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Congress marks its 131st foundation day 28 Dec 2015 - 10:16 am

File photo of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday hoisted the party...

Buses enter Syrian border town to evacuate fighters under UN-sponsored deal 28 Dec 2015 - 10:08 am

BEIRUT: Ambulances and buses on Monday entered the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Zadabadi to evacuate scores of fighters, among them injured, to...

Former top Chinese official commits suicide after landslide disaster 28 Dec 2015 - 09:54 am

An aerial view shows rescuers walk among damaged vehicles to search for survivors at the site of a landslide which hit an industrial...

Freight train carrying sulphuric acid derails in Australia 28 Dec 2015 - 09:50 am

A Queensland Police handout, dated 28 December 2015 of the scene of a derailment of a freight train at Julia Creek, Australia. EPA/Queensland...

Two killed in Philippine extremist attack 28 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

Armoured personnel carrier (APC) parked in Kauran, Ampatuan in the southern Philippines province of Maguindanao on December 24, 2015. AFP Manila: Two soldiers...

One killed, 13 wounded in Kabul suicide attack: Afghan officials 28 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

Afghan security forces investigate at the site of the suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 28, 2015. Reuters By Sayed Hassib KABUL: ...

Taliban car bomber targets NATO convoy near Kabul airport 28 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

An Afghan man stands next to his damaged vehicle after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 28, 2015. Reuters Kabul: A Taliban...

'Modi's good gesture aimed at winning UNSC membership' 28 Dec 2015 - 09:25 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Lahore, Pakistan, December 25, 2015. Reuters Islamabad: Prime Minister...

BJP seeks public apology to Jaitley, Kejriwal hits back 28 Dec 2015 - 09:20 am

BJP spokesperson MJ Akbar New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday sought a public apology from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his allegations...

Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi 28 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

A member from the Iraqi security forces holds an Iraqi flag in the city of Ramadi, December 27, 2015. Iraq's army declared victory...

Torrential rains, flooding kill at least 10 in South America 28 Dec 2015 - 08:28 am

Mudslides have killed at least four people in Brazil, one of several South American countries where torrential rains and flooding now have claimed...

Suicide bomber near Kabul airport, casualties feared: Afghan officials 28 Dec 2015 - 08:23 am

A suicide bomber blew himself up on a road near Kabul airport, with some people killed among multiple casualties, officials in the Afghan...

Germany recruits 8,500 teachers for child refugees 28 Dec 2015 - 08:20 am

Germany has recruited 8,500 people to teach child refugees German, as the country expects the number of new arrivals to soar past the...

Boko Haram attacks key northeast city in Nigeria: residents 28 Dec 2015 - 08:11 am

Boko Haram jihadists attacked a key city in northeast Nigeria on Sunday evening, residents told AFP, the second assault in days as Nigerian...

Taiwan presidential front-runner: Can't 'be bound' to China 28 Dec 2015 - 08:10 am

Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, 2016 presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen stands at her podium before her first televised policy debate with...

In Paraguay, more flee worst floods in decades as levee creaks 28 Dec 2015 - 08:08 am

By Mariel Cristaldo and Sarah Marsh ASUNCION/BUENOS AIRES: With further rain looming, more families abandoned their homes on Sunday in Paraguay, the country...

Presidential hopeful Trump blasts Republican expected to endorse rival 28 Dec 2015 - 08:04 am

By Alana Wise WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump assailed a leading committee chairman in Congress on Sunday for backing Marco Rubio, Trump's...