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Iran leader says fresh elections needed in Syria 01 Nov 2015 - 06:21 pm

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader dismissed Sunday the chances of foreign countries bartering a deal over Syria's future, suggesting they should focus on securing...

Libya accuses Italian navy of violating waters 01 Nov 2015 - 05:52 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's elected government has accused the Italian navy of violating the country's territorial waters after authorities said they spotted three Italian warships...

Key players in Turkey vote 01 Nov 2015 - 05:47 pm

Istanbul: Millions of Turks were voting Sunday in what is being billed as the most crucial election in years. The vote was called...

Russian plane broke apart 'in the air': Russian aviation official 01 Nov 2015 - 05:45 pm

Moscow: The Russian Airbus that crashed in Egypt broke apart "in the air," a senior official with Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee said Sunday....

Syria rebels using caged captives as 'human shields': monitor 01 Nov 2015 - 05:35 pm

Beirut: A major Syrian rebel group is using dozens of captives in metal cages as "human shields" in the largest opposition stronghold on...

Azerbaijan holds parliamentary vote amid free speech limits 01 Nov 2015 - 05:34 pm

A woman leaves a voting cabin to cast her ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary elections in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, Nov....

Africa's long-awaited intervention force finally stutters to life 01 Nov 2015 - 04:47 pm

Seen through a sight, soldiers from different African countries take part in AMANI AFRICA II, the first military exercise of the African Union's...

No government control in Haryana in 11 years: Sukhbir Badal 01 Nov 2015 - 04:46 pm

Rohtak, Haryana: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday took a dig at the BJP government in the state, saying there...

India rises to be world's 7th most valued 'nation brand' 01 Nov 2015 - 04:41 pm

New Delhi: India has moved up one position to become the world's seventh most-valued "nation brand", with an increase of 32 percent in...

Kejriwal to study legality of SIT on 1984 riots 01 Nov 2015 - 04:39 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his government will examine the legality of a special team formed by the...

Nepali Congress leadership meets to mull Communist rising 01 Nov 2015 - 04:29 pm

Nepali Congress party leader Ram Chandra Poudel, left, follows Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the constituent assembly in...

Grand Alliance's win will destroy Bihar: Modi 01 Nov 2015 - 04:26 pm

Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the people of Bihar to vote for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the on-going...

Lake Chad clashes leave 14 Boko Haram members dead: government 01 Nov 2015 - 04:24 pm

"Two members of Boko Haram were neutralised and a third blew himself up, wounding 11 civilians" during an attempted suicide attack on the...

Salman, Sonam promote khadi, laud ‘Huts To High Street’ concept 01 Nov 2015 - 04:24 pm

By Nivedita He is one of Bollywood’s most known and loved faces and this was evident as Salman walked the ramp with his...

Fourth round of Bihar battle ends, 58 percent vote 01 Nov 2015 - 04:20 pm

Patna: The fourth and penultimate phase of Bihar's assembly polls, the biggest popularity test in the country since the February Delhi election the...

Thirteen migrants, including six children, drown off Greece: Coastguard 01 Nov 2015 - 04:16 pm

Representative image Athens: At least 13 migrants, six of them children, drowned as two boats making the hazardous crossing from Turkey capsized in...