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70 injured as Egypt train derails 11 Feb 2016 - 01:47 pm

Cairo: At least 70 people were injured in Egypt on Thursday when a passenger train derailed and two of its cars overturned, the...

Calls for safety overhaul in Taiwan after quake disaster 11 Feb 2016 - 01:00 pm

Excavators are used during the search and rescue operation at the Wei-Kuan complex, which collapsed in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in the southern Taiwanese...

Russia ready to discuss Syria ceasefire at international talks 11 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Munich. AFP/Brendan Smialowski Munich, Germany: Russia said...

French left-winger Melenchon to run for presidency in upset for Hollande 11 Feb 2016 - 12:25 pm

French far-left Parti de Gauche (PG) leader Jean-Luc Melenchon delivers a speech during a demonstration in Paris, May 5, 2013. Reuters/Charles Platiau PARIS:...

Death toll in Syrian civil war is 470,000: The Guardian 11 Feb 2016 - 12:12 pm

A man at a site recently hit by a missile in Aleppo’s Ard al-Hamra neighborhood, February 23, 2013. Reuters LONDON: In five years...

Ishrat Jahan was an LeT member, claims Headley 11 Feb 2016 - 11:48 am

Ishrat Jahan Mumbai: Pakistani-American terrorist-turned approver David Coleman Headley said on Thursday that Ishrat Jahan was a member of the women wing of...

Soldier found alive in Siachen dies 11 Feb 2016 - 11:26 am

New Delhi: Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was dug out alive after being buried under ice for six days in the Siachen glacier,...

Six killed as school minibus crashes with truck in France: police 11 Feb 2016 - 11:17 am

Paris: A school minibus crashed into a truck in France on Thursday, killing at least six children, police said, a day after another...

Last 24 hours: Jordan receives 65 Syrian refugees 11 Feb 2016 - 11:16 am

Amman: A total of 65 new Syrian refugees from various age groups, entered into Jordan through various crossing points during the last 24...

Israeli force crosses Lebanese border 11 Feb 2016 - 10:10 am

Beirut: An Israeli force crossed the Lebanese border on Wednesday and seized a goat herd belonging to a Lebanese citizen, Lebanon's National News...

Three missing as Greek navy helicopter falls in Aegean: report 11 Feb 2016 - 09:52 am

Athens: Three Greek navy personnel were missing Thursday after their helicopter crashed into the Aegean Sea during an exercise, the state Athens News...

TB vaccine unavailability in Pakistan putting children at risk 11 Feb 2016 - 09:40 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab province has not been able to acquire tuberculosis (TB) vaccine for two months as a result of which children may...

RBI had rejected Headley's application to open business account 11 Feb 2016 - 09:29 am

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India had rejected an application by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley seeking clearance to open a business...

Headley admits to getting terror funds from LeT, ISI 11 Feb 2016 - 09:24 am

Mumbai: The Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley here on Thursday revealed he received terror funds, which included counterfeit currency, from both the LeT...

Leaders hope to kick-start Syria talks despite Aleppo onslaught 11 Feb 2016 - 09:18 am

Stalls are seen on a street beside damaged buildings in the rebel held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail...

Guantanamo '9/11 Five' detainee needs better care: NGO 11 Feb 2016 - 08:57 am

Washington: One of the alleged 9/11 ringleaders being held at Guantanamo Bay is in desperate need of medical care after government mistreatment, an...