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India, Russia sign 16 agreements across multiple sectors 15 Oct 2016 - 12:57 pm

Benaulim: India and Russia on Saturday signed 16 agreements across multiple sectors following delegation-level talks co-chairedd by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian...

Diplomats meet in fresh bid to halt Syria bloodshed 15 Oct 2016 - 12:50 pm

Lausanne: Top diplomats were to meet in Switzerland Saturday in a fresh push to revive a ceasefire in Syria, after pro-government forces intensified...

Turkey condemns cancellation of coup panel in Sweden 15 Oct 2016 - 12:42 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has angrily reacted to the cancellation of a panel in Sweden about the failed July coup attempt seeking to oust the...

UN chief set to visit hurricane-hit Haiti to highlight needs 15 Oct 2016 - 12:33 pm

Port-au-Prince: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon travels to Haiti on Saturday to visit areas devastated by Hurricane Matthew and highlight the emergency needs...

New refugees from Nauru expected in Cambodia next week 15 Oct 2016 - 12:23 pm

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The three latest refugees detained on Nauru to volunteer for resettlement in Cambodia could be arriving as early as this...

200-ton jade stone found in north Myanmar 15 Oct 2016 - 12:07 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: An enormous jade boulder that weighs up to 192 tons has been found in Myanmar’s restive Kachin State, officials said Saturday....

Nine arrested after South Africa police, students clash again in Johannesburg 15 Oct 2016 - 12:00 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Nine people were arrested after overnight clashes in Johannesburg between police and students demanding free education, police said on Saturday. The latest...

Destitute migrants pile up in Djibouti as Yemen sends boats back 15 Oct 2016 - 11:44 am

GENEVA: Thousands of Ethiopians trekking through desert heat and war in Yemen for the sake of a low-paid job in Saudi Arabia risk...

Egyptian air strikes hit jihadists after deadly attack 15 Oct 2016 - 11:34 am

Cairo: Egypt's military launched air strikes against jihadist targets in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, the army said, after the Islamic State group...

Bypassing congress, Maduro decrees Venezuela budget 15 Oct 2016 - 11:17 am

Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro issued the government's 2017 budget by decree Friday, bypassing the opposition-held legislature in a move that could deepen...

US aid worker kidnapped in Niger - town mayor 15 Oct 2016 - 11:14 am

NIAMEY: Gunmen raided the house of a U.S. aid worker in central Niger overnight, killing his two guards before driving him off across...

Thailand warns on prices as mourners buy black garments 15 Oct 2016 - 11:01 am

Bangkok: Thai authorities have warned traders not to take advantage of shoppers flocking to buy black shirts to mourn King Bhumibol Adulyadej and...

Syria: five years of efforts to end the conflict 15 Oct 2016 - 10:45 am

Beirut: US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov meet on Saturday in Lausanne in the latest bid to...

Philippines faces 'most damaging typhoon': forecaster 15 Oct 2016 - 10:20 am

Manila: The Philippines faces what could be "the most damaging" storm this year as Typhoon Sarika headed for the archipelago's heavily-populated main island,...

Trump rejects assault claims, says he is a victim of smears 15 Oct 2016 - 09:58 am

Washington: Donald Trump on Friday rejected claims of women accusing him of sexual misconduct, and portrayed himself as the victim of a "smear...

Modi, Putin set to sign energy deals ahead of BRICS 15 Oct 2016 - 09:20 am

Benaulim, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to sign lucrative energy and defence deals Saturday, aimed...

New Syria talks to open in Switzerland 15 Oct 2016 - 09:07 am

Lausanne: Fresh diplomatic talks to end the Syrian conflict open in Switzerland on Saturday, the first since Washington halted bilateral negotiations with Moscow...