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BJP seeks public apology to Jaitley, Kejriwal hits back 28 Dec 2015 - 09:20 am

BJP spokesperson MJ Akbar New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday sought a public apology from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his allegations...

Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi 28 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

A member from the Iraqi security forces holds an Iraqi flag in the city of Ramadi, December 27, 2015. Iraq's army declared victory...

Torrential rains, flooding kill at least 10 in South America 28 Dec 2015 - 08:28 am

Mudslides have killed at least four people in Brazil, one of several South American countries where torrential rains and flooding now have claimed...

Suicide bomber near Kabul airport, casualties feared: Afghan officials 28 Dec 2015 - 08:23 am

A suicide bomber blew himself up on a road near Kabul airport, with some people killed among multiple casualties, officials in the Afghan...

Germany recruits 8,500 teachers for child refugees 28 Dec 2015 - 08:20 am

Germany has recruited 8,500 people to teach child refugees German, as the country expects the number of new arrivals to soar past the...

Boko Haram attacks key northeast city in Nigeria: residents 28 Dec 2015 - 08:11 am

Boko Haram jihadists attacked a key city in northeast Nigeria on Sunday evening, residents told AFP, the second assault in days as Nigerian...

Taiwan presidential front-runner: Can't 'be bound' to China 28 Dec 2015 - 08:10 am

Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, 2016 presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen stands at her podium before her first televised policy debate with...

In Paraguay, more flee worst floods in decades as levee creaks 28 Dec 2015 - 08:08 am

By Mariel Cristaldo and Sarah Marsh ASUNCION/BUENOS AIRES: With further rain looming, more families abandoned their homes on Sunday in Paraguay, the country...

Presidential hopeful Trump blasts Republican expected to endorse rival 28 Dec 2015 - 08:04 am

By Alana Wise WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump assailed a leading committee chairman in Congress on Sunday for backing Marco Rubio, Trump's...

UK military helps combat flooding as it spreads to cities 28 Dec 2015 - 07:55 am

Members of the army and rescue teams help evacuate people from flooded properties after they became trapped by rising floodwater when the River...

California wildfire 75 percent contained 28 Dec 2015 - 07:50 am

VENTURA, Calif. Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday mopped up the remnants of a wind-whipped wildfire that threatened dozens of Southern California coastal homes....

Car bomb explodes at Kabul airport 28 Dec 2015 - 07:42 am

A car bomb has exploded at Kabul's airport, Afghan officials said, adding that it was too early to speak of casualties. The interior...

Death of rebel chief may hurt Syria talks 28 Dec 2015 - 12:03 am

Beirut: The killing of Syrian rebel chief Zahran Alloush, fiercely opposed to both the regime and the Islamic State group, has eliminated a...

Victory near for Iraq forces as IS leaves key compound 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Baghdad: Islamic State group fighters pulled out of their last stronghold in Ramadi Sunday, bringing Iraqi federal forces within sight of their biggest...

Britain sends in more troops after 'unprecedented' floods 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Members of the emergency services rescue a group of people from a flooded street in Tadcaster, northern England, on Sunday. York, United Kingdom:...

Saudi seizes five million amphetamine tablets 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

(For representational purpose / AFP) Riyadh: Saudi authorities said Sunday that they had seized more than five million amphetamine tablets and arrested 11...

Hezbollah leader tells Israel to brace for retaliation over Qantar's death 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters via a screen during a commemoration service marking one week since the killing of...