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Six Syria regime loyalists killed in Druze unrest 06 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Beirut: At least six regime security personnel were killed in unrest in the heartland of Syria’s Druze minority after the assassination of an...

Al Shabaab captures two towns in Somalia 06 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

MOGADISHU: Islamist militants Al Shabaab seized control of two towns over two days in southern Somalia and attacked two African Union (AU) convoys...

Greek coastguard says newborn migrant boy found dead 05 Sep 2015 - 06:33 pm

ATHENS: A newborn migrant boy was found dead early on Saturday after his parents reached the steep shores of the Greek island of...

Missing Turkish soldier seen in Islamic State hands: Hurriyet 05 Sep 2015 - 05:22 pm

ANKARA: A Turkish soldier who went missing this week on the border with Syrian territory controlled by Islamic State has been seen in...

Ten Saudi soldiers killed Houthi strike on Yemen weapons store 05 Sep 2015 - 05:13 pm

Smoke billows from the military academy during a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sana'a on September 2, 2015. KHOBAR (Saudi Arabia): Ten...

UN climate talks plagued by twin fears 05 Sep 2015 - 03:46 pm

The final Paris climate deal will likely consist of two parts -- the first a "legal instrument" outlining core principles and an annex...

Pakistan's fading Parsi community looks abroad 05 Sep 2015 - 02:56 pm

A navjote ceremony in progress KARACHI: For more than 1,000 years, Parsis have thrived in South Asia but an ageing population and emigration...

Pakistani alleged narco brothers extradited to US 05 Sep 2015 - 02:45 pm

NEW YORK: Two Pakistani brothers were extradited to New York on Friday to face charges that they conspired to smuggle heroin into America...

Pakistan arrest Christian labourer for blasphemy 05 Sep 2015 - 02:27 pm

Representational image LAHORE: Pakistan police said Saturday they have arrested and imprisoned a Christian man accused of blasphemy in Punjab. Blasphemy is a...

Bodh Gaya to be developed into spiritual capital: Modi 05 Sep 2015 - 02:19 pm

Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that Bodh Gaya, which is considered the birthplace of Buddhism, would be...

47 killed in clashes between Islamic State and Syrian rebels - monitor 05 Sep 2015 - 02:14 pm

BEIRUT: At least 47 fighters were killed in clashes between the Islamic State group and Syrian insurgents, a monitor said on Saturday, in...

Muslim Board to campaign against imposition of Brahminical culture 05 Sep 2015 - 02:13 pm

HYDERABAD: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the apex body of Indian Muslims, has decided to launch a nationwide campaign against attempts...

OROP will be implemented: Parrikar 05 Sep 2015 - 01:51 pm

NEW DELHI: The government has decided to implement the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for veterans, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here...

Japan lifts evacuation order for radiation-hit Fukushima town 05 Sep 2015 - 01:49 pm

TOKYO: The Japanese government on Saturday lifted the evacuation order for the first town near the crippled Fukushima reactors, more than four years...

Germany expects up to 10,000 refugees on Saturday via Hungary: police 05 Sep 2015 - 01:36 pm

A woman holds a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel as migrants set off on foot for the border with Austria from Budapest,...

Migrants stream into Austria, swept west by overwhelmed Hungary 05 Sep 2015 - 01:24 pm

Migrants walk along a platform after disembarking from a train at a railway station in Vienna, Austria September 5, 2015. HEGYESHALOM (Hungary)/VIENNA (Austria):...

France considers air strikes on Islamic State in Syria-Le Monde 05 Sep 2015 - 01:20 pm

PARIS: France is considering conducting air strikes on Islamic State in Syria, joining an international coalition led by the United States, Le Monde...