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At least six dead in Cameroon double suicide attack: security sources 10 Feb 2016 - 12:41 pm

File photo/ for representation only. Yaoundé: At least six civilians were killed and over 30 injured Wednesday in a double suicide attack in...

South Korea suspends operations at joint factory park with North 10 Feb 2016 - 12:22 pm

South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-Pyo speaks during a press conference at the government building in Seoul, South Korea, 10 February 2016. By...

Japan imposes sanctions on North Korea after satellite launch 10 Feb 2016 - 12:11 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a long range rocket launched into the air in this still image taken from KRT file...

Kerala CPI-M calls it truce ahead of polls 10 Feb 2016 - 11:58 am

Pinarayi Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: Ahead of assembly elections in Kerala, the two known factions of the CPI-M in the state have decided to work...

UP woman volunteers to donate kidney to Siachen avalanche survivor 10 Feb 2016 - 11:45 am

Lucknow: Moved by the inspiring real-life story of Lance Naik Hanumananthappa Koppad, who was rescued five days after being trapped in an avalanche...

India police eye new weapon: chilli-loaded slingshots 10 Feb 2016 - 11:31 am

New Delhi: Police in northern India will soon use slingshots loaded with chilli powder and marbles to tackle unruly protesters in the world's...

A breakfast in Harlem underscores key challenge for Sanders 10 Feb 2016 - 10:59 am

A sign shows support for US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on a private property near Laconia, New Hampshire, USA, 09 February 2016. ...

Iraqi Premier Calls for "Substantial" Cabinet Reshuffle 10 Feb 2016 - 10:37 am

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi has urged political blocs to help carrying out a "substantial" cabinet reshuffle to confront the country's...

4.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Algeria 10 Feb 2016 - 10:31 am

Algeria: An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Blida town, northern Algeria on Wednesday. The Centre of Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics...

Six children die in fireball as car, tanker collide in Pakistan 10 Feb 2016 - 10:19 am

Lahore, Pakistan: Six schoolchildren were among at least 10 people killed when a fireball erupted as a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...

Landmine Kills 3 Soldiers in Central Mali 10 Feb 2016 - 09:46 am

Bamako: Three Malian soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in the central region of Mopti, officials said. Two others were...

Indonesian military plane crashes in Java, killing three 10 Feb 2016 - 09:42 am

Malang, Indonesia: An Indonesian military plane crashed into a house in a densely populated area during a test flight Wednesday, killing the pilot...

Curfew-like restrictions imposed in Srinagar 10 Feb 2016 - 09:35 am

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near concertina wire set up as barricade during restrictions in Maisuma area of Srinagar, the summer capital of...

Warning of Islamic State's tentacles spreading to South Asia 10 Feb 2016 - 09:31 am

South Asian countries By Arul Louis United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned of the danger of the Islamic State spreading...

Pakistan airline workers end strike 10 Feb 2016 - 09:26 am

Islamabad: Workers of the Pakistan's state-owned airlines announced that they have called off strike against a government privatisation plan after they were invited...

Technical glitch forces adjournment of Headley deposition 10 Feb 2016 - 09:22 am

Mumbai: The deposition of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley was adjourned till Thursday following some technical snags in videoconferencing from a US jail,...

Four feared dead in Myanmar military plane crash: officials 10 Feb 2016 - 08:46 am

Naypyidaw, Myanmar Naypyidaw, Myanmar: At least four Myanmar military personnel were feared dead after a small air force propeller plane crashed shortly after...

Thai cops bust high quality fake passport gang 10 Feb 2016 - 08:35 am

Bangkok: Thai police rounded up six foreigners allegedly behind one of the country's biggest and best counterfeit passport operations, officers said Wednesday, in...