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Aamir to sing National Anthem at Pro Kabaddi opening day 30 Jan 2016 - 03:40 pm

New Delhi: The much awaited season 3 of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi is all set to kick off on January 30, 2016, with...

Afghan version of 'Be Like Bill' makes online splash 30 Jan 2016 - 03:29 pm

Kabul: An Afghan iteration of the popular "Be Like Bill" Internet meme has gone viral online, with its Facebook posts extolling good Samaritan...

Syria Kurds leave Geneva without peace talks invites: sources 30 Jan 2016 - 03:03 pm

U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers a statement after the opening of the Syrian peace talks at the United Nations European...

Yemen's Houthis detain journalist, activists in Sanaa 30 Jan 2016 - 02:56 pm

Houthi supporters hold weapons aloft and shout slogans during a rally protesting against the US and British support for the Saudi-led military offensive...

S. Korea, Japan, China education ministers meet for 1st time 30 Jan 2016 - 02:47 pm

South Korean Education Minister Lee Joon-sik, center, poses with his Japanese counterpart Hiroshi Hase, left, and Chinese counterpart Yuan Guiren during their meeting...

Malaysia pledges to help Swiss probe as pressure on PM grows 30 Jan 2016 - 02:35 pm

This picture taken on January 26, 2016 Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) walking towards his car after attending a parliament session in...

Asian countries urge sick travelers to report Zika symptoms 30 Jan 2016 - 02:35 pm

The Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Latin America, and Asian governments have issued advisories in a bid to contain the mosquito-borne disease,...

33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkey: report 30 Jan 2016 - 02:33 pm

Ayvacik, Turkey: At least 33 migrants drowned on Saturday when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross from Turkey...

Most Britons back staying in EU, but opposition growing: Poll 30 Jan 2016 - 02:23 pm

The Britain's Union Jack flag flutters next to the EU flag at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)...

Isreali Drone Violates Lebanese Skies 30 Jan 2016 - 01:56 pm

Beirut: An Israeli drone on Saturday carried out flights in the skies of Lebanese villages of Hasbayya, Rashayya and Jabal El-Sheikh on a...

Afghan boy becomes Internet star after plastic shirt goes viral 30 Jan 2016 - 01:36 pm

In this photograph taken on January 29, 2016, Afghan boy and Lionel Messi fan Murtaza Ahmadi, 5, wears a plastic bag jersey as...

Pakistani court orders work to stop on Lahore metro line 30 Jan 2016 - 01:13 pm

LAHORE: A Pakistani court has ordered construction of the country’s first metro train line to stop after campaigners in the city of Lahore...

Similar explosives used in Bihar, Chennai, Uttarakhand, Karnataka blasts: NIA 30 Jan 2016 - 12:42 pm

File picture for representation only By Rajnish Singh New Delhi: Terror elements used similar explosives in the bombings at Bihar's Gandhi Maidan, an...

Kudankulam n-power plant starts feeding power to grid 30 Jan 2016 - 12:36 pm

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Chennai: India's atomic power generator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd started feeding power on Saturday from its 1,000...

Main Syrian opposition team head to Geneva as peace talks open 30 Jan 2016 - 12:25 pm

his handout picture taken on January 29, 2016 at the United Nations Offices in Geneva shows Syrian ambassador to UN and head of...

At least ten migrants drown off Turkish coast: coastguard 30 Jan 2016 - 12:13 pm

Ayvacik: At least ten migrants, including five children, drowned on Saturday when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross...

US warship sails near island claimed by China in South China Sea 30 Jan 2016 - 12:07 pm

File picture for representation only WASHINGTON: A US Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed by China in...