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16 more starve to death in Syria's besieged Madaya: MSF 30 Jan 2016 - 11:38 am

Beirut: Sixteen more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier this month,...

Rahul Gandhi continues protest at Hyderabad varsity 30 Jan 2016 - 10:52 am

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi among students on hunger strike at University of Hyderabad Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday continued...

Petrol bombs thrown outside Greek minister's house: Police 30 Jan 2016 - 10:51 am

ATHENS: A group of unknown assailants threw makeshift petrol bombs outside the house of a Greek minister in central Athens early on Saturday,...

NIA arrests three suspected IS members from IGI airport 30 Jan 2016 - 10:37 am

Inside terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested three Indians, who are suspected IS...

Swiss say $4 bln misappropriated from Malaysian state firms 30 Jan 2016 - 10:34 am

Men walk past a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 1, 2015. Reuters/Olivia Harris By Mark Hosenball and A....

Malaysia's attorney general says will cooperate with Swiss counterparts on 1MDB probe 30 Jan 2016 - 10:08 am

Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's attorney general will cooperate with Swiss counterparts regarding investigations into state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB),...

Burundi defiant as Africa leaders debate peacekeeping force 30 Jan 2016 - 09:22 am

French journalist for Le Monde newspaper Jean Philippe Remy (L) and British freelance photographer Phil Moore (R) speak with French Ambassador to Burundi...

Iran cancels London oil conference over visas; bids for new contracts in May: Seda weekly 30 Jan 2016 - 09:13 am

Iran has cancelled an oil conference in London next month, when Tehran was expected to reveal its new oil and gas contracts to...

Five killed in western Canada avalanche: officials 30 Jan 2016 - 09:08 am

British Columbia province in Canada Montreal: Five snowmobilers were killed Friday after being buried in an avalanche in Canada's British Columbia (BC) province,...

'Miracle' rescue of four China miners after 36 days underground 30 Jan 2016 - 09:04 am

Rescuers free four miners who were among 29 trapped when a mine collapsed on December 25 in Pingyi County, eastern China's Shandong province....

'Top Secret' emails on Clinton server: State Department 30 Jan 2016 - 08:46 am

US Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally in North Liberty, Iowa on January 23, 2016 (AFP Photo/Jim Watson) Washington: ...

Chinese police break silence on missing Hong Kong bookseller 30 Jan 2016 - 08:42 am

A demonstrator wears a mask depicting Causeway Bay Books shareholder Lee Bo during a protest over the disappearance of booksellers, in Hong Kong,...

No casualties from 7.0-magnitude quake in east Russia: Authorities 30 Jan 2016 - 08:36 am

Moscow: A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Russia's Far East on Saturday morning, US and Russian authorities said, although there were no reports...

Netherlands to join US-led air strikes in Syria 30 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

The Hague: Bowing to US demands, the Dutch government announced Friday it will take part in US-led air strikes in Syria against the...

Crisis-hit Burundi frees two foreign journalists 30 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Nairobi: Two foreign journalists working in Burundi and arrested during a raid were released one day later on Friday, on the eve of...

Extreme suffering should not be the trigger for Syria aid: ICRC 29 Jan 2016 - 06:00 pm

A Red Crescent aid convoy enters Madaya, Syria, January 14, 2016. Reuters/Omar Sanadiki By Magdalena Mis LONDON: Extreme human suffering, like that seen...