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Two years of the Modi government: Pluses and minuses 10 May 2016 - 05:41 pm

Narendra Modi (Reuters) By Amit Kapoor The Narendra Modi government has been in office for almost two years. There have been some strong...

Countries backing Syria talks to meet in Vienna on May 17: Kerry 10 May 2016 - 05:38 pm

G7 foreign ministers (L to R) E.U. High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Canada's Foreign Minister Stephane Dion, Britain's Foreign Minister Philip...

Putin says new Russian weapons turned tide in Syria 10 May 2016 - 05:24 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) attend a meeting with military officials and representatives of the Russian...

Officials: Germany stabbing suspect mentally unstable 10 May 2016 - 05:16 pm

Traces of blood and marks can be seen at the platform of Grafing station in Grafing bei Muenchen, Germany, 10 May 2016. EPA/ANDREAS...

Landslides kill at least 12 in Uganda 10 May 2016 - 05:06 pm

Kampala: Landslides caused by heavy overnight rains have killed at least 12 people in western Uganda, Red Cross officials said Tuesday. Mud slid...

Bomb attack on police in Diyarbakir, Turkey 10 May 2016 - 04:56 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: A bomb-laden vehicle has struck a Turkish police shuttle vehicle in a central district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakir on...

Myanmar: US ambassador to keep using term 'Rohingya' 10 May 2016 - 04:50 pm

US Ambassador Scot Marciel delivers his address on Myanmar-US relations in Yangon on May 10, 2016. / AFP / ROMEO GACAD YANGON, Myanmar:...

Military school denies Muslim girl's request to wear headscarf 10 May 2016 - 04:40 pm

A girl wearing headscarf. (for representational purpose only) CHARLESTON, South Carolina: The Citadel military school in South Carolina has denied a request by...

New Libya government creates 'Presidential Guard' 10 May 2016 - 04:00 pm

Tripoli: Libya's government of national unity on Tuesday announced the creation of a new military force to protect government buildings, border posts, vital...

German court rejects Erdogan request for injunction against media CEO 10 May 2016 - 03:40 pm

Flags with the logos of the main newspapers of German publisher Axel Springer fly outside its headquarters in Berlin August 7, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas...

Jordan receives 296 Syrian refugees 10 May 2016 - 03:31 pm

Amman: A total of 296 Syrian refugees from various age groups, entered into the Kingdom through various crossing points during the last 24...

Putin hopes cooperation with U.S. will fundamentally change situation in Syria 10 May 2016 - 03:21 pm

SOCHI, Russia: The situation in Syria remains complicated, but Russia hopes that its cooperation with the United States will lead to fundamental changes...

Thailand to release eight anti-junta activists on bail 10 May 2016 - 02:57 pm

Activists who were detained after posting critical comments on Facebook of the ruling military junta, leave the military court in Bangkok, Thailand May...

Baidu CEO tells staff to put values before profit after cancer death scandal 10 May 2016 - 02:50 pm

By Paul Carsten BEIJING: Baidu Inc’s CEO has called on employees to put values before profit in response to a scandal around the...

Norway police sets up Panama Papers hotline, offers discounted sentence 10 May 2016 - 02:44 pm

AFP/ File photo OSLO: Norway’s white-collar crimes police unit on Tuesday established a telephone hotline for people seeking to confess to tax evasion...

Spain's Podemos forms election alliance with far-left party 10 May 2016 - 02:30 pm

Podemos' Party leader Pablo Iglesias (C-L) and IU'Party leader Alberto Garzon (C-R) cheer the crowd during an event with supporters held in Madrid,...

Bangladesh set to execute Jamaat-e-Islami leader 10 May 2016 - 02:21 pm

Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard outside a jail in Dhaka on May 10, 2016, where comvicted Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami is said...