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Afghan government must do better in 2016: UN 22 Dec 2015 - 10:27 am

UN special representative to Afghanistan Nicholas Haysom United Nations, United States: Afghanistan's government will need to prove itself worthy of international support in...

Rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul 22 Dec 2015 - 10:22 am

KABUL: Three rockets hit an area of the Afghan capital Kabul that contains many foreign embassies and government buildings, hours after a suicide...

'Pakistan did more to curb terrorism than rest of world' 22 Dec 2015 - 10:09 am

File photo of Pakistan Defence Minister Mohammad Asif Islamabad: Pakistan's efforts over the past year-and-a-half have been more successful in curbing terrorism compared...

Child rights activists protest against juvenile bill 22 Dec 2015 - 09:58 am

New Delhi: Child rights activists on Tuesday protested against the the Juvenile Justice Bill that seeks to amend existing law and treat juveniles...

First body found in China landslide as anger grows 22 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

Rescue workers climb a ladder and onto a damaged building after a landslide hit an industrial park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, December 21,...

UN report: 2.5 million now internally displaced in Yemen 22 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

Sana'a: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that there were 2,509,068 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yemen, adding...

Artist, lawyer double murder: Victim's husband nabbed 22 Dec 2015 - 09:48 am

File picture of Mumbai police for representation only Mumbai: In a dramatic twist in the double murder of artist Hema Upadhyay and her...

Son chops up father's killer in India revenge attack 22 Dec 2015 - 09:43 am

New Delhi: The son of an Indian murder victim has confessed to stabbing his father's killer to death and chopping his body into...

US asks India, Pakistan to resolve issues bilaterally 22 Dec 2015 - 09:40 am

State Department spokesman John Kirby. AP By Arun Kumar Washington: Acknowledging "legitimate terrorism concerns and threats" in South Asia, US says it continues...

Pass juvenile justice bill: Nirbhaya's parents 22 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

Mother of Delhi gangrape victim 'Nirbhaya' talks to the media as she attends a rally held to protest the release of a juvenile...

Bus hits parked aircraft at Kolkata airport 22 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

Kolkata: A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday rammed into a stationary Air India flight at the city airport here. However, no casualty...

DDCA row: Delhi HC notice to Kejriwal, others in defamation suit 22 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (C) arrives at court to record a statement in a defamation suit filed against the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal,...

BSF troopers killed in plane crash in Delhi: Officials 22 Dec 2015 - 09:28 am

A piece of plane wreckage is hoisted by a crane as rescue personel look on at the crash site in New Delhi on...

Boko Haram keeps a million children out of school: UNICEF 22 Dec 2015 - 09:24 am

Lagos: The Boko Haram insurgency has kept more than one million children out of school, the UN children's agency reported on Tuesday, highlighting...

Displaced Syrians in regime heartland pin hopes on Russian bombing 22 Dec 2015 - 09:22 am

Latakia, Syria: Taiseer Hamash cradled his two-month old daughter Noor Sham in his arms as he stood by the entrance of the tarpaulin...

Myanmar pair face verdict over British murders on Thai paradise island 22 Dec 2015 - 09:19 am

Bangkok: Two Myanmar migrant workers could face the death penalty if convicted this week of murdering a pair of British backpackers on a...

Burundi parliament slams 'invasion' peacekeeper force 22 Dec 2015 - 09:18 am

Nairobi: Burundi's parliament on Monday criticised a proposed African Union peacekeeping mission already dismissed by the government as an "invasion force". Lawmakers rejected...