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BJP targeting me because I am Dalit: Mayawati 27 Dec 2016 - 10:16 pm

Lucknow/New Delhi: A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sniffed out more than Rs104 crore deposited in her party's account after demonetisation, BSP...

French experts blast Seoul over fake painting 27 Dec 2016 - 10:12 pm

Seoul: French art experts yesterday lambasted South Korean state prosecutors for declaring a "fake" painting to be genuine despite its own scientific findings...

Fights, disturbances shut down malls across US 27 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

Washington: Fights, disturbances and false reports of gunfire caused chaotic scenes and shut down several malls across the United States on Monday during...

Colombia probe finds human error, lack of fuel in air crash 27 Dec 2016 - 09:51 pm

A series of human errors caused an airliner to run out of fuel and crash in Colombia last month, killing 71 people including...

Large fire erupts after gas pipeline explosion in Azerbaijan 27 Dec 2016 - 07:37 pm

Baku: A large fire erupted after an explosion at a gas pipeline in the capital of Azerbaijan, Sputnik International reports citing the statement...

'Civil march for Aleppo' leaves Berlin 27 Dec 2016 - 06:37 pm

Berlin: About 400 peace activists were marching Tuesday from the outskirts of Berlin towards the devastated Syrian city of Aleppo, heading down the...

Algeria says 54,457 involved in 'terrorism' since 1990s 27 Dec 2016 - 06:33 pm

Algiers: Nearly 55,000 people accused of committing "terrorist offences" have faced legal proceedings in Algeria since the country's devastating civil war in the...

Russia, Pakistan, China warn of increased Islamic State threat in Afghanistan 27 Dec 2016 - 06:31 pm

MOSCOW: Russia, China and Pakistan warned on Tuesday that the influence of Islamic State (IS) was growing in Afghanistan and that the security...

Israeli Arab MP under house arrest in jail phones case 27 Dec 2016 - 06:10 pm

Jerusalem: An Arab Israeli lawmaker was placed under house arrest Tuesday over accusations he smuggled mobile phones to Palestinian prisoners, a case that...

Somalia swears in new MPs amid vote criticism 27 Dec 2016 - 05:45 pm

Mogadishu: Somalia on Tuesday swore in new lawmakers after weeks of voting in a complex political process seen as its most democratic election...

Russia opens criminal case into official after 77 die of alcohol poisoning 27 Dec 2016 - 03:50 pm

MOSCOW: Russian investigators said on Tuesday they had opened a criminal case into a senior regional official in Siberia after at least 77...

Hong Kong's first bird flu patient this winter dies 27 Dec 2016 - 03:19 pm

HONG KONG: An elderly Hong Kong man died on Christmas Day from bird flu, the government said on Tuesday, the first human infection...

N. Korea plans nuclear push in 2017: top defector 27 Dec 2016 - 02:50 pm

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is planning a "prime time" nuclear weapons push in 2017 to take advantage of leadership transitions in...

Turkey puts broadcast ban on Russia envoy's killing 27 Dec 2016 - 02:37 pm

Ankara: A Turkish court has put a broadcast ban on reporting of the investigation into last week's murder of the Russian ambassador to...

Philippines seizes nearly a ton of meth in record haul 27 Dec 2016 - 02:34 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: The Philippines’ justice secretary announced Tuesday that authorities have seized nearly a ton of methamphetamine this month in "the...

Irrawaddy dolphins facing ‘major threats’ in Cambodia 27 Dec 2016 - 02:27 pm

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Officials from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Cambodia have heralded the sightings of 10 Irrawaddy dolphin calves in Cambodian stretches of...

Blast hits Azerbaijani gas pipeline 27 Dec 2016 - 02:24 pm

BAKU, Azerbaijan: An Azerbaijani energy company has confirmed there were no deaths or injuries at a gas pipeline explosion on Tuesday. Azerbaijan's state-owned...

Turkey readies improved camp for Aleppo civilians 27 Dec 2016 - 02:15 pm

OSMANIYE, Turkey: A refugee camp in southern Turkey is finishing last-minute improvements and preparations to house thousands of civilians fleeing war-torn Aleppo. The...