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SC upholds Nirbhaya case death sentences 05 May 2017 - 09:01 pm

New Delhi: India's Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death sentences of four men convicted for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a...

As Trump woos Xi, Dalai Lama waits on the sidelines 05 May 2017 - 09:00 pm

When Donald Trump was elected in November, the Dalai Lama said he was keen to meet the incoming US president, but since then...

Can Hekmatyar’s return help stabilise Afghanistan? 05 May 2017 - 06:58 pm

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a controversial Afghan militia leader who has spent the past two decades as a fugitive abroad, returned to Kabul and made...

Uttar Pradesh truck accident leaves 14 dead 05 May 2017 - 06:58 pm

Lucknow: The toll in the Etah road accident in Uttar Pradesh early yesterday morning has risen to 14 with the death of the...

Indian court rejects death penalty plea in 2002 riots 05 May 2017 - 03:37 pm

NEW DELHI: An Indian court has turned down a plea seeking death penalty for three men convicted of gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman...

Changing face of migrant crisis in Mediterranean 05 May 2017 - 03:04 pm

Romeeur: From waves of dinghies setting off from Libya to the appearance of privately-funded rescue ships, the face of the migration crisis in...

Sri Lanka's foreign minister says embassies sheltered war criminals and human rights abusers 05 May 2017 - 02:25 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's foreign minister on Friday accused the previous administration of using its embassies abroad as "safe houses" for murderers accused of...

Turkey court rejects Wikipedia appeal over blocking 05 May 2017 - 02:22 pm

Istanbul: A Turkish court on Friday rejected an appeal by the Wikimedia Foundation against the nearly week-long blocking of access in Turkey to...

Tobacco logo ban said to get WTO backing in landmark case 04 May 2017 - 08:09 pm

The World Trade Organization upheld Australia’s right to impose plain-package label restrictions on the sale of tobacco products, dealing a blow to the...

Australia wins landmark WTO tobacco packaging case: Bloomberg 04 May 2017 - 08:06 pm

GENEVA/LONDON: A landmark Australian law on restrictive tobacco packaging has been upheld at the World Trade Organization after a five-year legal battle, Bloomberg...

South African court orders Zuma to explain shock cabinet reshuffle 04 May 2017 - 08:06 pm

Johannesburg: A South African High Court Thursday ordered President Jacob Zuma to reveal the documents he used to justify the controversial sacking of...

Turkey, Russia, Iran back Syria 'de-escalation zones' 04 May 2017 - 07:09 pm

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: Russia, Turkey and Iran signed a deal in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on Thursday to establish de-escalation zones in Syria. Kazakh...

British firefighters execute unusual rescue: a trapped sheep 04 May 2017 - 04:54 pm

LONDON: A group of firefighters in West Yorkshire, England, executed an unusual rescue this week when they freed a sheep wedged in a...

Russia, Turkey, Iran sign pact on safe zones in Syria 04 May 2017 - 03:40 pm

Astana, Kazakhstan: Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel backer Turkey on Thursday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan to create...

Syria rebels return to peace talks 04 May 2017 - 03:06 pm

Astana, Kazakhstan: Syrian rebels on Thursday resumed participation in peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana centred around a Russian-backed plan to create...