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Israelis kill 2 Palestinians in clashes over home demolition 16 Nov 2015 - 01:41 pm

A young boy inspects the damage in a house demolished by Israeli troops in Qalandia on November 16, 2015. AFP Qalandiya, Palestinian Territories:...

Belgian national Abaaoud could be commander of Paris attacks: Source 16 Nov 2015 - 01:25 pm

PARIS: A Belgian national who is currently in Syria is suspected of being behind Friday's attacks in Paris, acccording to a source close...

France mourns dead as warplanes pound IS stronghold in Syria 16 Nov 2015 - 01:18 pm

People spend a moment mourning the dead at the Cafe Belle Equipe on rue de Charonne, prior to going to work early on...

Two more Paris attackers identified: Prosecutor 16 Nov 2015 - 01:01 pm

French police conduct a control at the French-German border in Strasbourg, France, to check vehicles and verify the identity of travellers. Reuters Paris:...

Continuous rain affects normal life in Chennai 16 Nov 2015 - 12:55 pm

A girl walks under an umbrella along a waterlogged street following heavy rain in Chennai. AFP Chennai: The continuing low pressure over the...

Dubai's Arabtec plans to build 13,000 homes in Egypt 16 Nov 2015 - 12:47 pm

By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI: Dubai builder Arabtec has submitted a proposal to Egypt's government to construct 13,000 homes in the North African...

Seven UK terror attacks 'stopped' in last six months: Cameron 16 Nov 2015 - 12:06 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron London: British security services have foiled around seven terror attacks since June with fighters returning from Syria posing...

US to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees despite Paris attacks 16 Nov 2015 - 11:35 am

File photo of National Security Deputy Advisor Ben Rhodes Washington: The US plans to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016, despite terrorist...

Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey passed away 16 Nov 2015 - 11:26 am

Saeed Jaffrey was renowned for his roles in movies like Gandhi, Masoom, Henna and Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Mumbai: Veteran Indian-born British actor...

First Syrian refugees to land in Australia 16 Nov 2015 - 11:24 am

A Syrian refugee child sleeps in his father's arms while waiting at a resting point to board a bus in Greece. Australia is...

Barzani, UK parliamentary delegation discuss Kurdistan's military and humanitarian needs 16 Nov 2015 - 11:20 am

Baghdad: Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani and a British parliamentary delegation have discussed bilateral relations and the region's military...

French police carry out 150 raids targeting suspects 16 Nov 2015 - 11:13 am

French police have carried out over 150 raids where they have seized an arsenal of weapons Paris: French police have carried out "more...

Pakistani pilot faces charge under anti-terror law 16 Nov 2015 - 11:05 am

Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) A Pakistani pilot was charged under the anti-terrorism act for crashlanding his aircraft in Lahore, said a daily which...

Kashmir issue unfinished agenda, says Nawaz Sharif 16 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Islamabad: Pakistan does not see Kashmir dispute as a geographical or border issue, but an unfinished agenda of...

13 arrested in Istanbul for planning terrorist attacks 16 Nov 2015 - 10:59 am

Osman Orsal / Reuters. Ankara: Turkish Security arrested on Sunday 13 people planning terrorist attacks in Istanbul. Those detained had been planning terrorist...

Nepal's Oli urges India to lift economic blockade 16 Nov 2015 - 10:57 am

Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has called on India to lift "unofficial blockade"...