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Aid convoys depart for besieged Syrian town, villages: Red Cross 11 Jan 2016 - 12:46 pm

File photo of UN Aid convoys in Syria BEIRUT: Aid convoys headed for a besieged Syrian town near the Lebanese border and two...

Think of harsher punishment for child rape accused: SC 11 Jan 2016 - 12:28 pm

Supreme Court of India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said parliament may think of formulating laws providing for harsher punishment for...

Ghulam Ali plans Mumbai visit, all eyes on Shiv Sena 11 Jan 2016 - 12:26 pm

File picture of Pakistan Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali Mumbai: All eyes are on the Shiv Sena as Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali plans...

Fire at Israeli rights group office probably not arson, official says 11 Jan 2016 - 12:20 pm

JERUSALEM: A fire that destroyed the Jerusalem offices of one of Israel's leading human rights groups was probably caused by a short circuit,...

Spain's Socialist leader says won't back Mariano Rajoy as PM 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 pm

Spanish Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez attends a news conference after a meeting with Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa in Lisbon, Portugal January...

Effort to revive Afghanistan peace talks begins in Pakistan 11 Jan 2016 - 11:56 am

Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States sat down on Monday for talks to resurrect a stalled Afghan peace process and...

China says 500 people monitoring for radiation after N Korea test 11 Jan 2016 - 11:31 am

A man watches a news report at a railroad station in Seoul on January 6, 2016, after seismologists detected a 5.1 magnitude tremor...

Two Pakistanis, Syrian man injured in gang attacks in Cologne 11 Jan 2016 - 11:27 am

Police forces guard the area around the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany 10 January 2016. Police presence was beefed up in consequence to the...

China urges calm between Saudi Arabia and Iran 11 Jan 2016 - 11:16 am

Beijing: A Chinese diplomat urged "calm and restraint" between Saudi Arabia and Iran during a visit to both countries last week, China's government...

Israeli soldiers injure one Palestinian near Qalqilia 11 Jan 2016 - 10:59 am

Ramallah: One Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli army fire on Sunday evening near Kafr Qassem military roadblock, close to the Zawiya...

Dutch to push intelligence sharing after missed signals in Paris 11 Jan 2016 - 10:54 am

Several of the attackers in Paris had been on radar of authorities in various countries, providing opportunities to stop them. By Anthony Deutsch...

Air France says Paris attacks cost 70 mn euros in December 11 Jan 2016 - 10:43 am

Paris: Franco-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM said Monday that the November 13 terror attacks in Paris reduced its December turnover by an estimated...

Four wheels good, two wheels better for Pakistan's female motorists 11 Jan 2016 - 09:53 am

Pakistani student Tayyaba Tariq and truck driver Shamim Akhter, 53, in Islamabad, are part of a new wave of female drivers in Pakistan ...

Air pollution drops by 50 percent in Delhi: Government 11 Jan 2016 - 09:50 am

New Delhi: Air pollution caused by vehicular traffic has declined by 50 percent in the national capital, the Delhi government said on Sunday....

'External considerations' may undermine India-Pakistan talks: Daily 11 Jan 2016 - 09:43 am

An editorial quoted that Pathankot attack has once again displayed the potential of terrorism to hold the Pakistan-India relationship hostage. Islamabad: The talks...

Satya Nadella gets coveted seat for Obama address 11 Jan 2016 - 09:38 am

File picture of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella By Arun Kumar Washington: Satya Nadella, Indian-American Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, will be among the...

Pathankot attack: Abducted SP to face polygraph test 11 Jan 2016 - 09:34 am

Gurdaspur district SP Salwinder Singh New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will on Monday conduct a polygraph test on Salwinder Singh, the...