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UN to scrutinize GA head's finances after bribery scandal 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the creation of a task force to examine the finances of the...

US and Japan's Takata settle over air bags: Nikkei 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Visitors look at cars behind a logo of Takata Corp on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo, Japan, June 25,...

Taiwan leader Ma to meet Chinese President Xi: officials 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou Taipei: Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday, Ma's office said, the...

France's top book prize goes to tale of opium-fuelled dream 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: A book about a night of opium-fuelled cross-cultural dreaming won France's most prestigious -- and lucrative -- literary prize Tuesday in a...

Police raid German FA offices over 2006 World Cup bid allegations 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Police raided the offices of the German Football Federation (DFB) and the homes of top officials Tuesday over tax evasion allegations linked...

Canada's new leader to step out on world stage 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Ottawa: Justin Trudeau takes over as Canada's prime minister on Wednesday, striking out on the diplomatic stage with a fortnight of back-to-back summits...

Gunmen kidnap Tripoli government minister in Libya 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

In this Aug. 13, 2015, photo, military units which operate under the Tripoli government stand in formation during a celebration of the 75th...

No proof that plane broke up in mid-air: Egyptian authorities 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Lin Noueihed CAIRO: Egypt's civil aviation ministry said on Tuesday there were no facts to substantiate assertions by Russian officials that the...

15 freezing migrants saved from refrigerated truck in France 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Lille, France: Fifteen migrants suffering from hypothermia were found alive in the back of a refrigerated lorry in northern France after a blind...

Syrian minister, in Iran, says no talk of transition from Assad rule 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: A senior Syrian official rejected on Tuesday the idea of a "transitional period" leading towards the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, as...

Russia bombed Syria targets after 'opposition' gave coordinates 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday after "opposition representatives" gave them coordinates in the first time Moscow has claimed to...

Israel to EU: labelling products harms peace hopes 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A Palestinian labourer works at the Israeli Lipski plastic factory at the Barkan Industrial Park near the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the...

Romanians mourn nightclub fire heroes 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Bucharest: Romanians on Tuesday paid tribute to two men who sacrificed their lives to save several youngsters trapped in a burning Bucharest nightclub,...

Lalu scores double century of addressing poll rallies 03 Nov 2015 - 06:56 pm

By Imran Khan Patna: Lalu Prasad, the irrepressible chief of the RJD, has set a record of sorts by addressing over 200 election...

Indigenous communities descended in Abode of Clouds to discuss food cultures 03 Nov 2015 - 06:45 pm

File photo of 2013 Terra Madre festival By Raymond Kharmujai Shillong: Indigenous communities from 58 countries have assembled in this mountainous state capital...

Huge gap between Indians and Kashmiris: Nandita Haksar 03 Nov 2015 - 06:38 pm

By Ruwa Shah New Delhi: Human rights activist and prominent lawyer Nandita Haksar has claimed that there is a huge gap between Kashmiris...

News Analysis: Badal bends backwards to pacify hardliners over sacrilege 03 Nov 2015 - 06:28 pm

By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh: At age 88, Parkash Singh Badal, the country's oldest chief minister and one of India's most experienced politicians, is...