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Apple CEO Tim Cook pays obeisance at Siddhivinayak temple 18 May 2016 - 11:44 am

Apple CEO Tim Cook at Siddhivinayak in Mumbai. IANS Mumbai: Apple CEO Tim Cook started his India tour by paying obeisance at the...

Chandy makes history, hopes to win polls 18 May 2016 - 11:43 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, sworn in on this day five years ago, on Wednesday completed 1,827 days in office -- a...

Protests in Hong Kong as top China official visits 18 May 2016 - 11:42 am

A pro-democracy protester holds up a photo of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang during a demonstration in Wan Chai,...

Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake: USGS 18 May 2016 - 11:39 am

Quito: A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month after a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake...

British paper's "Queen backs Brexit" headline misleading, press watchdog rules 18 May 2016 - 11:22 am

Queen Elizabeth II departs her 90th Birthday Celebrations at Home Park, Windsor on May 15, 2016 in Windsor, England. REUTERS/BEN A PRUCHNIE/POOL London: ...

More than 150 people feared buried in Sri Lanka landslides: Rescue officials 18 May 2016 - 10:55 am

Sri Lankan youths wade through floodwaters in Biyagama, about 17 kms from Colombo on May 18, 2016. AFP / ISHARA S.KODIKARA By Ranga...

Kazakhstan arrests activists ahead of land protests 18 May 2016 - 10:55 am

ALMATY: Kazakhstan detained several vocal opponents of land reform who planned to take part in Saturday protests, activists said on Wednesday, in an...

IS accused of unlawfully executing dozens in Libya bastion 18 May 2016 - 10:34 am

Tripoli: Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused the Islamic State group of unlawfully executing dozens of people in its Libyan stronghold of Sirte,...

Turkey's Kilis: A rare example of refugee integration 18 May 2016 - 10:34 am

A general view atop a hill of the southeastern town of Kilis, Turkey, bordering Syria, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal By Muhammed Ziya...

Red Cross has greater access in Syria, stepping up aid: official 18 May 2016 - 10:25 am

Syrian Civil Defence workers inspect a heavily damaged building on May 17, 2016, in the rebel-held al-Sukari neighborhood of the northern city of...

Striking Belgian prison guards burst into ministry 18 May 2016 - 09:52 am

Belgian prison officers demonstrate behind the Saint-Gilles prison where guards have been on strike for three weeks in a protest over pay cuts...

With two more primaries at stake, tensions erupt between Sanders and Democratic leaders 18 May 2016 - 09:42 am

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally at California State University, Dominguez Hills on May 17, 2016 in Carson,...

Tensions flare between powerful Thai Buddhist sect and police 18 May 2016 - 09:34 am

Buddhist monks and novices gather to receive alms at Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Bangkok, April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo Bangkok: Tensions...

Maldives sides with Saudis to cut ties with Iran 18 May 2016 - 09:31 am

File photo of Maldives President Abdulla Yameen taking oath as the President of Maldives during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Male...

Six-minute Pacific search finds fishermen adrift for days 18 May 2016 - 09:25 am

Wellington: Two Kiribati fishermen lost at sea for days were found Wednesday just six minutes into a search that targeted a massive patch...

Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in Turkey, northern Iraq, 10 killed -sources 18 May 2016 - 09:19 am

DIYARBAKIR: Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, killing at least ten fighters, security sources said...

Rescuers find 16 bodies after Sri Lanka landslides 18 May 2016 - 09:13 am

Torrential rains and landslides have forced thousands to flee their homes. AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI Colombo: Rescue workers on Wednesday recovered the bodies...

Superjet technology nears reality after Australia test 18 May 2016 - 09:08 am

Hypersonic technology can revolutionise the global air travel reducing time, resources and cost Sydney: A two-hour flight from Sydney to London is a...