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ISRO to set up Space Park for industry in Bengaluru 05 Jan 2016 - 10:40 am

By Fakir Balaji Mysuru: The Indian space agency is soon opening a 100-acre Space Park in Bengaluru where private industry players would be...

Blast near consulate buildings in eastern Afghan city: Official 05 Jan 2016 - 10:27 am

Afghan men walk at the site of a blast near the Indian consulate in Jalalabad on January 5, 2016. AFP JALALABAD, Afghanistan: A...

15 ISIS militants killed in clash with Afghan security forces 05 Jan 2016 - 10:25 am

Kabul: Afghan Security forces have killed 15 ISIS militants in a clash in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. A statement released by the...

China police on lookout for suspected arsonist in deadly bus fire 05 Jan 2016 - 10:03 am

Firefighters working inside the burnt bus in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, January 5, 2016. Reuters BEIJING: Chinese police have launched a ...

Japan urges Middle East countries to De-escalate tensions through dialogue 05 Jan 2016 - 09:56 am

Tokyo: Japan urged Middle East nations on Tuesday to de-escalate tensions in the region through dialogue in the wake of the severing of...

Pakistan shows concerns over Saudi-Iran tensions 05 Jan 2016 - 09:48 am

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Islamabad: Pakistan showed concerns over the escalation of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran and criticised...

One killed, 15 injured in Telangana bus accident 05 Jan 2016 - 09:46 am

Hyderabad: One person was killed and 15 others injured when a bus fell off a bridge in Telangana's Adilabad district on Tuesday, police...

My tip-off prevented major terror attack: Punjab SP 05 Jan 2016 - 09:30 am

Indian Air Force soldiers stand guard outside Pathankot Air Force base. EPA By Jaideep Sarin Gurdaspur (Punjab): Punjab Superintendent of Police (SP) Salwinder...

Combing operation continues at Pathankot base on fourth day 05 Jan 2016 - 09:27 am

Army soldiers stand in position outside the Air Force base in Pathankot, India, 04 January 2016. EPA Pathankot (Punjab): Security forces continued search...

Eastern Ukrainian villages change hands despite truce 05 Jan 2016 - 09:02 am

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols on the outskirts of the village of Pavlopil, in eastern Donetsk region. AFP Photo/Aleksey Filippov Pavlopil, Ukraine: Clashes between...

China bus fire kills 14: officials 05 Jan 2016 - 08:47 am

A bus catches a fire on a street in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, January 5, 2016. Reuters Beijing: Fourteen people were...

Venezuela president orders peaceful handover in assembly 05 Jan 2016 - 08:31 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered tthe security forces to ensure the swearing-in of a new opposition-dominated legislature passes off peacefully. AFP Photo...

UN fears Saudi-Iran fallout on Syria, Yemen 05 Jan 2016 - 08:19 am

United Nations, United States: The United Nations moved quickly on Monday to shelter peace efforts in Syria and Yemen from the diplomatic storm...

Obama to force through gun control measures 05 Jan 2016 - 08:15 am

A woman inspects a handgun at the National Armory gun store on December 23, 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida. AFP Photo/Joe Raedle Washington: ...

Guinea PM names women to key posts in new government 05 Jan 2016 - 08:13 am

The new Prime Minister of Guinea, Mamady Youla, speaks before a handover ceremony with outgoing Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana in Conakry on...

Khamenei says US faces 'punch in mouth' in Iran polls 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader said Monday the United States was seeking to influence next month's elections in the Islamic republic but said such...

Yemen govt puts Aden under curfew as clashes kill 22 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Aden: Authorities in Yemen's southern city of Aden imposed a curfew on Monday after violence blamed on suspected jihadists killed at least 22...

Germany warns Saudi Arabia it may review military exports 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Germany's Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warned Saudi Arabia on Monday Berlin could review military exports to the oil-rich nation in light of...