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Syria rebels using caged captives as 'human shields': monitor 01 Nov 2015 - 05:35 pm

Beirut: A major Syrian rebel group is using dozens of captives in metal cages as "human shields" in the largest opposition stronghold on...

Azerbaijan holds parliamentary vote amid free speech limits 01 Nov 2015 - 05:34 pm

A woman leaves a voting cabin to cast her ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary elections in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, Nov....

Africa's long-awaited intervention force finally stutters to life 01 Nov 2015 - 04:47 pm

Seen through a sight, soldiers from different African countries take part in AMANI AFRICA II, the first military exercise of the African Union's...

No government control in Haryana in 11 years: Sukhbir Badal 01 Nov 2015 - 04:46 pm

Rohtak, Haryana: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday took a dig at the BJP government in the state, saying there...

India rises to be world's 7th most valued 'nation brand' 01 Nov 2015 - 04:41 pm

New Delhi: India has moved up one position to become the world's seventh most-valued "nation brand", with an increase of 32 percent in...

Kejriwal to study legality of SIT on 1984 riots 01 Nov 2015 - 04:39 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his government will examine the legality of a special team formed by the...

Nepali Congress leadership meets to mull Communist rising 01 Nov 2015 - 04:29 pm

Nepali Congress party leader Ram Chandra Poudel, left, follows Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the constituent assembly in...

Grand Alliance's win will destroy Bihar: Modi 01 Nov 2015 - 04:26 pm

Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the people of Bihar to vote for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the on-going...

Lake Chad clashes leave 14 Boko Haram members dead: government 01 Nov 2015 - 04:24 pm

"Two members of Boko Haram were neutralised and a third blew himself up, wounding 11 civilians" during an attempted suicide attack on the...

Salman, Sonam promote khadi, laud ‘Huts To High Street’ concept 01 Nov 2015 - 04:24 pm

By Nivedita He is one of Bollywood’s most known and loved faces and this was evident as Salman walked the ramp with his...

Fourth round of Bihar battle ends, 58 percent vote 01 Nov 2015 - 04:20 pm

Patna: The fourth and penultimate phase of Bihar's assembly polls, the biggest popularity test in the country since the February Delhi election the...

Thirteen migrants, including six children, drown off Greece: Coastguard 01 Nov 2015 - 04:16 pm

Representative image Athens: At least 13 migrants, six of them children, drowned as two boats making the hazardous crossing from Turkey capsized in...

Islamic State takes over town in Syria's western Homs province: monitor 01 Nov 2015 - 04:14 pm

Town of Maheen in Homs,Syria. BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters seized the Syrian town of Maheen in Homs province from government forces on Sunday,...

Turkey death toll from bootleg booze hits 23 01 Nov 2015 - 04:09 pm

Istanbul: The death toll in Turkey from drinking bootleg liquor has risen to 23 after 11 more people died in hospital over the...

Russia grounds airline's A321 fleet after Egyptian crash: Interfax 01 Nov 2015 - 03:12 pm

A handout picture released by Egypt's Prime Minister's office on October 31, 2015, shows PM Sherif Ismail (R) at the site of the...

Indian businessman to hold food festival in Australian city 01 Nov 2015 - 01:51 pm

Food Truck Festival will see Indian delicacies being served from trucks Sydney: An Indian-origin businessman will organise a food festival in Melbourne's suburb...