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GCC condemn kidnapping of Al Jazeera reporters in Yemen 23 Jan 2016 - 01:45 pm

Al Jazeera reporter, Hamdi El-Bukari Riyadh: Secretary-General of the GCC Dr. Abdul Latif Al Zayani condemned Saturday the kidnapping of news media team...

Tunisia PM holds emergency meeting over unrest 23 Jan 2016 - 01:44 pm

Tunis: Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid held an emergency cabinet meeting Saturday, after authorities declared a nighttime curfew nationwide following the worst outbreak...

US enquires about Nepal's proposed constitution amendments 23 Jan 2016 - 01:25 pm

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Reuters Kathmandu: US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has querried Nepalese Prime Minister...

Odd-even traffic restrictions possible after March: Delhi minister 23 Jan 2016 - 01:20 pm

New Delhi: The odd-even traffic scheme might be implemented in Delhi after March as the initiative will require preparations, Transport Minister Goapl Rai...

Heightened security at Mathura cantonment 23 Jan 2016 - 01:16 pm

Mathura: After the recent terror attack at the Pathankot air base in north Punjab and high alert due to Republic Day, the army...

NIA arrests nine more IS suspects across India, 14 now in custody 23 Jan 2016 - 01:00 pm

NIA along with state police force have been carrying out raids at various locations. New Delhi: Nine more suspected members of the Islamic...

Burundi President: 'No AU Troops' 23 Jan 2016 - 12:54 pm

Bujumbura: Burundi’s president remained firm in his rejection of an African Union-proposed peacekeeping force to help restore calm to his country. "The people...

Declassification of Netaji files begins on Saturday: Modi 23 Jan 2016 - 12:46 pm

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose New Delhi: The declassification of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose files will begin on Saturday, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Iranian, Chinese presidents agree to expand strategic ties 23 Jan 2016 - 12:43 pm

A picture provided by the Iranian Presidency on January 23, 2016, shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping (L)...

21 Palestinians Shot During Demos In West Bank, Gaza 23 Jan 2016 - 12:35 pm

Gaza: The Clashes erupted between Israeli military forces and Palestinians during weekly Friday demonstrations in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip left...

Mammoth 'Snowzilla' blizzard blankets eastern US 23 Jan 2016 - 11:49 am

A couple at Lafayette Square outside the White House during a snowstorm in downtown Washington, DC on January 22, 2016. AFP/Mladen ANTONOV Washington:...

Australia seeks regional terrorism cooperation after Jakarta attack 23 Jan 2016 - 11:43 am

Indonesia Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Panjaitan talks with Australia Minister for Justice Michael Keenan during a news conference...

India plane makes emergency landing after bomb call 23 Jan 2016 - 11:37 am

File picture for representtaion only. New Delhi: An Indian passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the country's western city...

Air raids kill scores in IS-dominated Syrian provinces, monitor says 23 Jan 2016 - 11:10 am

File picture of air raids in the Syrian province. Reuters BEIRUT: A series of air raids killed scores of people over the past...

Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer 23 Jan 2016 - 10:57 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry embarks on the plane as he leaves Zurich after attending the World Economic Forum (WEF), on January...

Jeff Bezos' space company successfully re-flies, lands rocket 23 Jan 2016 - 10:35 am

Amazon founder and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos (L)announces plans to build a rocket manufacturing plant and launch site at Cape Canaveral Air...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe back home after heart attack rumours 23 Jan 2016 - 10:16 am

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe speaks during the Inaugural Session of the India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, India, October 29, 2015. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ...