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Road built over an unconscious man 21 Sep 2015 - 05:45 pm

NEW DELHI: A drunken man in India died after he fell into a hole and construction workers built a road over him, police...

Russia sends drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria: US officials 21 Sep 2015 - 04:52 pm

Residents inspect produce at a site damaged by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al Assad,...

EU's Juncker urges new Greek government to stick to reforms 21 Sep 2015 - 03:50 pm

File photo of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) and Alexis Tsipras. ATHENS: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday called on Greece...

Tsipras returns to power to fight for Greek debt relief 21 Sep 2015 - 02:40 pm

Former Greek prime minister and leader of leftist Syriza party Alexis Tsipras waves to supporters after winning the general election in Athens, Greece,...

Erekat raises issue of illegal Israeli settlements with Norway's FM 21 Sep 2015 - 02:03 pm

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat (left) waits for a foreign visitor at the Palestinian presidential offices in Ramallah last year. GAZA: The chief...

Iran hands IAEA samples from suspect Parchin site 21 Sep 2015 - 01:38 pm

Iran hands IAEA samples from suspect Parchin site. TEHRAN: Iran has given samples taken by its own experts from the suspect Parchin military...

Thirteen migrants killed as boat is wrecked off Turkish coast 21 Sep 2015 - 01:26 pm

A Syrian refugee carries his child at a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing part of the Aegean Sea from...

South Sudan conditions worsen amid ceasefire violations: UN 21 Sep 2015 - 11:06 am

South Sudanese people living in the north ofSudan listen as South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar talks during a news conference in Khartoum...

Jon Hamm, ‘Game of Thrones’ finally win Emmys glory 21 Sep 2015 - 10:53 am

Cast and crew members of "Game of Thrones" winners of Outstanding Drama Series pose in the press room at the 67th Annual Primetime ...

Pope meets Fidel Castro, warns against ideology on Cuba trip 21 Sep 2015 - 10:11 am

This handout picture released today by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis (L) speaking with Cuban former president Fidel Castro (R) in...

Greek leftist Tsipras returns in unexpectedly clear election 21 Sep 2015 - 09:03 am

Leader of the Greek radical-left Syriza party Alexis Tsipras waves to supporters as he arrives at the main party's election headquarters in central...

Haj begins tomorrow 21 Sep 2015 - 02:43 am

Pilgrims arrive for the Maghrib prayer at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah yesterday. The annual Haj pilgrimage begins tomorrow,...

Muslims unfit to be US president, says Republican 21 Sep 2015 - 02:40 am

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson yesterday said Muslims were unfit to be president of the United States, arguing their faith was inconsistent...

BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya dead 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

KOLKATA: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to a hospital here three days ago after...

Greece's Varoufakis turns on former party and leader during vote 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Alexis Tsipras (R) and Yanis Varoufakis look on during the vote for the president of Greece's parliament in Athens in this file phot. ...

Is Bengal withholding some more Netaji files, ask researchers 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Kolkata: he West Bengal government has declassified 64 secret files it had on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose but researchers claim that some more...

Modi condoles death of UAE vice president's son 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wrote to UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, condoling the death of his...

Punjab health authorities seize expired medicines worth Rs.43 lakh 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image CHANDIGARH: The Food and Drugs Administration in Punjab has seized expired allopathic drugs, which were being illegally repackaged with fresh expiry...