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He said whatever he has felt right: Amartya Sen on Dilip Ghosh's attack 12 Feb 2017 - 08:31 pm

Kolkata: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Sunday said he saw "no reason" to object to the vitriolic personal attack made on him by...

Pope Francis speaks out against 'insults' 12 Feb 2017 - 07:51 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis on Sunday criticised the everyday use of "insults", an apparent reference to anonymous attacks he has faced over the...

Heartbroken UN chief seeks Yemen talks 'resurrection' 12 Feb 2017 - 07:43 pm

Riyadh: A heartbroken United Nations chief on Sunday called for the "resurrection" of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides to end the suffering...

Turkmenistan leader certain to win third term in vote 12 Feb 2017 - 07:38 pm

ASHGABAT: Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is certain to secure a third term in Sunday’s election, maintaining his grip on power in the gas-rich...

Swiss back new citizenship rules in defeat for rightwing 12 Feb 2017 - 06:38 pm

Geneva: Swiss voters on Sunday approved a measure to make it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, crushing rightwing nationalists who had...

Brazilian police return to work after strike triggers violent chaos 12 Feb 2017 - 06:33 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Several hundred police returned to their patrols on Sunday after eight days of strikes in a southeastern Brazilian state that...

Trump administration officials may be deposed over immigration order 12 Feb 2017 - 06:26 pm

WASHINGTON: Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said on Sunday he will depose Trump administration officials to uncover “what truly motivated” President Donald...

Turkish troops inside IS bastion Al-Bab: Erdogan 12 Feb 2017 - 03:55 pm

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies have entered the centre of the Islamic State-held...

Australia warns of 'Catastrophic' fire conditions amid heatwave 12 Feb 2017 - 02:46 pm

Sydney: Australian authorities ordered the evacuation of some sparsely populated rural areas of New South Wales on Sunday (Feb 12) as bushfires, fanned...

Top Taliban leader killed in northeastern Afghanistan 12 Feb 2017 - 02:40 pm

Kabul: A top leader of the Taliban group was along with several local and foreign insurgents in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. According...

Settlers continue to storm Al-Aqsa mosque 12 Feb 2017 - 02:34 pm

Occupation Jerusalem: Israeli settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli special forces, resumed Sunday their provocative incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque from Magarebah gate and tried...

Grenade explosion kills two children in NW Pakistan 12 Feb 2017 - 02:21 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: Two children were killed and another critically wounded in a grenade explosion in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. The children...

Cambodian opposition prepares for polls without leader 12 Feb 2017 - 02:11 pm

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's opposition party will head into local elections without a president after its founder's shock resignation, a party spokesman said Sunday,...

Germany to elect 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as new president 12 Feb 2017 - 02:07 pm

Berlin: Billed as Germany's "anti-Trump", centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to be elected Sunday as the new ceremonial head of...

At least five protesters killed in Saturday's demos in Baghdad 12 Feb 2017 - 02:03 pm

BAGHDAD: At least five protesters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were killed, and 174 others wounded, in clashes that happened Saturday with...

Seven killed in militant battle in India's Kashmir 12 Feb 2017 - 01:58 pm

New Delhi: Seven people including a civilian and two soldiers were killed in gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, police said....

IOF arrest three Palestinians in West Bank 12 Feb 2017 - 01:50 pm

Ramallah: Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday morning have arrested three Palestinians during a wide raid and arrest campaign. The three were arrested...