TOP FOREIGN STORIES AT 20:30 HOURS

Following are the top foreign stories at 20:30 hours

FGN19 CHINA-INDIA India, China will work out their differences to ensure that they progress and prosper together: Bambawale

Beijing: India and China will work out their differences to ensure that they progress and prosper together, Indian envoy here Gautam Bambawale says, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Summit this week - their second meeting in less than two months. By K J M Varma

FGN18 SINGAPORE-2NDLD NKOREA Singapore FM to visit North Korea ahead of Kim-Trump summit

Singapore: Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will embark on a two-day visit to Pyongyang from tomorrow, ahead of the historic June 12 summit here between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jung Un. By Gurdip Singh

FGN11 SAFRICA-SWARAJ-GANDHI Swaraj plants sapling in S Africa settlement where Gandhi developed philosophy of non-violence

Pietermaritzburg: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today planted a sapling in the Phoenix settlement where Mahatma Gandhi had developed his philosophy of non-violence during his stay in South Africa. By Fakir Hassen

FGN17 WB-INDIA-LD ECONOMY World Bank forecasts 7.3 per cent growth for India; making it fastest growing economy

Washington: India's economy will see a robust growth of 7.3 per cent this year and 7.5 per cent for the next two as "factors holding back growth in India fade", the World Bank has forecast, allowing the country to retain the tag as the world's fastest growing major emerging economy. By Lalit K Jha

FGN24 US-POLLS-INDIANS Indian-Americans Ami Bera, Ro Khanna win Congressional primaries

Washington: Indian-American Congressmen Ami Bera and Ro Khanna won their respective primaries in California today and will run for the Congressional elections on November 6. By Lalit K Jha

FGN6 FORBES-SPORTS-LD KOHLI Virat Kohli among world's highest-paid athletes; no women in top 100: Forbes

New York: Virat Kohli is among the world's highest-paid athletes, with the India cricket captain earning a whopping USD 24 million, according to a Forbes' compilation topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. By Yoshita Singh

FGN22 PAK-3RDLD ACTIVIST British-Pakistani woman journalist briefly abducted in Lahore

Lahore: A prominent British-Pakistani journalist and activist, known for criticising the powerful military, was briefly abducted by unidentified men here, but was later released as netizens took to social media blaming the intelligence agencies for her forced disappearance. By M Zulqernain

FGN7 PAK-SC-MUSHARRAF Pak SC notice to Musharraf on plea seeking recovery of losses due to controversial law

Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court has issued a notice to former military dictator Pervez Musharraf on a petition seeking recovery of huge losses the country incurred after the promulgation of a controversial law in 2007 which gave amnesty to several politicians in all court cases. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN23 FACEBOOK-CHINA-DATA Facebook shared data with Chinese phone makers: report

Washington: Facebook has data-sharing pacts with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei that has been flagged by American intelligence agencies as a national security threat, according to a media report. By Lalit K Jha

FGN21 EU-IRAN-LD US France, Germany, Britain formally request exemptions from US sanctions on Iran

Paris: France, Britain, Germany and the EU today sent the United States a joint official request for their companies to be exempt from punitive measures resulting from fresh US sanctions on Iran.