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Israel to EU: labelling products harms peace hopes 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A Palestinian labourer works at the Israeli Lipski plastic factory at the Barkan Industrial Park near the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the...

Romanians mourn nightclub fire heroes 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Bucharest: Romanians on Tuesday paid tribute to two men who sacrificed their lives to save several youngsters trapped in a burning Bucharest nightclub,...

Lalu scores double century of addressing poll rallies 03 Nov 2015 - 06:56 pm

By Imran Khan Patna: Lalu Prasad, the irrepressible chief of the RJD, has set a record of sorts by addressing over 200 election...

Indigenous communities descended in Abode of Clouds to discuss food cultures 03 Nov 2015 - 06:45 pm

File photo of 2013 Terra Madre festival By Raymond Kharmujai Shillong: Indigenous communities from 58 countries have assembled in this mountainous state capital...

Huge gap between Indians and Kashmiris: Nandita Haksar 03 Nov 2015 - 06:38 pm

By Ruwa Shah New Delhi: Human rights activist and prominent lawyer Nandita Haksar has claimed that there is a huge gap between Kashmiris...

News Analysis: Badal bends backwards to pacify hardliners over sacrilege 03 Nov 2015 - 06:28 pm

By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh: At age 88, Parkash Singh Badal, the country's oldest chief minister and one of India's most experienced politicians, is...

Modi era worse than emergency: Author Rajesh Joshi 03 Nov 2015 - 06:25 pm

By Sundeep Pauranik Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's era is proving to be worse than the 1975-77 emergency rule, noted Hindi writer Rajesh...

US to keep operating in South China Sea: defence chief 03 Nov 2015 - 06:20 pm

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday told his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan that the American military would continue to operate in the...

Russia says it doesn't mind if Assad stays or steps down 03 Nov 2015 - 06:17 pm

MOSCOW: In an apparent effort to set the stage for transition talks, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday that Moscow does...

News Analysis: A year after Lok Sabha battle, churning in Uttar Pradesh 03 Nov 2015 - 06:14 pm

Lucknow: Just over a year after the BJP wiped out everyone else in the Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh, the panchayat polls...

US satellite detected heat flash at time of Egypt crash: media 03 Nov 2015 - 06:09 pm

Washington: A US military satellite detected a heat flash over the Sinai at the time a Russian airliner crashed, killing all 224 people...

Basque separatists submit bill for Spanish region's 'future' 03 Nov 2015 - 06:05 pm

A supporter holds up a Basque flag in a rally in Bilbao northern Spain. Madrid: A Basque separatist coalition said Tuesday it had...

Taiwan launches digital map on dengue outbreak 03 Nov 2015 - 05:26 pm

Taipei: Taiwan's health department on Tuesday released a map that informs the public of dengue fever outbreaks. The map divides the island into...

Israel conducts arrest campaign 03 Nov 2015 - 04:53 pm

Hebron: Israeli forces arrested 10 Palestinians in West Bank today. Palestinian sources said that the occupation forces have arrested a young man and...

Myanmar president warns of Arab Spring-style violence 03 Nov 2015 - 04:40 pm

Yangon: A video posted on the Facebook page of Myanmar's president, raising the spectre of bloodshed and chaos akin to the Arab Spring...

Mozambique forces in deadly clashes with Renamo: police 03 Nov 2015 - 04:35 pm

Maputo: Fresh clashes between Mozambican government forces and the main opposition Renamo party resulted in several deaths, police said Tuesday, while denying reports...

Bali flights grounded after ash cloud closes airport 03 Nov 2015 - 04:33 pm

Denpasar, Indonesia: Ash spewing from a volcano forced Indonesian authorities to close the international airport on Bali on Tuesday, an official said, temporarily...

Iran arrests two pro-reform journalists: report 03 Nov 2015 - 04:27 pm

Tehran: The Iranian authorities have arrested two pro-reform journalists, the ILNA news agency said, one of whom has been critical recently of supreme...