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UAE’s Landmark Group dumps Trump products over Muslim ban call 09 Dec 2015 - 11:24 am

People walk by the Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. AFP DUBAI: Dubai-based Landmark Group, one of the Middle East’s...

Over 35,000 Britons petition to ban Trump from UK after 'Muslim ban' comments 09 Dec 2015 - 11:10 am

US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump LONDON: More than 35,000 Britons have signed an online petition to ban U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald...

Third bomber at Paris's Bataclan music hall identified: police source 09 Dec 2015 - 10:50 am

Paris: A 23-year-old man from the eastern French city of Strasbourg has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at...

HC says no to restraining odd/even vehicle formula 09 Dec 2015 - 10:16 am

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to restrain the city government from enforcing it's decision to allow even and odd...

Syria rebels begin evacuating last Homs district under deal 09 Dec 2015 - 10:16 am

Beirut: Syrian rebel forces on Wednesday began evacuating the last district they hold in the central city of Homs under a deal with...

Rains add to people's woes in flood-hit Chennai 09 Dec 2015 - 10:10 am

Boy puts his school books out to dry as Chennai tries to get back to normalcy. AFP Chennai: Rains resumed here late on...

Russian Embassy car hits biker in Delhi 09 Dec 2015 - 10:03 am

The embassy car that hit a rider in Delhi New Delhi: A Russian Embassy's car hit a motorcycle rider and collided with a...

Pakistan may soon not have a national airline: Daily 09 Dec 2015 - 09:56 am

Islamabad: Pakistan may soon find itself without any national airline, rued a Pakistani daily after an ordinance set the stage for the privatisation...

Obama calls Modi to clinch climate deal 09 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

File photo for representation only. Reuters By Arun Kumar Washington: In a bid to clinch a deal at the ongoing Paris climate conference,...

India, Pakistan must display maturity in doing business: Sushma 09 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is greeted by Indian and Pakistani officials upon her arrival at the military Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi...

Two Afghan trainees reported missing from Georgia Air Force base 09 Dec 2015 - 09:25 am

US has been training Afghan airmen at the Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia Georgia: Two men from Afghanistan being trained by...

Rwanda to hold referendum on Kagame third term on December 17-18: govt 09 Dec 2015 - 09:22 am

Kigali: Rwanda will hold a referendum next week on a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third consecutive...

At least eight dead in Taliban attack on Afghan airport: Officials 09 Dec 2015 - 09:21 am

Afghan security personel stand guard near the airport complex in Kandahar on December 9, 2015. Kandahar, Afghanistan: At least eight people were killed...

As Paris summit tries to save the planet, how green is France? 09 Dec 2015 - 09:11 am

Paris: UN climate change chief Christina Figueres may have called Paris "a beacon of hope for the world" as leaders gathered last week...

Los Angeles opens arms to Syrian refugees 09 Dec 2015 - 09:09 am

Los Angeles: Los Angeles county leaders voted Tuesday to welcome refugees fleeing persecution, including those from Syria, even as some Americans voice fears...

Indonesians vote in nationwide regional polls 09 Dec 2015 - 09:07 am

Jakarta: Tens of millions of Indonesians were voting Wednesday in the country's first nationwide regional elections, the latest step in years-long efforts to...

California shooter took out $28,500 loan: source 09 Dec 2015 - 09:02 am

Los Angeles: US investigators are looking into the California shooters' financial transactions leading up to the attack last week, including a $28,500 loan,...

Maduro under pressure as Venezuela opposition claims big win 09 Dec 2015 - 08:54 am

Caracas: Venezuelan opposition leaders said Tuesday they won a two-thirds majority in the legislature, which could challenge President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power...