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Kerry urges governments to boost refugee aid by 30 per cent 22 Jan 2016 - 04:20 pm

Davos, Switzerland: Countries around the world should increase their donations for refugee aid by 30 per cent to tackle the unprecedented global refugee...

Jordan under pressure over stranded Syrian refugees 22 Jan 2016 - 04:15 pm

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi met King Abdullah (pictured) on Monday and told a news conference afterward refugees should be admitted as soon as...

In Spain, left-wing coalition seen more likely as king ends talks 22 Jan 2016 - 02:32 pm

Spanish King Felipe (L) greets Ciudadanos party leader Albert Rivera before their meeting at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, January 21, 2016. REUTERS ...

Iran-linked groups focus of Baghdad kidnapping probe: U.S. sources 22 Jan 2016 - 02:28 pm

Asaib Ahl al-Haq Shi'ite militia fighters from the south of Iraq run during a mission to take control of Sulaiman Pek village from...

Islamist gunmen kill 17 in Somalia beach restaurant attack 22 Jan 2016 - 02:20 pm

Relatives carry the body of their kin killed in an attack at beachside restaurant Beach View Cafe on Lido beach, in Somalia's capital...

With days to go, rival camps bicker over teams for Syria peace talks 22 Jan 2016 - 02:14 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry takes his seat across the table from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, for their meeting about Syria,...

India, France haggle over $9-billion warplane deal in run-up to Hollande visit 22 Jan 2016 - 02:06 pm

A Rafale fighter jet flies over the air base in Mont de Marsan, southwestern France, in this August 31, 2015 file photo. REUTERS ...

American's death in Goa sparks Facebook campaign 22 Jan 2016 - 11:33 am

Panaji: Friends of Caitanya Lila Holt, 30-year-old US national, who died after allegedly choking on mud in a paddy field last week, have...

Mallika attacks Modi for not condoling mother's death 22 Jan 2016 - 11:29 am

File picture of Mallika Sarabhai. Ahmedabad: Mallika Sarabhai, social activist, dancer and daughter of renowned Bharatnatyam exponent Mrinalini Sarabhai, has criticized Prime Minister...

Odd-even gains lost, emergency action needed: CSE 22 Jan 2016 - 11:24 am

File photo of traffic in Delhi. Reuters New Delhi: Air pollution has returned to Delhi with a vengeance following the end of Delhi's...

At least 15 migrants dead as boats sink off Greece 22 Jan 2016 - 10:43 am

Migrants make their way as they wait to cross the Greek-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) border, near the village of Idomeni, Greece,...

Ukraine investigates Coca-Cola and Pepsico over Crimea map row: MP 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Coca-Cola's original posting on vk.com. Photo Credit: www.baotintuc.vn A slide from PepsiCo's Russian-language presentation. KIEV: Ukrainian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into...

Kremlin dismisses British Litvinenko inquiry as a 'joke' 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Marina Litvinenko, widow of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko takes part in a press conference in London on Janurary 21, 2016 following the publication...

India issues alert to deter use of Roche’s Avastin drug for eyes 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen at a plant in the central Swiss village of Rotkreuz November 6, 2013. Reuters ...

Indonesia kicks off construction of first bullet train 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd L) and the general manager of China Railway Corp. Sheng Guangzu (C) stand next to a model of...

Children hit by slow aid flow for “unprecedented” Ethiopia drought: Agencies 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ethiopia is an especial concern, with the number needing food aid rising from 2.9 million at the beginning of 2015 to 8.2 million...

China's Xi visits Egypt, offers financial, political support 21 Jan 2016 - 06:58 pm

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) in Abdeen palace during the Chinese president's first day of his...