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India, Pakistan parleys must go on: Shabir Shah 23 Aug 2015 - 12:26 am

Senior Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah shouts pro-freedom slogans prior to his departure in New Delhi for talks with Pakistan's National Security Adviser...

Talks with Pakistan called off 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj speaks during a press conference in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi/Islamabad: After going through several now-on, now-off...

North, South Korea in talks to ease tension 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A photograph made available by the South Korean Air Force shows Korean and US fighter jets flying over South Korea yesterday, in a...

China has reclaimed more land in South China Sea: Pentagon 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new...

Death toll rises to 10 as typhoon Goni batters north Philippines 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Manila: Ten people were killed while thousands fled to higher ground as powerful typhoon Goni brought torrential rains to the northern Philippines, triggering...

Talks with India fail before they start 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz addressing the media in Islamabad, yesterday. Islamabad: Peace talks between India and Pakistan collapsed yesterday, hours before they...

Suicide car bomber kills 12 in Kabul 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Afghan policemen and security forces stand next to a charred body at the site of a car bomb, yesterday. KABUL: At least 12...

Italian navy rescues 1,700 migrants in Mediterranean 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

File phot: Italy's search and rescue mission had saved more than 1,700 migrants in the Mediterranean in similar operations during the third week...

Explosion at chemical plant in east China, casualties unknown: Xinhua 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

SHANGHAI: An explosion hit a chemical plant on Saturday night in eastern China, the official Xinhua state news agency said, citing local authorities....

Netanyahu pressed for Iran attacks, but was denied: ex-defense chief 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

File photo of former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak and his wife Nili Priel arrive for the TIME 100 Gala in New...

Seven dead as airshow jet crashes on road 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Seven people were killed Saturday at an airshow on the English seaside when a military jet failed to pull up out of a...

Dozens of civilians killed in battle for Taez 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Tribal fighters loyal to Yemen’s exiled government patrol a street following heavy clashes with Houthi rebels and their allies in the central city...

Syria scribe gets Mackler Award 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: A Syria-based journalist who has trained citizen reporters in the war-ravaged country has been named the recipient of the 2015 Peter Mackler...

PKK attack kills Turkish army captain 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: A soldier was killed in southeastern Turkey and a regional headquarters of the country’s ruling party hit by a bomb attack, in...

Refugees claim ‘fake’ Syrians trying to get across border 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A migrant reacts after been injured during clashes between Macedonian police forces and migrants trying to cross an illegal crossing point on the...

French train attacker ‘went to Syria’ 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

US serviceman Spencer Stone waves as he departs the Clinique Lille Sud, which specialises in hand injuries, in Lesquin, France, yesterday. Arras: A...

Venezuela closes Colombia border 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a meeting with members of his cabinet in Caracas. Caracas/ BOGOTA: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro indefinitely closed...