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India police detain pigeon with threatening Modi note 03 Oct 2016 - 12:05 pm

New Delhi: Indian police said Monday they have taken a pigeon into custody after it was found carrying a warning note to Prime...

Ethiopia mourns 52 killed in festival stampede 03 Oct 2016 - 11:53 am

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia began three days of national mourning Monday for 52 people who were killed in a stampede at a religious festival...

Afghan refugees in Pakistan feel heat of rising regional tensions 03 Oct 2016 - 11:34 am

Kabul: For Samihullah, a tailor from a family of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, the first indication that it might be time to leave...

British economy faces Brexit 'rollercoaster': minister 03 Oct 2016 - 10:47 am

Birmingham, United Kingdom: Britain's economy faces "turbulence" as it negotiates its EU exit and consumer and business confidence could go up and down...

Officials ID man fatally shot by police in California 03 Oct 2016 - 10:35 am

WASHINGTON: The Los Angeles coroner's office on Sunday identified the black man fatally shot by police during a pursuit in South Los Angeles...

Turkish military says 15 rebels killed in clashes in Syria 03 Oct 2016 - 10:10 am

Istanbul: Clashes in northern Syria have killed 15 Turkey-backed rebels fighting Islamic State in the last 24 hours, according the Turkish military, which...

Colombians reject peace deal with FARC 03 Oct 2016 - 10:10 am

BOGOTA, Colombia: Colombians on Sunday rejected a peace deal between the government and the FARC to end a 52-year conflict. “I am the...

New Jersey train engineer says he can't remember crash 03 Oct 2016 - 09:47 am

HOBOKEN, N.J.: The engineer at the helm of a train that smashed into a New Jersey commuter rail terminal, killing a woman and...

Militant attack on Indian army base in Kashmir kills one 03 Oct 2016 - 09:27 am

Srinagar, India: At least six militants attacked an Indian army camp in north Kashmir on Sunday night, killing one border guard and wounding...

Workers strike at US miner Freeport's Indonesia site 03 Oct 2016 - 08:57 am

Jakarta: More than 1,000 workers have gone on strike at an Indonesian gold and copper mine owned by US firm Freeport-McMoRan in a...

Afghan city of Kunduz under Taliban attack 03 Oct 2016 - 08:53 am

Kunduz, Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents launched an assault on Kunduz on Monday, triggering intense fighting and forcing residents to hide in their homes, one...

Nobel medicine prize opens 2016 awards season 03 Oct 2016 - 08:29 am

Stockholm: The 2016 Nobel prize season kicks off Monday with the announcement of the medicine prize by a scandal-tainted jury, to be followed...

Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba brace for Hurricane Matthew's wrath 03 Oct 2016 - 08:26 am

Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Matthew powered toward densely populated Jamaica and Haiti on Sunday, unleashing winds that could fell homes and power lines and...

India ratifies historic Paris climate change pact 02 Oct 2016 - 06:21 pm

New Delhi: India, the world's third biggest carbon emitter, ratified the Paris agreement on climate change on Sunday on the birthday of the...

India ratifies Paris climate change agreement: minister 02 Oct 2016 - 06:10 pm

New Delhi: India, the world's third biggest carbon emitter, ratified the Paris agreement on climate change on Sunday at the United Nations in...

Stressed out by U.S. election? Tune out and assume downward-facing dog pose 02 Oct 2016 - 05:01 pm

WASHINGTON: Stop reading the news and take up yoga. That's what some therapists in the United States are telling patients stressed out by...

Stampede, gunfire hit Ethiopian festival 02 Oct 2016 - 04:36 pm

BUSHOFTU, Ethiopia: An unconfirmed number of deaths have been reported after a festival in Ethiopia descended into violence and protest on Sunday. An...