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Kerala police 'verifying' reports that missing youth joined IS 09 Jul 2016 - 02:04 pm

(Photo courtesy: Mathrubhumi) Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police has been "verifying" the mysterious disappearance from Kasaragod district of about a dozen youth who are...

Stop taking stupid selfies, Croatia tells tourists 09 Jul 2016 - 01:27 pm

Zagreb: Croatia's mountain rescue service has urged tourists to stop putting themselves in danger taking "stupid and dangerous selfies", after a Canadian man...

Would-be British PM sparks row with remarks on rival's childlessness 09 Jul 2016 - 01:22 pm

Andrea Leadsom speaks at a news conference in central London, Britain July 7, 2016. Reuters/Paul Hackett/File photo By Estelle Shirbon LONDON: Andrea Leadsom,...

Famed Pakistan philanthropist Edhi dies in Karachi 09 Jul 2016 - 01:10 pm

People gather at the national stadium for the start of the funeral for philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi in Karachi, Pakistan July 9, 2016....

Two men gored on third day of Pamplona bull-run festival 09 Jul 2016 - 01:05 pm

Participants run ahead Jose Escolar Gil's fighting bulls on the third day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain ...

Women rise to the top in Brexit Britain 09 Jul 2016 - 12:46 pm

File photo of Home Secretary Theresa May. AFP London: A wave of women are taking power in Britain: the country will soon have...

NATO keeps pressure on Russia over Ukraine 09 Jul 2016 - 12:39 pm

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (C) poses with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) during the NATO Summit...

Storm left by super typhoon Nepartak hits China, disrupts transport 09 Jul 2016 - 12:32 pm

Workers reinforce the electric pylons at a flooded area as Typhoon Nepartak approaches in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, China, July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer SHANGHAI:...

UK government rejects 4m-strong petition for 2nd EU vote 09 Jul 2016 - 12:25 pm

London: The British government on Saturday formally rejected a petition signed by more than 4.125 million people calling for a second referendum on...

US Army reservist named as lone gunman in Dallas police ambush 09 Jul 2016 - 12:20 pm

Victor Taylor supports Keaka Wallace (C) who says she was a patrol partner of slain DART officer Brent Thompson, weeps as she leaves...

India's Kerala imposes 'fat tax' on junk food 09 Jul 2016 - 12:18 pm

New Delhi: India's peaceful tourist hotspot Kerala has become the first state in the country to impose a "fat tax" on junk food...

First Russian tourist flight since crisis lands in Turkish resort 09 Jul 2016 - 11:54 am

File photo of Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia, at Sultanahmet square in Istanbul,Turkey. Reuters Istanbul: The first Russian charter flight carrying tourists to...

China launches drive to eradicate violence against hospital staff 09 Jul 2016 - 11:48 am

People rush into Peking Union Hospital early in the morning, in Beijing, China, April 6, 2016. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon SHANGHAI: China is kicking off...

South Sudan's capital calm after two days of gunbattles - witness 09 Jul 2016 - 11:43 am

South Sudan President Salva Kiir delivers a speech to journalists in Juba on July 8, 2016. AFP / Charles Atiki Lomodong By Denis...

Iran, criticising Merkel, says to press on with missile programme 09 Jul 2016 - 11:39 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Reuters DUBAI: Iran will press on with its missile programme "with full force" based on national security needs, a...

Shabaab raid Kenya police station 09 Jul 2016 - 11:20 am

Nairobi: Kenyan police said Saturday that "more than 100" Islamist fighters raided a police station in north-east Kenya overnight, injuring one officer and...