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RAW threat to Sharif, says Pakistani report 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has stepped up security for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after learning that the Indian intelligence agency RAW was trying to assassinate...

Rail Neer racket: CBI arrests two railway officials 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: The CBI on Sunday arrested two Indian Railways officers, Sandeep Silas and M.S. Chalia, who have been facing probe in a...

BJP pulls up its own over beef remarks 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "upset", BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday pulled up five party leaders whose controversial remarks...

Afghan TV stations face Taliban threat after Kunduz 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Tolo News Director Lotfullah Najafizada (2nd L) poses with his colleagues in the news channel's newsroom, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 18, 2015 By...

Turnout low in Egypt's parliamentary election 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Men cast their votes at a school used as voting centre in Alexandria, Egypt. By Ahmed Aboulenein and Eric Knecht CAIRO: Egyptians turned...

West prepares to end sanctions as Iran deal adopted 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

File photo WASHINGTON: The United States and Europe began preparing to lift the trade sanctions that have hobbled the Iranian economy on Sunday...

Box Office: 'Goosebumps' Tops 'The Martian,' 'Crimson Peak' Falls Flat 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES: "Goosebumps" rode a wave of Clinton era nostalgia to the top of the box officen charts, as the...

Swiss populist right set to win third of parliament seats: media 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

GENEVA: Switzerland's largest party, the populist rightwing anti-immigrant Swiss People's Party, is set for a record win in Sunday's parliamentary election, with media...

Veils and lost voices: Canada set to vote 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

OTTAWA: Political party leaders criss-crossed Canada on Sunday in a last-gasp attempt to sway many still-undecided voters, the final chapter in a gripping...

Slovenia to slow migrant flow over fears of bottleneck 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia warned Sunday it would be forced to slow down the rapidly rising influx of migrants arriving from Croatia and Serbia after...

Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) at a negotiation session with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (R) over Iran's nuclear program in...

Iran says ready to start 'huge task' of dismantling centrifuges 18 Oct 2015 - 06:39 pm

File photo of Iran’s nuclear reactor in Arak, about 150 miles southwest of Tehran TEHRAN: The "huge task" of disabling parts of Iran's...

Argentinian ruling party's candidate seen winning presidency -polls 18 Oct 2015 - 06:35 pm

BUENOS AIRES: The Argentinian ruling party's candidate Daniel Scioli is primed to win the presidential election outright on Oct. 25, with a commanding...

Khorasan Group leader dead in Syria air strike: US 18 Oct 2015 - 06:28 pm

WASHINGTON: The leader of a group of Al-Qaeda veterans which Washington calls the Khorasan Group has been killed in a coalition air strike...

Germany, Turkey hail progress in handling refugee crisis 18 Oct 2015 - 06:19 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his official visit in New York. ISTANBUL:German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish...

Aid deliveries begin in Syria towns under truce: sources 18 Oct 2015 - 06:18 pm

DAMASCUS: Trucks carrying food and aid deliveries entered three Syria towns on Sunday, nearly one month after a ceasefire agreement was reached between...