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11 people killed and wounded north of Baghdad bombing 03 Nov 2015 - 11:11 am

Baghdad: Iraqi security source announced the killing of two people and injuring nine others by an explosive device north of Baghdad last night. ...

Israel approves minimum sentence for stone throwers 03 Nov 2015 - 11:09 am

Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli Knesset lends its final approval to a bill that would temporarily hike the minimum punishments against Palestinians who attack...

Philippine court unlikely to rule on US security deal before Obama visit: Source 03 Nov 2015 - 11:09 am

Philippine political experts had been hoping a ruling on the US-Philippines security agreement before APEC summit in November. AFP Manila: The Philippine Supreme...

Three killed, scores injured as Cyclone Chapala reaches Yemen 03 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

A man gestures as he tries to save a vehicle swept away by flood waters in Yemen's island of Socotra November 2, 2015.Reuters ...

Two soldiers killed in Pakistani firing on Kashmir border 03 Nov 2015 - 10:55 am

India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire in 2003, but it is often violated. AFP New Delhi: Two Indian soldiers were killed when Pakistani...

Turkish police detain 35 Gulenists after AKP win: Report 03 Nov 2015 - 10:43 am

Clashes between Turkish riot policemen and Kurdish protesters in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on November 1, 2015. AFP Ankara: Turkish police on...

Nepal's first foreign photo festival opens in shadow of quake 03 Nov 2015 - 10:36 am

Co-director of Photo Kathmandu festival Nayantara Gurung Kakshapati. AFP Patan, Nepal: Nepal's first international photo festival opened on Tuesday on the streets of...

Kerry in Tajikistan for talks on Afghan border threat 03 Nov 2015 - 10:26 am

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirodjidin Aslov (R) speaks to US Secretary of State John Kerry during a tea ceremony on November 3, 2015. AFP ...

10 injured as plane makes emergency landing in Pakistan 03 Nov 2015 - 10:20 am

Karachi-Lahore flight NL-142 of Shaheen Airlines made an emergency landing Islamabad: At least 10 passengers were injured when the tyre of a plane...

India has 75-125 nuclear weapons: US report 03 Nov 2015 - 09:53 am

By Arun Kumar Washington: Suggesting that India has a sizeable nuclear weapons effort, a US think tank estimated India's nuclear arsenal at around...

Egypt's president says IS jet claim is 'propaganda' 03 Nov 2015 - 09:42 am

Moscow: Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the...

Kidnapped Meghalaya official released unharmed 03 Nov 2015 - 09:37 am

BDO of Chokpot Jude Rangku T Sangma was released unharmed by the militant outfit Shillong: A Meghalaya government official, abducted by militant outfit...

Bomb kills anti-Taliban tribal elder in NW Pakistan 03 Nov 2015 - 09:35 am

Khar, Pakistan: A roadside bomb killed an anti-Taliban tribal elder in a lawless Pakistani district bordering Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said. The bomb...

Congress to stage march against `intolerance', BJP hits back 03 Nov 2015 - 09:28 am

File photo of Congress President Sonia Gandhi New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will lead her party's protest march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan...

UN panel head gears up for tough Syria gas attacks probe 03 Nov 2015 - 09:17 am

United Nations, United States: A UN panel will soon begin work on tracking those responsible for deadly gas attacks in Syria, but the...

Wedding revellers in Afghan village exult over Taliban rout 03 Nov 2015 - 09:09 am

In this photograph taken on October 18, 2015, an Afghan man wears ankle bells as he waita to dance in a wedding ceremony...

Rescue volunteers cry for help on Greek island's tragic shores 03 Nov 2015 - 09:06 am

A picture made available on 02 November 2015 shows life jackets and inflatable rubber dinghies used by refugees to cross the Mediterranean Sea...

No 'direct evidence' of terrorism in Egypt crash: US 03 Nov 2015 - 09:02 am

A handout picture provided by the Russian Emergency Ministry press service on 02 November 2015 shows Egyptian servicemen approaching a piece of wreckage...