World

Russian military helicopters search for pilots of downed jet: Turkey's Dogan news agency 24 Nov 2015 - 01:48 pm

ANKARA: Russian military helicopters were searching for the pilots from a warplane downed near the Syrian border on Tuesday, Turkey's Dogan news agency...

Nuclear club eyes Indian inclusion, but risks Pakistan's ire 24 Nov 2015 - 01:38 pm

By Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI: Diplomats have quietly launched a new push to induct India into a club of nuclear trading nations, but...

Aamir Khan on intolerance: BJP criticises, Congress backs 24 Nov 2015 - 01:36 pm

File photo of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan New Delhi/Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan found himself in the vortex of a political storm on...

Thai court indicts two men over deadly Bangkok bombing 24 Nov 2015 - 12:07 pm

A suspect of the August 17 Bangkok blast, who has been referred to both as Bilal Mohammed and Adem Karadag, is escorted by...

Warplane downed by Turkey was Russian: Turkish presidency 24 Nov 2015 - 12:02 pm

Ankara: A warplane shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border on Tuesday was Russian, the Turkish presidency said, adding the aircraft had...

Armed vigilantes in Burundi's capital expose deepening crisis 24 Nov 2015 - 11:55 am

By Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA: As darkness falls, vigilantes armed with automatic rifles emerge to patrol the streets of Bujumbura, a city plagued by...

Five shot in US at rally over death of black man: Police, media 24 Nov 2015 - 11:28 am

People were protesting over the fatal shooting by police of a black man. Washington: Five people were shot and suffered injuries, Minneapolis police...

Children study under open skies as quake rocks education in Pakistan 24 Nov 2015 - 11:18 am

Pakistani children attend a class in a tent pitched outside an earthquake-damaged school in Brun village of the Bumburate valley. Peshawar, Pakistan: Ishtiaq...

Turkish F16s shot down warplane after it violated airspace: Military official 24 Nov 2015 - 11:12 am

A combination picture taken from video shows a war plane crashing in flames in a mountainous area in northern Syria after it was...

Fire kills 18 migrants at Algeria camp: emergency services 24 Nov 2015 - 11:03 am

Algiers: A fire has killed 18 African migrants and injured another 43 at a camp in Algeria, emergency services said Tuesday. The blaze...

Turkish warplanes shot down jet near Syrian border 24 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish warplanes shot down a jet near the Turkish-Syrian border on Tuesday after it violated Turkish airspace, CNN Turk reported. Turkish military...

Magnitude 5.5 quake hits Mexico 24 Nov 2015 - 10:55 am

Mexico City: An earthquake measuring magnitude of 5.5 hit Mexico City on Monday night, according to the US Geological Survey. The USGS said...

Majority of Britons want to leave the EU after Paris attack: Opinion poll 24 Nov 2015 - 10:48 am

People pause to observe a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the Paris shootings, at Liverpool Street Station in London, Britain. ...

Tanzanian president scraps independence party for clean-up day 24 Nov 2015 - 10:45 am

Dar es Salaam: Newly elected Tanzanian President John Magufuli has scrapped independence day celebrations to spend the money on a clean-up campaign, an...

Somalia's Al-Qaeda branch warns members against joining IS 24 Nov 2015 - 10:37 am

Nairobi: Somalia's Shebab fighters have warned they will "cut the throat" of members who shift allegiance from Al-Qaeda to Islamic State, amid reports...

Grim search for bodies after Myanmar mine disaster 24 Nov 2015 - 10:31 am

Rescue teams search for the bodies of miners killed in a landslide in a jade mining area in Hpakhant, in Myanmar's Kachin state...

Pakistan PM urged to suspend execution of paraplegic convict 24 Nov 2015 - 10:03 am

43-year-old Abdul Basit is convicted of murder Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was urged to suspend the execution of a paraplegic death-row...