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Hajj : Pilgrims Start Leaving Makkah 27 Sep 2015 - 05:10 pm

MAKKAH: Convoys of pilgrims started leaving Makkah after performing Hajj obligation, appealing to Allah Almighty to accept their Hajj and to preserve the...

U.S. support for Syria rebels illegal, Putin says ahead of Obama meeting 27 Sep 2015 - 02:26 pm

By Jack Stubbs and Denis Dyomkin MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal...

Restaurants a test of Portuguese appetite for austerity 27 Sep 2015 - 02:09 pm

By Axel Bugge LISBON: Winning the vote of the cooks and waiters dishing out succulent grilled fish and spicy chicken at Portugal's restaurants...

A win-win situation for Mamata and Sourav Ganguly 27 Sep 2015 - 02:02 pm

By Veturi Srivatsa All those who followed Sourav Ganguly closely are not surprised at the recent turn of events in his own life...

NEWS ANALYSIS: From religion to politics: Haryana sect dominates Punjab scene 27 Sep 2015 - 01:51 pm

By Jaideep Sarin CHANDIGARH: The release of a film on a sect chief and the protests linked to it, an apology by a...

Internet blackout continues in Jammu and Kashmir 27 Sep 2015 - 01:17 pm

SRINAGAR: The internet blackout in Jammu and Kashmir which was to end on Saturday midnight continued across the state on Sunday with subscribers...

Modi logs in to Silicon Valley, tech leaders endorse 'Digital India' 27 Sep 2015 - 01:05 pm

SAN JOSE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi couldn't have secured a better endorsement for his "Digital India" initiative, as chief executives of some of...

Seventeen migrants killed when boat sinks off Turkish coast –Anadolu 27 Sep 2015 - 01:00 pm

ISTANBUL: Seventeen migrants drowned when their boat sank on Sunday off the Turkish coast while headed for the Greek island of Kos, the...

Saudi general dies of wounds in Yemen conflict 27 Sep 2015 - 12:55 pm

DUBAI: A Saudi brigadier general has died in hospital of wounds incurred on the border with Yemen, the armed forces said. Ibrahim Omar...

At least 20 dead in Central Africa clashes 27 Sep 2015 - 12:51 pm

Representational image BANGUI, Central African Republic: More than 20 people have been killed and around 100 injured in clashes in the capital of...

Somalia parliament speaker drops impeachment motion against president 27 Sep 2015 - 11:55 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia's parliamentary speaker has withdrawn an impeachment motion brought against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud - the latest crisis to threaten the country's...

Malaysia again shuts schools as Indonesian smoke thickens 27 Sep 2015 - 11:45 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Thick white smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming enveloped Malaysia's capital and other areas Sunday, triggering school closures for the following day...

'IS fighters' attack Afghan police posts: officials 27 Sep 2015 - 11:41 am

JALALABAD: Self-proclaimed fighters from the Islamic State group have for the first time launched coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in an eastern Afghan...

Under Corbyn, funding for Britain's opposition in question 27 Sep 2015 - 11:28 am

By Elizabeth Piper HULL: Multi-millionaire businessman Assem Allam fled Cairo for England 46 years ago after being arrested several times because he would...

France carries out first air strikes on IS in Syria 27 Sep 2015 - 11:27 am

PARIS: France said Sunday it had carried out its first air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following nearly three weeks...

Nepal imposes vehicle curbs due to fuel shortage fears 27 Sep 2015 - 11:23 am

Nepalese and Indian trucks park near the Nepal-India border at Birgunj some 90km south of Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Nepal on Sunday imposed nationwide restrictions...

Clashes rock Jerusalem mosque compound on Eid 27 Sep 2015 - 11:12 am

JERUSALEM: Clashes broke out between masked Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, the last day of...

Radical left set to decide Catalan vote 27 Sep 2015 - 09:40 am

Women walk past a mannequin dressed up in “Esteladas” (pro-independence Catalan flags) on the eve of the Catalan regional election, in Barcelona, yesterday. ...