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Asia's largest underground railway station to open in China 29 Dec 2015 - 10:40 am

Artists rendering of the Futian railway station Beijing: Asia's largest underground railway station will open on Wednesday in the China's Shenzhen city, enabling...

Belgian police arrest two people suspected of plotting New Year's Eve attack 29 Dec 2015 - 10:28 am

Belgian police searched houses in Brussels and Liege. Reuters BRUSSELS: Belgian police arrested two people in different parts of the country on Sunday...

A year after stampede, Shanghai opts out of New Year celebration 29 Dec 2015 - 10:19 am

A memorial ceremony for people who were killed in a stampede incident during a New Year's celebration on the Bund, in Shanghai January...

Prosthetic limbs put Pakistani terror survivors together again 29 Dec 2015 - 09:52 am

In this picture, Pakistani IED-victims exercise with artificial limbs at the Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences (PIPOS) in Peshawar. AFP/A Majeed ...

Kerala hails Supreme Court nod to its liquor policy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:47 am

File photo of Kerala Excise Minister K Babu Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict that not only upheld...

UN ships medicine to 1.2 million people in war-torn central Yemen 29 Dec 2015 - 09:40 am

File photo of UN aid offloaded in Yemen United Nations: The UN health agency has delivered more than 100 tonnes of medicines and...

Comment: Mamata shows signs of weakening as West Bengal polls approach 29 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

File photo of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee By Amitava Mukherjee With the West Bengal assembly election a few months away, Trinamool Congress (TMC)...

Tens of millions of California trees threatened by drought 29 Dec 2015 - 09:32 am

Washington: As many as 58 million large trees in California are threatened by record drought afflicting the state since 2011, says a study...

Kejriwal won't apologise; BJP says petty drama is CM's political strategy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:29 am

File photo of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will not apologise to...

110 journalists killed in 2015, most in 'peaceful' countries: RSF 29 Dec 2015 - 09:28 am

Paris: A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday, warning that more...

Pakistan executes four terrorists for attack on army school 29 Dec 2015 - 09:22 am

A file photo of the Army Public School in Peshawar a day after an attack by Taliban militants. AFP Islamabad: Four terrorists were...

SC upholds Kerala's liquor policy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:19 am

Supreme Court of India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Kerala government's liquor policy restricting service and consumption of liquor...

Displaced by war, Syrians seek safety in cars, shells of buildings 29 Dec 2015 - 09:19 am

Syrian Abu Ziad sells cigarettes while sitting in front of his decades-old pickup truck in Damascus on December 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO /...

Germany gives green light to bicycle highways 29 Dec 2015 - 09:15 am

Berlin: It's every cyclist's dream: no red lights, no trucks, just a clear, smooth lane to zoom down with the wind in your...

Ebola battle nears landmark as Guinea to be declared disease-free 29 Dec 2015 - 09:03 am

A health official works at the Ebola treatment centre run by the French red cross society in Macenta, Guinea on November 20, 2014...

Thirteen killed, 34 injured in Cuban truck collision 29 Dec 2015 - 09:00 am

Havana: Thirteen people were killed and 34 more injured Monday when two trucks retrofitted as passenger buses collided in eastern Cuba, local media...

Trump ramps up attacks on Clinton -- and husband Bill 29 Dec 2015 - 08:54 am

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets audience members at a campaign rally in Nashua, New Hampshire, December 28, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Washington: ...

La Familia drug cartel founder killed in Mexico 29 Dec 2015 - 08:47 am

Morelia, Mexico: The bullet-riddled body of the founder of Mexico's once-mighty La Familia Michoacana drug cartel was found Monday alongside three other men...