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Singapore plans 'car-free Sunday' 29 Dec 2015 - 10:56 am

A pilot programme, car-free day will be observed on last Sunday each month starting February. Singapore: Singaporean authorities have planned a "car-free Sunday"...

Arab coalition attacks weapon store in Sana'a 29 Dec 2015 - 10:54 am

Sana'a: Arab coalition in Yemen attacked Monday a weapon store belonging to Houthis militants in al-Dailami air base and Gedr, in north of...

Kerry: Tehran makes significant progress after sending low-enriched uranium to Russia 29 Dec 2015 - 10:52 am

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry says Iran has taken a "significant step" towards meeting its nuclear commitments, by sending a large...

Australian minister resigns over Hong Kong bar incident 29 Dec 2015 - 10:47 am

File photo of Jamie Briggs, the Minister for Cities and Built Environment Sydney: An Australian government minister resigned Tuesday after admitting to an...

Asia's largest underground railway station to open in China 29 Dec 2015 - 10:40 am

Artists rendering of the Futian railway station Beijing: Asia's largest underground railway station will open on Wednesday in the China's Shenzhen city, enabling...

Belgian police arrest two people suspected of plotting New Year's Eve attack 29 Dec 2015 - 10:28 am

Belgian police searched houses in Brussels and Liege. Reuters BRUSSELS: Belgian police arrested two people in different parts of the country on Sunday...

A year after stampede, Shanghai opts out of New Year celebration 29 Dec 2015 - 10:19 am

A memorial ceremony for people who were killed in a stampede incident during a New Year's celebration on the Bund, in Shanghai January...

Prosthetic limbs put Pakistani terror survivors together again 29 Dec 2015 - 09:52 am

In this picture, Pakistani IED-victims exercise with artificial limbs at the Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences (PIPOS) in Peshawar. AFP/A Majeed ...

Kerala hails Supreme Court nod to its liquor policy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:47 am

File photo of Kerala Excise Minister K Babu Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict that not only upheld...

UN ships medicine to 1.2 million people in war-torn central Yemen 29 Dec 2015 - 09:40 am

File photo of UN aid offloaded in Yemen United Nations: The UN health agency has delivered more than 100 tonnes of medicines and...

Comment: Mamata shows signs of weakening as West Bengal polls approach 29 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

File photo of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee By Amitava Mukherjee With the West Bengal assembly election a few months away, Trinamool Congress (TMC)...

Tens of millions of California trees threatened by drought 29 Dec 2015 - 09:32 am

Washington: As many as 58 million large trees in California are threatened by record drought afflicting the state since 2011, says a study...

Kejriwal won't apologise; BJP says petty drama is CM's political strategy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:29 am

File photo of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will not apologise to...

110 journalists killed in 2015, most in 'peaceful' countries: RSF 29 Dec 2015 - 09:28 am

Paris: A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday, warning that more...

Pakistan executes four terrorists for attack on army school 29 Dec 2015 - 09:22 am

A file photo of the Army Public School in Peshawar a day after an attack by Taliban militants. AFP Islamabad: Four terrorists were...

SC upholds Kerala's liquor policy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:19 am

Supreme Court of India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Kerala government's liquor policy restricting service and consumption of liquor...