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Pakistan proposes eight new sites for world heritage list 06 Dec 2015 - 11:43 am

'Princess of Hope' rock formation in Hingol National Park Islamabad: Pakistan will push for inclusion of eight more of its sites in the...

Armenians vote in referendum on divisive constitutional reforms 06 Dec 2015 - 11:27 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian in Moscow recently. AFP Yerevan: Armenians on Sunday began voting in a referendum...

Actor Morgan Freeman in plane scare: Reports 06 Dec 2015 - 11:24 am

Actor Morgan Freeman Washington: Morgan Freeman was in for a scare Saturday when his plane experienced problems and had to make an unexpected...

Israeli forces arrest four Palestinians in West Bank 06 Dec 2015 - 11:22 am

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces detained Sunday two Palestinians in Jenin's Kafr Dan, north of the West Bank. The forces raided the town and...

France's far-right set to make history in first poll since attacks 06 Dec 2015 - 10:58 am

National Front leader Marine Le Pen is expected to top the poll in Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region. Reuters Paris: France's far-right National Front (FN) is...

3.6 magnitude earthquake hits western turkey 06 Dec 2015 - 10:49 am

Ankara: An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 hit Bursa province in western Turkey on Saturday night. The epicenter of the quake was...

Airport reopens in flood-devastated Chennai 06 Dec 2015 - 10:48 am

Runway was not damaged and so authorities were able to reopen the airport Chennai: India's main airport in flood-devastated Tamil Nadu state reopened...

Yemen's Aden governor killed in suicide car bombing: Security sources 06 Dec 2015 - 10:43 am

ADEN: The governor of Yemen's Aden province Jaafar Mohammed Saad was killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber rammed his car into the...

Telugu actors join hands to help flood-hit Tamil Nadu 06 Dec 2015 - 10:30 am

File photo of Rana Daggubati Chennai: Popular Telugu actors Rana Daggubati, Nani and Allari Naresh have joined hands to help the people of...

Bus-train collision kills 13 in Jakarta 06 Dec 2015 - 10:19 am

Firefighters cut the wreckage of a minibus after it collided with a train in Jakarta on December 6, 2015. AFP Jakarta: At least...

Two-millennia-old stolen Mahavira idol recovered in Bihar 06 Dec 2015 - 10:06 am

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lauded the state police. Patna: An over two millennia old antique idol of Lord Mahavira, weighing some 250...

Yemeni Vice President calls for getting rid of coup aggression 06 Dec 2015 - 09:40 am

Riyadh: Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah has called for Yemeni unity and focusing on the goal of getting rid of...

Beijing schools to suspend outdoor activities over smog 06 Dec 2015 - 09:36 am

Beijing witnessed its first orange alert last week; the city has issued another orange alert for next week Beijing: All elementary and middle...

Fuelling its growth with coal, India champions the poor in Paris 06 Dec 2015 - 09:27 am

Indian PM Narendra Modi at the COP21 summit in Paris recently PARIS/NEW DELHI: India's hardline position in global climate talks has made it...

Is climate change killing American starfish? 06 Dec 2015 - 08:43 am

Forks, United States: On the remote rocky shores of the western United States, low tide brings visitors to wave-splashed tide pools to marvel...

Oil-rich, cash-poor Venezuela in tense election 06 Dec 2015 - 08:42 am

Caracas: Venezuelans vote Sunday in tense elections that could see the opposition seize legislative power from the socialist government and which leaders fear...