

Saint Petersburg: Russia and Saudi Arabia say they believe a deal is possible to gradually boost oil output from as soon as July as world oil prices have recently hit highs last seen in 2014. (AFP)

FGN13 NKOREA-US-2NDLD SUMMIT

N Korea open to US talks 'any time' despite Trump axing summit

Seoul: North Korea says it is willing to talk to the United States "at any time" after President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled a summit, a decision that once more casts a pall of uncertainty over the the turbulent Korean peninsula. (AFP)

FGN14 KANGCHENJUNGA-VAJPAI

Scaling ambitions: India's Arjun Vajpai world's youngest to summit six peaks over 8,000m

Kathmandu: Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai this week became the youngest person in the world to scale six peaks over 8,000 metres when he summited the treacherous Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. By Manish Sain

FGN23 MALAYSIA-EX PM-LD RAIDS

Almost USD 30 million, 400 handbags seized in raids linked to Malaysia's Najib

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police say they seized over 400 handbags and cash amounting to almost USD 30 million in raids on luxury apartments as they probed corruption allegations swirling around ousted leader Najib Razak. (AFP)

FGN25 US-POMPEO-LD INDIA

India ought to be one of America's closest partners: Pompeo

Washington: India needs to be central to what the Trump administration does in South and Central Asia, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers, asserting that India "ought to be" one of America's closet partners.