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'Salman Khan', 'Shah Rukh Khan' on sale in goat markets 24 Sep 2015 - 12:49 pm

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Sep 24 (IANS) 'Salman Khan' and 'Shah Rukh Khan' are on sale in the goat markets here in Uttar...

Modi receives rousing welcome in New York 24 Sep 2015 - 11:59 am

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a rousing welcome by the members of the Indian community here. He is in...

Haj crush claims hundreds of lives: Saudi civil defence 24 Sep 2015 - 11:49 am

DUBAI: The death toll from a crush of pilgrims on Thursday during Haj in Saudi Arabia has risen to 220, the Saudi civil...

EU leaders to offer cash for Syrian refugees 24 Sep 2015 - 01:38 am

Migrants try on shoes they received from charity organisations at a train station in Hegyeshalom, Hungary, yesterday. BRUSSELS: European Union leaders could promise...

Putin opens huge mosque in Moscow 24 Sep 2015 - 01:37 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre right), chairman of the Russia’s Council of Muftis Ravil Gainutdin (centre left) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Pope calls for urgent action on climate change 23 Sep 2015 - 05:45 pm

Pope Francis speaks during arrival ceromonies with US President Barack Obama at the White House. By Philip Pullella and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON: Pope...

Sisi pardons Jazeera journalists 23 Sep 2015 - 03:51 pm

A combination of file pictures shows Al-Jazeera's Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed (R) and Al-Jazeera's Egyptian-Canadian reporter Mohamed Fahmy. CAIRO: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah...

Hollande, Sisi agree on sale of Mistral warships to Egypt 23 Sep 2015 - 03:28 pm

The two Mistral-class helicopter carriers Sevastopol (L) and Vladivostok are seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, western...

Slovakia will challenge EU migrant quotas in court - PM 23 Sep 2015 - 01:59 pm

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia will go to court to challenge quotas for distributing asylum-seekers approved by European Union interior ministers, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico...

Army officer killed during Rajasthan exercise 23 Sep 2015 - 12:39 pm

JAIPUR: An army major was killed in an "accident" during a training exercise in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district, an official said on Wednesday. The...

Turkish PM replaces resigned Kurdish ministers 23 Sep 2015 - 12:33 pm

Turkey's Minister for EU Affairs Ali Haydar Konca (L) and Development Minister Muslum Dogan hold a press conference at HDP headquarters in Ankara...

EU member state can suspend Facebook data sharing with US: court advisor 23 Sep 2015 - 12:30 pm

LUXEMBOURG: A key advisor to the EU's top court said EU member states have the power to suspend data sharing with the United...

Nepal leader cancels US visit for talks on constitution 23 Sep 2015 - 12:24 pm

KATHMANDU: Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Wednesday cancelled plans to visit the United States so he can hold talks on a new...

Philippine gunmen haul foreign hostages into remote mountains 23 Sep 2015 - 12:16 pm

The marina bay of Holiday Oceanview resort on Samal island, Daval del Norte province, next to the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, where...

Malaysia arrests 6 people, says they may have aided Bangkok bomber 23 Sep 2015 - 12:10 pm

Hong Kong actor Simon Yam visit the Erawan shrine, where a bombing on 17 August killed at least 20 people and injured more...

Muslim Americans welcome first NY Eid school holiday 23 Sep 2015 - 11:55 am

Worshippers gather for prayer during Eid al-Fitr at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill (file photo). NEW YORK: New York marks a milestone in...

German diver dies at Pacific's Bikini Atoll 23 Sep 2015 - 11:53 am

File photo of some tourists at Bikini Atoll MAJURO, Marshall Islands: A German diver has died exploring the Pacific's famed Bikini Atoll, officials...