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Obama urgers stronger security, trade cooperation with Australia 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the White House, saluting Canberra's role in the fight...

Chinese president Xi in Saudi to bolster ties 19 Jan 2016 - 06:02 pm

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia with the Chinese President Xi Jinping on the latter's...

Eiffel Tower sees fewer visitors after Paris attacks 19 Jan 2016 - 05:20 pm

Paris: The Eiffel Tower, one of the world's top tourist draws, saw visitor numbers drop after the devastating terror attack on the French...

French anti-terror measures restrict key freedoms: UN 19 Jan 2016 - 04:11 pm

File photo of French soldiers patrolling the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP Geneva: France's state of emergency and new electronic surveillance laws imposed...

Charities warn of 'desperate' plight of refugees in snow 19 Jan 2016 - 03:37 pm

Migrants and refugees use their sleeping blankets to keep warm as they walk along snow covered fields after crossing the Macedonian border into...

Winter freeze leaves 300 Ukraine towns without power 19 Jan 2016 - 03:33 pm

File picture for representation only Kiev: Almost 300 Ukrainian towns were left without power on Tuesday while snowdrifts and blizzards trapped hundreds of...

Chechnya leader calls for war on Putin's critics 19 Jan 2016 - 03:28 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on August 7, 2013. AFP Moscow:...

Goa Police probing IS letter threatening Modi, Parrikar 19 Jan 2016 - 02:57 pm

Panaji: The Goa Police have begun investigating a letter, with IS scribbled on it, which has threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence...

India plans laser fences along Pakistan border: Official 19 Jan 2016 - 02:47 pm

Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol the fenced border with Pakistan at Babiya village in Hira Nagar sector, about 80 km (50 miles)...

Now, Delhi hikes its levies on transport fuels 19 Jan 2016 - 02:45 pm

New Delhi: Following the central government, the Delhi government has hiked the sales tax on petrol and diesel by 2 percentage points to...

Israel to destroy home of teen accused of killing Jewish woman: Netanyahu 19 Jan 2016 - 02:36 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem January 17, 2016. REUTERS Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...

Sunni MPs boycott Iraq parliament and govt in protest at violence 19 Jan 2016 - 02:28 pm

A member of the Iraqi security forces at the Baghdad Operations Command issues a security sticker to be stuck on a car near...

Maldives’ jailed Nasheed “hopeful of political revival” 19 Jan 2016 - 02:25 pm

In this photograph taken on November 10, 2013, former Maldivian president and presidential candidate Mohamed Nasheed speaks during a press conference in Male....

'India has less than 60 days to link Azhar with Pathankot attack' 19 Jan 2016 - 02:22 pm

File photo of JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar Islamabad: India has now less than 60 days to provide concrete evidence linking Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)...

PM assures Bodos development, avoids statehood, Rs1,000 crore package issues 19 Jan 2016 - 02:17 pm

File photo of Indian PM Narendra Modi at the StartUp India meet in Delhi Kokrajhar (Assam): Avoiding the statehood issue and the Rs1,000...

Agency of "flag row" Taiwan K-pop star under cyber attack 19 Jan 2016 - 02:17 pm

Members of the Kpop girl group Twice seen with Park Jinyoung, founder of JYP Entertainment. Seoul: A South Korean entertainment company, criticised for...

Swedish prosecutor opens inquiry into foreign minister's housing 19 Jan 2016 - 02:09 pm

File photo of Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom Stockholm: A Swedish anti-corruption prosecutor said Tuesday he had opened an inquiry to determine whether...