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Pakistani Baluch rebels release video of leader they say is alive 26 Nov 2015 - 01:06 pm

Allah Nazar, leader of a Baluch separatist rebels in Pakistan By Asad Hashim ISLAMABAD: Baluch separatist rebels in Pakistan released a video on...

Declare Mumbai attacks fishermen dead, say families 26 Nov 2015 - 12:50 pm

The four men missing were crew on MV Kuber, the boat hijacked by gunmen in Mumbai Attacks. Ahmedabad: Seven years since a deadly...

Protesters block tunnel at London's Heathrow airport 26 Nov 2015 - 12:37 pm

File photo of protests against expansion of London's Heathrow Airport LONDON: Activists opposed to the expansion of London's Heathrow Airport blocked an approach ...

World Bank to help African countries adapt to climate change 26 Nov 2015 - 12:30 pm

Sub Saharan Africa is highly vulnerable to climate shocks Washington: The World Bank Group has unveiled a new plan that calls for $16...

Britain axes £1 billion carbon capture scheme 26 Nov 2015 - 12:22 pm

London: Britain has quietly cancelled a competition to develop carbon capture and storage technology, reversing support for a tool intended to help combat...

Nitish announces liquor ban in Bihar from April 1 26 Nov 2015 - 12:17 pm

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Patna: Bihar will go dry from April 1, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Thursday. The chief...

Death toll rises to 15 in Serbian helicopter crash 26 Nov 2015 - 11:54 am

Moscow: At least 15 people dead after the Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Krasnoyarsk Territory in Eastern Siberia. "The helicopter of the Turukhan...

Magnitude 6.7 quake hits western Brazil: USGS 26 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

A large but very deep 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit western Brazil Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 12:45 am...

Pope says Christian-Muslim dialogue 'essential' for peace 26 Nov 2015 - 10:37 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya on Thursday that they have little choice but to engage in dialogue...

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran 26 Nov 2015 - 10:34 am

Tehran: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted at dawn Thursday Masjed Soleiman city in the South-west Iran, according to Tehran University's seismological center. No...

Pakistani women have done well in army, air force: Daily 26 Nov 2015 - 10:09 am

Pakistan Air Force soldiers perform funeral rites and prayers for female fighter jet pilot Marium Mukhtiar, who was killed in a crash during...

Rajya Sabha adjourned after death of sitting MP Khekiho Zhimomi 26 Nov 2015 - 10:03 am

File photo of Nagaland MP Khekiho Zhimomi New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Thursday after an obituary reference to sitting member...

Kerala milk co-operative aims to boost dairying: Official 26 Nov 2015 - 09:51 am

Kerala Coorperative Milk Marketing Federation has plans to make the state self-reliant in milk production. By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: State-owned Kerala Cooperative Milk...

India among worst in corporate fraud, shows survey 26 Nov 2015 - 09:44 am

By Arun Kumar Washington: India has one of the highest percentages of companies where fraud, in particular corruption and bribery, was detected, according...

Modi hopes for smooth sailing in winter session 26 Nov 2015 - 09:41 am

Indian PM Narendra Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hoped that all members will cooperate in the smooth running of...

Mumbai remembers heroes, victims of 26/11 terror attacks 26 Nov 2015 - 09:37 am

Students draw paintings of the martyr police officers of Mumbai terrorist attack in 2008, as they pay tribute infront of the Taj Mahal...

China reduces sentence of journalist to 5 years from 7 26 Nov 2015 - 09:09 am

BEIJING: A 71-year-old Chinese journalist imprisoned on a conviction of leaking state secrets had her sentence reduced Thursday to five years, from seven,...