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10 South Korean children die in China bus crash 09 May 2017 - 11:27 am

Beijing: Ten South Korean children were among 12 people killed when a school bus crashed and burst into flames in a tunnel in...

Pakistani premier meets omani minister responsible for foreign affairs 09 May 2017 - 11:26 am

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met here today with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman,Yusuf bin Alawi bin...

Five lions flee South Africa's Kruger park 09 May 2017 - 11:20 am

JOHANNESBURG: Armed South African wildlife rangers and police scoured farmland around a small town near the Mozambican border on Tuesday for five lions...

Fossils suggest hominids may have lived alongside modern humans 09 May 2017 - 11:09 am

Maropeng, South Africa: Primitive hominids may have lived in Africa at the same time as humans, researchers said Tuesday, in new findings that...

Only 1 in 10 children aged 6-23 months gets adequate diet 09 May 2017 - 11:02 am

Only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets "adequate diet", according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from National Family Health...

Paris railway station reopens after security alert 09 May 2017 - 10:55 am

Paris: The Gare du Nord train station in Paris reopened on Tuesday after a security alert, officials said. Platforms were evacuated and the...

Occupation navy targets Gaza fishing boats 09 May 2017 - 10:54 am

Gaza: Israeli occupation naval boats on Tuesday opened machine gunfire on Palestinian fishing boats offshore the city of Gaza, causing damages to at...

Shanghai stocks end flat, regulatory worries linger 09 May 2017 - 10:47 am

SHANGHAI: Shanghai stocks recouped earlier losses to end flat on Tuesday, snapping a five-day losing streak, but lingering concerns over tighter financial regulations...

South Koreans vote in historic election 09 May 2017 - 10:42 am

Seoul: South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, against...

435,000 displaced from Iraq's Mosul since February: UN 09 May 2017 - 10:40 am

United Nations: At least 435,000 people have been displaced from Iraq's Mosul city since the military operations on its western neighbourhoods began on...

Council chief and 7 students killed in Northern Afghanistan explosion 09 May 2017 - 10:32 am

Kabul: The provincial Uleman Council chief of the northern Parwan province was killed in an explosion in this province on Tuesday morning. The...

Train station in Paris reopens after security alert 09 May 2017 - 10:25 am

Paris: The Gare du Nord train station in the French capital Paris reopened Tuesday morning after it was evacuated for more than two...

SC jails Justice Karnan for 6 months 09 May 2017 - 10:22 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held Calcutta High Court's Justice C.S. Karnan guilty of contempt and ordered that he be jailed...

Two earthquakes hit off Japan's southern coast 09 May 2017 - 10:18 am

Tokyo: Two earthquakes hit southern Japan on Tuesday without triggering the tsunami alert. The first quake measured 6.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale....

Taiwan blames China for WHO invite snub 09 May 2017 - 10:10 am

Taipei: Taiwan said Tuesday it had been excluded from a major World Health Organisation meeting for the first time in eight years, blaming...

UK Labour leader Corbyn: I won't quit if I lose election 09 May 2017 - 09:59 am

LONDON: Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party which is currently languishing behind the ruling Conservatives in opinion polls, says he will...

Rajamony appointed Ambassador to the Netherlands 09 May 2017 - 09:24 am

New Delhi: IFS officer Venu Rajamony, Press Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee, was on Monday appointed India's Ambassador to the Netherlands. "Venu Rajamony...