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Park is back at home & expresses defiance 12 Mar 2017 - 09:54 pm

Seoul:Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressed defiance toward the corruption allegations against her as she vacated the presidential palace and returned to...

Canberra Balloon Festival 12 Mar 2017 - 09:48 pm

Philippine Military Academy ceremony 12 Mar 2017 - 09:48 pm

UK govt urged to make plans if no deal reached 12 Mar 2017 - 09:36 pm

London: It would be a serious dereliction of duty if the British government failed to plan for the possibility of not reaching an...

Clash with police leaves 21 injured in Georgian city 12 Mar 2017 - 09:36 pm

TBILISI, Georgia: At least 21 people, including 11 police officers, have been injured during a night of rioting in Georgia's second-largest city. The...

China claims death penalty used sparingly 12 Mar 2017 - 09:36 pm

Beijing: China's chief justice said yesterday that his country, which is believed to execute more people than the rest of the world combined,...

Opinion: The Fillon affair: France’s sick democracy 12 Mar 2017 - 09:36 pm

Ever since Francois Fillon was elected as the French conservative party, The Republicans, candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in May, he has...

Opinion: How Fukushima gave rise to a new anti-racism movement 12 Mar 2017 - 09:27 pm

Tokyo, Japan - In the low light of a pop-up restaurant in Ebisu, I sit across from Sabako as she takes pictures of...

Fillon faces queries over cash for bespoke suits 12 Mar 2017 - 09:27 pm

Paris: Conservative French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon, already dogged by a fake jobs scandal, faced new scrutiny yesterday over a mystery benefactor reportedly...

Robin Bengtsson wins Eurovision Song Contest SC 12 Mar 2017 - 09:23 pm

India’s shunned widows spray colour to celebrate Holi spring festival 12 Mar 2017 - 09:23 pm

NEW DELHI: Widows in India’s northern town of Vrindavan smashed social taboos by spraying each other with brilliant powdered colours to celebrate Holi,...

Kathmandu arrests 1,295 motorcyclists 12 Mar 2017 - 09:22 pm

Kathmandu: At least 1,295 motorcyclists were arrested for violating traffic rules in the Nepali capital during the Hindu festival of Holi here yesterday,...

Kerala's first hip replacement surgery 12 Mar 2017 - 09:22 pm

Kochi: A private hospital here has successfully completed the first ever hip replacement surgery in Kerala using a 3D model of the hip,...

Bangladesh navy inducts first ever submarines 12 Mar 2017 - 09:22 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh's military has inducted its first ever submarines since the country gained its independence in 1971, the Bangladeshi Defense Ministry announced. “First...

Saudi King to pay official visit to India later this year 12 Mar 2017 - 09:15 pm

New Delhi: India looked forward to the first official visit here by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz...

BJP stakes claim to form govt in Goa 12 Mar 2017 - 09:15 pm

Panaji: In a swift move, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, led by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, met Goa Governor Mridula Sinha yesterday and...

Afghanistan: At least 16 IS militants dead 12 Mar 2017 - 09:07 pm

Kabul: At least 16 IS militants were killed in a series of air strikes conducted by the US forces in Afghanistan. The provincial...

31 Taliban militants dead in Helmand 12 Mar 2017 - 09:07 pm

Kabul: At least 31 insurgents were killed in a series of air strikes conducted by the Afghan and foreign forces in southern Helmand...