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Son chops up father's killer in India revenge attack 22 Dec 2015 - 09:43 am

New Delhi: The son of an Indian murder victim has confessed to stabbing his father's killer to death and chopping his body into...

US asks India, Pakistan to resolve issues bilaterally 22 Dec 2015 - 09:40 am

State Department spokesman John Kirby. AP By Arun Kumar Washington: Acknowledging "legitimate terrorism concerns and threats" in South Asia, US says it continues...

Pass juvenile justice bill: Nirbhaya's parents 22 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

Mother of Delhi gangrape victim 'Nirbhaya' talks to the media as she attends a rally held to protest the release of a juvenile...

Bus hits parked aircraft at Kolkata airport 22 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

Kolkata: A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday rammed into a stationary Air India flight at the city airport here. However, no casualty...

DDCA row: Delhi HC notice to Kejriwal, others in defamation suit 22 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (C) arrives at court to record a statement in a defamation suit filed against the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal,...

BSF troopers killed in plane crash in Delhi: Officials 22 Dec 2015 - 09:28 am

A piece of plane wreckage is hoisted by a crane as rescue personel look on at the crash site in New Delhi on...

Boko Haram keeps a million children out of school: UNICEF 22 Dec 2015 - 09:24 am

Lagos: The Boko Haram insurgency has kept more than one million children out of school, the UN children's agency reported on Tuesday, highlighting...

Displaced Syrians in regime heartland pin hopes on Russian bombing 22 Dec 2015 - 09:22 am

Latakia, Syria: Taiseer Hamash cradled his two-month old daughter Noor Sham in his arms as he stood by the entrance of the tarpaulin...

Myanmar pair face verdict over British murders on Thai paradise island 22 Dec 2015 - 09:19 am

Bangkok: Two Myanmar migrant workers could face the death penalty if convicted this week of murdering a pair of British backpackers on a...

Burundi parliament slams 'invasion' peacekeeper force 22 Dec 2015 - 09:18 am

Nairobi: Burundi's parliament on Monday criticised a proposed African Union peacekeeping mission already dismissed by the government as an "invasion force". Lawmakers rejected...

S. Korea manufacturer of crashed Indonesia jet ready to join probe 22 Dec 2015 - 08:54 am

Seoul: The South Korean manufacturer of the Indonesian military plane that crashed over the weekend, killing two pilots on board, said Tuesday it...

US 'deserter' held by Afghan militants faces court 22 Dec 2015 - 08:47 am

Washington: US army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was held by insurgents in Afghanistan for five years before being freed in a prisoner swap,...

Afghan Taliban bomber kills six US troops as violence rises 22 Dec 2015 - 08:46 am

Kabul: A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six US soldiers near Kabul Monday, in a brazen attack as the resurgent militant group battled...

Suspect in Vegas car-ramming to face murder charge 22 Dec 2015 - 08:45 am

Las Vegas: A 24-year-old woman who repeatedly rammed her car into pedestrians on the packed Las Vegas Strip, killing one person and injuring...

Fake medicine worth $7 million seized across Asia: Interpol 22 Dec 2015 - 08:43 am

Lyon: Interpol seized counterfeit drugs worth $7 million in September in an operation encompassing 13 Asian countries, the international police organisation said Monday....

Australia approves coal port expansion near Barrier Reef 22 Dec 2015 - 08:42 am

Sydney: Australia on Tuesday approved a controversial port expansion to support mining projects and the dredging of 1.1 million cubic metres (2.4 million...