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European cities ramp up security ahead of New Year celebrations 31 Dec 2016 - 01:51 am

Paris: European capitals tightened security yesterday ahead of the New Year’s celebrations, erecting concrete barriers in city centres and stepping up police numbers...

Portugal to extradite CIA agent 31 Dec 2016 - 01:50 am

Lisbon: Portugal plans to extradite to Italy a former CIA agent convicted over the 2003 abduction of a radical Egyptian imam, a case...

Man wrongly arrested for Berlin attack fears for family: Report 31 Dec 2016 - 01:34 am

London: The Pakistani man wrongly arrested for the Berlin truck attack yesterday said he had told German police he could not even drive...

'Inconclusive' autopsy on pop icon: Police 31 Dec 2016 - 01:34 am

London: A post-mortem examination on the body of late pop icon George Michael, who died on Christmas Day after a chart-topping career and...

Spain's centenarians offer lessons in longevity 31 Dec 2016 - 01:29 am

Cangas De Onis: With more than 100,000 people aged 100 or over, Spain is the country with the greatest life expectancy after Japan,...

Guterres to take reins at UN tomorrow 31 Dec 2016 - 01:29 am

United Nations: Antonio Guterres (pictured) assumes the reins of the United Nations tomorrow hoping to breathe new life into the world body, in...

Disney wins 'Cars' copyright suit in China 31 Dec 2016 - 01:27 am

Shanghai: Disney has won a copyright dispute over a Chinese knock-off of its animated movie Cars, a China court said yesterday, a rare...

Putin refuses to expel American diplomats 31 Dec 2016 - 01:27 am

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that he would not expel any Americans in response to Washington turfing out dozens of Russian diplomats...

Board seeks ouster of member over Obama slurs 31 Dec 2016 - 01:25 am

New York: An upstate New York builder and former Republican nominee for governor is facing possible removal from his seat on the Buffalo...

Brazil’s president to pursue tax reform in 2017 31 Dec 2016 - 01:23 am

Brasilia: Brazil will seek to simplify its tax code in 2017, President Michel Temer said yesterday, aiming to expand reforms following earlier proposals...

Trump aide Conway dismisses US sanctions against Russia 31 Dec 2016 - 01:23 am

Washington: Donald Trump's senior aide Kellyanne Conway yesterday criticised President Barack Obama's decision to impose new sanctions against Russia, suggesting that one of...

Venezuela delays withdrawal of 100-bolivar notes 31 Dec 2016 - 01:20 am

Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his government would extend the use of 100-bolivar notes to January 20, after a plan to withdraw...

CBI raids Delhi health minister's OSD's office 31 Dec 2016 - 01:20 am

Chennai: The CBI yesterday raided Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's OSD Nikunj Aggarwal's office at the Delhi Secretariat here, drawing strong criticism from...

Police suspect wife in murder of Greek envoy 31 Dec 2016 - 01:20 am

Rio De Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro investigators suspect that Greece’s ambassador to Brazil was murdered at the behest of his wife and a...

CPI-M seeks immediate lifting of ceiling on cash withdrawals 31 Dec 2016 - 01:18 am

Mumbai: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) yesterday asked the government to immediately remove restrictions on cash withdrawals as the 50-day deadline given...

'Dangal' inches close to Rs 200 crore 31 Dec 2016 - 01:17 am

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's sports drama "Dangal" has minted Rs 197.53 crore at the box office in its opening week, inching close to...

Cubans surf web at home in pilot project 31 Dec 2016 - 01:17 am

Havana: Downtown Havana resident Margarita Marquez says she received a special Christmas gift this year: web access at home, a rarity in a...

Taliban acknowledge ties with Russia & Iran 31 Dec 2016 - 01:15 am

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban group has acknowledged its ties with Moscow and Tehran, projecting them as proof of their legitimacy and their supposed...