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White House warns Congress to not delay Pacific trade deal 03 Feb 2016 - 10:07 am

Washington: The White House warned Congress Wednesday that delaying ratifying a vast trans-Pacific trade deal will cost the US economy. Ahead of the...

Dalai Lama portraits confiscated in China: report 03 Feb 2016 - 10:05 am

Beijing: A Chinese province with a large Tibetan population has ordered shopkeepers to hand in portraits of the Dalai Lama, state-run media said...

Japan says will destroy NKorea missile if threat to territory 03 Feb 2016 - 10:03 am

Tokyo: Japan said Wednesday it would destroy a North Korean missile if it threatened to fall on its territory, after Pyongyang announced it...

Saudi court commutes Palestinian poet's death sentence to jail, lashes: Lawyer 03 Feb 2016 - 10:01 am

General court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia DUBAI: A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet on charges of apostasy ...

End to Schengen deal would cost Europe $120 bln: French adviser 03 Feb 2016 - 09:45 am

PARIS: A permanent return to frontier controls in Europe would cost countries in the Schengen open-borders area about 110 billion euros ($120 billion)...

PIA flights cancelled due to strike 03 Feb 2016 - 09:42 am

Islamabad: All domestic and international flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were cancelled on Wednesday as the employees' strike to protest the carrier's...

IIT-Bombay develops satellite-based fog monitoring system 03 Feb 2016 - 09:34 am

By KS Jayaraman Bengaluru: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) have developed a satellite-based fog monitoring system with the ultimate goal...

Obama makes first trip to US mosque 03 Feb 2016 - 09:12 am

Washington: Seven years into his presidency, Barack Obama will make his first trip to an American mosque on Wednesday, offering a symbolic rebuttal...

As Zika spreads, Texas reports sexually transmitted case 03 Feb 2016 - 09:04 am

Miami: Texas reported a case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted Tuesday, fueling fears over the rapid spread of the disease blamed...

Australian court dismisses challenge to Pacific refugee detention 03 Feb 2016 - 08:55 am

Sydney: Australia's High Court on Wednesday threw out a challenge to the detention of asylum-seekers on Nauru, opening the way for hundreds more...

Bolivia truck strike chaos leaves 11 dead: police 03 Feb 2016 - 08:47 am

La Paz, Bolivia: Disruptions during a strike by truck drivers in Bolivia left 11 people dead in recent days, authorities said on Tuesday....

S. Korea urges North to drop rocket launch plan 03 Feb 2016 - 08:37 am

Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday urged Pyongyang to drop an imminent rocket launch, warning it would pay dearly if it went ahead with...

White House race shifts to New Hampshire after Iowa test 03 Feb 2016 - 08:35 am

Des Moines, United States: The White House race picked up speed in New Hampshire on Tuesday after Iowa voters opened the 2016 contest...

Syria peace talks in trouble after intense Russian strikes 03 Feb 2016 - 08:20 am

Syrian regime forces take aim at Islamic State group jihadists south of the town of Al-Bab, in the northern province of Aleppo on...

Algerian court jails six in oil firm corruption case 03 Feb 2016 - 12:10 am

ALGIERS: An Algerian court jailed six people on Tuesday in a corruption case involving state energy firm Sonatrach, including a former vice president...