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Nepal police shoot dead two protesters 22 Nov 2015 - 09:49 am

Kathmandu: Nepalese police shot dead two protesters on Sunday in the country's southern region while trying to foil a rally against a new...

Armed attack on Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon 22 Nov 2015 - 09:45 am

Beirut: Unknown militants attacked the Syrian refugee camp "Yabroud" in the Lebanese city of Arsal near the Lebanese-Syrian borders on Saturday night. The...

N. Korea warns South ahead of bombing anniversary 22 Nov 2015 - 09:43 am

Seoul: North Korea warned Sunday of "merciless" attacks on South Korean border islands if Seoul stages live-fire drills Monday near the maritime border...

Modi witnesses signing of Kuala Lumpur declarations 22 Nov 2015 - 09:32 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 10th East-Asia meeting during the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the Kuala Lumpur...

Second car free day in Delhi 22 Nov 2015 - 09:28 am

File photo of the first car free day in New Delhi New Delhi: Delhi government on Sunday held its second car free day...

Operative in Al Qaeda video our son: Kashmir family 22 Nov 2015 - 09:24 am

Pic for representation only. Srinagar: A family in south Kashmir has confirmed that the Al Qaeda operative killed in a US drone attack...

Philippine leader says 'world is watching' China in sea row 22 Nov 2015 - 09:19 am

Kuala Lumpur: Philippine President Benigno Aquino told an Asia-Pacific summit on Sunday that "the world is watching" whether China would behave as a...

Hong Kong goes to polls in first vote since democracy protests 22 Nov 2015 - 09:03 am

Pro-democracy demonstrators and activists gather outside the government headquarters building to mark one year since the start of mass pro-democracy rallies calling for...

Brussels on lockdown in fear of Paris-style attacks 22 Nov 2015 - 09:02 am

Brussels: Brussels was on terror lockdown Saturday in fear of a Paris-style attack, with a gunman wanted over the deadly rampage in the...

Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS 22 Nov 2015 - 08:51 am

Sadad, Syria: On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours ago...

At least 30 dead in huge jade mine landslide: Myanmar state media 22 Nov 2015 - 08:38 am

Yangon: At least 30 people were killed in a huge landslide as they picked across mountains of rubble searching for precious jade in...

Ambassador swims Nile at Khartoum for Facebook bet 22 Nov 2015 - 12:07 am

Khartoum: The Dutch ambassador to Sudan swam across the Nile in Khartoum on Saturday in a stunt that began as a bet to...

Pearl Jam donates concert proceeds to Brazil mine victims 22 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Rio de Janeiro: US rock group Pearl Jam donated proceeds from a concert in Brazil to victims of a toxic mining spill that...

Former South Korean president Kim Young-Sam dies at 87 22 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Seoul: Former South Korean President Kim Young-Sam, who became the country's first civilian ruler for more than 30 years, died on Sunday, hospital...

'We don't target civilians' in Yemen: coalition 22 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition's combat planning chief on Saturday defended the air war in Yemen against widespread international concern about high numbers of...