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Ceasefire returns to 3 Syria battlegrounds 20 Sep 2015 - 08:45 pm

Reuters BEIRUT: A new ceasefire went into effect on Sunday between Syrian pro-government forces and Islamist rebels in three battleground districts, a local...

Kerry says US to take in 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017 20 Sep 2015 - 07:55 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry BERLIN: The United States will take in more refugees worldwide in the next two years, US Secretary...

Modi to visit Ireland, US from September 23-29 20 Sep 2015 - 06:58 pm

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Ireland and the US from September 23-29. In posts on Facebook, Modi said he...

BJP releases third list of Bihar candidates 20 Sep 2015 - 06:54 pm

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced another 11 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls in its third list of candidates released...

UK's opposition Labour split on Syria air strikes 20 Sep 2015 - 06:36 pm

The new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn gestures as he acknowledges applause after addressing the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in...

Rahul: Modi's 'Make in India' is 'Take in India' 20 Sep 2015 - 06:27 pm

NEW DELHI: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the fight against the controversial land bill has not ended but has shifted...

Nepal has a new constitution 20 Sep 2015 - 06:21 pm

By Anil Giri Kathmandu, Sep 20 (IANS) In a historic step, Nepal on Sunday adopted a new constitution, the first full-fledged one in...

Migrants brave deadly dinghies, Turkish coastguard for new life 20 Sep 2015 - 04:09 pm

Migrants wait on a dinghy with a broken motor following an attempt to reach the Greek Island of Kos after leaving Bodrum, Turkey,...

Some Iraqis ditch fight against Islamic State for life in Europe 20 Sep 2015 - 03:50 pm

A member of the Iraqi security forces shows his passport as he prepares to travel, at the international airport in Najaf, south of...

Romance novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77 20 Sep 2015 - 03:47 pm

LOS ANGELES: Best-selling romance novelist Jackie Collins, whose first book was so steamy it was banned in some countries, died of breast cancer...

Planned German migration centre hit by arson attack 20 Sep 2015 - 02:50 pm

Emergency crews could not stop the flames from razing the gym to the ground. FRANKFURT: Police in Germany said on Sunday there had...

Saudi-led coalition denies attacking home of Oman envoy to Yemen 20 Sep 2015 - 02:28 pm

Smoke rises from the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa September 18, 2015. DUBAI: A Saudi-led coalition has denied...

Insight: Four funerals and a wedding: China's Xi mends political bridges 20 Sep 2015 - 12:37 pm

A woman takes pictures of wreaths sent by Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders to Zeng Yanxiu at Zeng's flat, in Beijing,...

Chandy seeks help to rescue Keralites in Yemen 20 Sep 2015 - 11:12 am

NEW DELHI: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's intervention to ensure the safe return of about...

Over 190 hurt when fire drill goes wrong in China 20 Sep 2015 - 11:12 am

SHANGHAI: A fire drill at a school in northwestern China left more than 190 people injured, nine critically, after participants inhaled smoke used...

Kolkata crematorium availability on mobile app 20 Sep 2015 - 11:07 am

Sahanagar Crematorium Keoratala, Kolkata KOLKATA: Aiming to help grieving families who have to wait in long queues to cremate body of their dear...

Nine killed, 15 injured in truck mishap in Odisha 20 Sep 2015 - 11:02 am

Representationall image BHUBANESWAR: At least nine persons were killed and 15 others injured when a mini-truck overturned in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said...

Women's self-help groups keep Chhattisgarh babies healthy 20 Sep 2015 - 10:49 am

By Ashish Mishra KONDAGAON/DHAMTARI, Chhattisgarh: Born in a Gond tribal family in Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh, two-year old Priyanka weighed only 5 kg...