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AAP workers protest outside Jaitley's Delhi residence 23 Dec 2015 - 09:33 am

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Wednesday protested outside Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's residence here and demanded his resignation over alleged...

Strong Obama-Modi relationship helped seal Paris deal 23 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

File photo of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi with US president Barack Obama at the COP21 By Arun Kumar Washington: A "strong and...

S. Korea prosecutors not to appeal Japan reporter acquittal 23 Dec 2015 - 09:29 am

Seoul: South Korean prosecutors have decided not to appeal against the acquittal of a Japanese journalist who was charged with defaming President Park...

Very optimistic of Russia visit outcome: Modi 23 Dec 2015 - 09:27 am

File photo of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that...

Chinese brokerage chief reappears after going missing 23 Dec 2015 - 09:04 am

Hong Kong: The Hong Kong chief of a major Chinese brokerage who went missing last month has returned to work after "assisting" with...

Two survivors found in China landslide 23 Dec 2015 - 08:57 am

Rescuers carry 19-year-old survivor Tian Zeming after he was pulled from debris on December 23, 2015 some 67 hours after a giant flow...

Trapped in war zone, locals struggle in Turkey curfew towns 23 Dec 2015 - 08:55 am

Ankara: His neighbourhood battered by shelling and food running out, Bahattin Yagarcik hunkers down in a basement along with several other families to...

Frenchman who decapitated boss kills himself in jail 23 Dec 2015 - 08:48 am

Yassin Salhi, pictured (C) during his arrest, carried out the grisly attack on his employer in Isere, southeastern France in June, displaying his...

Father of drowned Syrian toddler asks world to open its doors 23 Dec 2015 - 08:45 am

London: The father of three-year old Aylan Kurdi, whose lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach became a symbol of the global...

One man pulled alive from landslide in China's Shenzhen 23 Dec 2015 - 08:39 am

Rescuers gets underneath the debris of a collapsed building to search for survivors, after cutting a hole at the site of a landslide...

At least 10 migrants die in latest Aegean Sea accident: report 23 Dec 2015 - 08:33 am

Athens: At least 10 migrants including five children died early Wednesday when their boat sank near the Greek Aegean island of Farmakonissi, the...

Argentine police break up airport protest 23 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

Buenos Aires: Argentine police used water cannon Tuesday to break up a protest by poultry workers facing layoffs who blocked access to the...

Naval base a terror target as two arrested in Australia operation 23 Dec 2015 - 08:27 am

Sydney: Two men were arrested on Wednesday during a counter-terrorism operation in Sydney, with a key Australian naval base among locations they were...

Russian raids in Syria may include war crimes: Amnesty 23 Dec 2015 - 08:25 am

Destruction is seen in Idlib, northwestern Syria on December 21, 2015 following reported Russian air strikes AFP Beirut: Amnesty International said on Wednesday...

Most of Zambia plunged into blackout: state power firm 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

LUSAKA: Zambia was plunged into a blackout on Tuesday affecting almost the whole of the country, the state power utility Zesco Ltd said....

Trump under fire for sexism after vulgar Clinton jibes 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump found himself accused of sexism again Tuesday after he coined a vulgar new term of abuse while attacking...

Philippines the first Asian country to clear dengue vaccine 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: The Philippines became the first Asian country on Tuesday to approve the sale of the world's first-ever dengue vaccine. Dengvaxia, manufactured by...