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At least thirteen Yemenis killed by rocket attack at wedding 08 Oct 2015 - 01:16 pm

A car falls as it is being lifted by a crane at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa,...

NATO may need to stay longer in Afghanistan, Germany says 08 Oct 2015 - 01:15 pm

NATO troops may need to stay in Afghanistan for a longer period and any decision should be based on the situation on the...

Nepal's empowered mountain women go green 08 Oct 2015 - 10:58 am

Women community leaders Nanu Ghatane (wearing specs) and Nima Lama of Dach Pokhari village in Kavrepalanchok district of Nepal. By Vishal Gulati KATHMANDU:...

Minister invites Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi 08 Oct 2015 - 10:52 am

NEW DELHI: Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Thursday invited renowned ghazal singer Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi after he cancelled his...

Women to be inducted as fighter pilots: IAF chief 08 Oct 2015 - 10:35 am

NEW DELHI: Women would soon be inducted as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said here on...

Amnesty urges Myanmar to release nearly 100 activists before polls 08 Oct 2015 - 09:03 am

Yangon: Amnesty International on Thursday urged Myanmar to release nearly 100 "prisoners of conscience" ahead of landmark November polls, accusing the former junta-run...

Clinton message rises: She won't be Obama 2.0 08 Oct 2015 - 08:55 am

Washington: As Barack Obama's secretary of State, Hillary Clinton loyally carried out his agenda, but since mounting her presidential bid she has split...

New unrest hits Israel, West Bank despite calls for calm 08 Oct 2015 - 08:52 am

Jerusalem: New violence rocked Israel and the West Bank Wednesday, with three stabbings and an Arab shot dead by police, as Prime Minister...

Merkel declares asylum rules 'obsolete' as migrant talks opens 08 Oct 2015 - 08:47 am

Luxembourg: EU foreign ministers and their counterparts from nations bordering Syria were to gather Thursday to discuss the migration crisis, after German Chancellor...

Mexico troops must leave streets: UN rights official 08 Oct 2015 - 08:40 am

Mexico City: The United Nations' human rights chief called on Mexico on Wednesday to set a timetable for the withdrawal of military forces...

Alexievich tops list of Nobel literature favourites 08 Oct 2015 - 08:37 am

Stockholm: Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus is among the bookies' favourites for Thursday's Nobel Prize in Literature but could see herself snubbed by the...

Three held over Australia terror shooting set free 08 Oct 2015 - 08:35 am

Sydney: Three of four people arrested in Australia over a terror-linked murder by a radicalised teenager have been released without charge in a...

Former French president Sarkozy to meet Putin 08 Oct 2015 - 08:32 am

Paris: France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who leads the main right-wing opposition, will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow by the end...

Oldest-known fetal horse fossil is 48 million years old 08 Oct 2015 - 08:26 am

Washington: A 48-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant horse and fetus is the oldest of its kind known to science and contains unusually well-preserved...

US Coast Guard suspends search for 'El Faro' survivors 08 Oct 2015 - 08:24 am

Miami: The US Coast Guard suspended its intensive search Wednesday for survivors of "El Faro," a cargo ship believed to have sunk last...

Greece's new Syriza-led govt survives no-confidence vote 08 Oct 2015 - 08:22 am

Athens: The government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived a no-confidence vote early Thursday morning, bolstering the left-wing leader as he gets...

Russia ramps up strikes as Syria army launches offensive 08 Oct 2015 - 08:19 am

Beirut: Russia dramatically escalated its air war in Syria on Wednesday, unleashing heavy bombardments and cruise missile strikes from the Caspian Sea as...