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Zanzibar poll annullment throws Tanzania results into doubt 28 Oct 2015 - 04:07 pm

A woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot. REUTERS Dar es Salaam: Tanzania's elections were thrown into doubt Wednesday after the...

Assad accuses West of backing 'terrorist' groups in Syria 28 Oct 2015 - 04:03 pm

Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed his accusation that Western states including France are supporting "terrorist" groups in his country's conflict, at a...

Pakistan Supreme Court issues blasphemy warning 28 Oct 2015 - 02:34 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court has called on the state to ensure that hundreds of people facing imprisonment and even execution under controversial blasphemy...

Nepal's parliament elects first female president 28 Oct 2015 - 02:22 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal's parliament elected lawmaker Bidhya Bhandari as the country's first female president Wednesday, after the adoption of a landmark constitution last month....

Nigerian troops rescue 338 people held by Boko Haram: Army 28 Oct 2015 - 01:49 pm

Lagos: Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold in...

Sailor missing from elite Chinese racing yacht 28 Oct 2015 - 01:42 pm

Beijing: A sailor on the first Chinese yacht to enter the gruelling Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been swept overboard as the...

FTII strike ends, protests to continue 28 Oct 2015 - 01:23 pm

Pune: FTII students who went on strike on June 12 against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman returned to their classes...

Ruling party holds lead in Tanzania election 28 Oct 2015 - 01:16 pm

Tanzanian police stand guard as people celebrate after the opposition coalition's CUF candidate Maulid Mtulia was declared winner. AFP Dar es Salaam: Tanzania's...

Cambodia PM to make TV address as political climate deteriorates 28 Oct 2015 - 01:04 pm

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Paris, France, recently. EPA Phnom Penh: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to give a rare...

Indian state looks to revive bauxite mining in sacred hills 28 Oct 2015 - 12:53 pm

By Jatindra Dash and Krishna N Das Bhubaneshwar/New Delhi: India's Odisha state is seeking to revive a controversial plan to mine for bauxite...

Government to ban booming surrogacy service to foreigners 28 Oct 2015 - 12:02 pm

New Delhi: India's government said Wednesday it plans to ban surrogate services for foreigners wanting babies, a move likely to hit hard the...

Yemen peace talks 'Will be held under UN resolution 2216' 28 Oct 2015 - 11:55 am

Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. Geneva: The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has said negotiations...

Palestine says Israeli forces killed 64 people this month 28 Oct 2015 - 11:53 am

Ramallah: Israeli forces have killed 64 Palestinians, including 14 children and a pregnant woman, and wounded 7,200 since the beginning of October, Palestinian...

Rescuers struggle to reach Afghan-Pakistan quake survivors 28 Oct 2015 - 11:52 am

A young injured Pakistani earthquake survivor in Shangla, that was one of the worst-hit regions of Pakistan. AFP Shangla, Pakistan: Rescuers raced against...

Facebook's Zuckerberg in India to get 'next billion online' 28 Oct 2015 - 11:44 am

New Delhi: Facebook chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday he believes India will be crucial to getting "the next billion online"...

Mumbai-born British 'Curry King' Noon passed away 28 Oct 2015 - 11:35 am

Mumbai: Mumbai-born British businessman Lord Ghulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who earned the moniker 'Curry King' for popularising Indian chicken tikka and curry in Britain...

Aquino says has faith Filipinos will reject another Marcos as leader 28 Oct 2015 - 10:56 am

Philippine President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III (C) with FOCAP members taking a selfie during the Annual Presidential Forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association...