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24 killed in fiery bus, car crash in Mexico 24 Nov 2015 - 09:54 am

Puebla, Mexico: At least 24 people were killed and 10 injured after a bus collided with a car in central Mexico, sparking a...

UN Secretary-General appoints new head of UN mission in Somalia 24 Nov 2015 - 09:50 am

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Michael Keating of the United Kingdom as his new Special Representative for...

US destroys 283 ISIS oil trucks 24 Nov 2015 - 09:47 am

Washington: US planes have destroyed an estimated 283 oil trucks of ISIS organization near the border between Syria and Iraq, Pentagon said Tuesday....

Singapore Asia's economic lion, says Modi 24 Nov 2015 - 09:46 am

India’s PM Narendra Modi meets with his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore November 24, 2015. Reuters Singapore: Asia's economic lion is...

TRS takes massive lead in Warangal by-election 24 Nov 2015 - 09:42 am

TRS candidate Pasunuri Dayakar Hyderabad: The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was heading to retain Warangal Lok Sabha seat as its candidate established...

Peter Mukerjea brought to Delhi in Sheena Bora murder case 24 Nov 2015 - 09:40 am

File Photo of Peter Mukerjea New Delhi: Former media tycoon Peter Mukerjea, who was arrested on Friday, was taken to CBI headquarters in...

India, Singapore sign strategic partnership, 9 deals 24 Nov 2015 - 09:32 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pose after signing the Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration at Istana Presidential Palace...

Blast outside Greek industry association, no injuries: source 24 Nov 2015 - 09:20 am

Athens: A bomb exploded early Tuesday outside the offices of Greece's industry association in Athens, causing damage but no injuries, a police source...

Australia PM says no global support for troops on the ground in Syria 24 Nov 2015 - 09:19 am

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Tuesday there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State...

Chinese journalist, 71, appeals seven year jailing 24 Nov 2015 - 09:14 am

Beijing: A 71-year-old Chinese journalist appealed Tuesday against her seven year jail sentence for "leaking state secrets", a conviction condemned by free speech...

From dung to BMWs at green energy plant in South Africa 24 Nov 2015 - 08:58 am

Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa: Forty minutes east of South Africa's capital Pretoria, amid the lowing of thousands of cows and the strong stink of...

Brussels extends terror alert as US issues travel warning 24 Nov 2015 - 08:54 am

elgian soldiers patrol in central Brussels as police searched the area during a continued high level of security following the recent deadly Paris...

US issues global travel alert due to 'increased terrorist threats' 24 Nov 2015 - 08:47 am

Washington: The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday warning American citizens of "increased terrorist threats" in the wake of the...

Mali in mourning as siege hotel yields clues 24 Nov 2015 - 08:44 am

Bamako: French and UN investigators joined a Mali police probe into a jihadist siege at a luxury hotel that left at least 20...

690 million children at risk from climate change: UNICEF 24 Nov 2015 - 08:42 am

United Nations, United States: Nearly 690 million of the world's 2.3 billion children live in areas most exposed to climate change, facing higher...

Armed vigilantes in Burundi's capital expose deepening crisis 24 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

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

Freemason membership records spanning 190 years go online 24 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Rudyard Kipling London: Records of two million members of the secretive Freemasons have been published online, showing that its members during Britain's imperial...