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27 percent vote in first four hours in Bihar 01 Nov 2015 - 10:33 am

Patna: About 27 percent of the electorate had voted on Sunday in the first four hours of the fourth round of Bihar's assembly...

Last person jailed in Waco biker shooting to be released 01 Nov 2015 - 10:21 am

In this image made from surveillance video, members of a motorcycle club react to a shooting at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco,...

Bomb kills at least three on Pakistan train: officials 01 Nov 2015 - 10:20 am

Quetta, Pakistan: At least three people were killed and 12 wounded when a passenger train hit a bomb planted on a railway track...

Bangladesh teachers, students rally against latest killing 01 Nov 2015 - 10:02 am

Bangladeshi activists take part in a protest in Dhaka on November 1, 2015 against the attacks on secular writers and publishers. AFP Dhaka:...

5.3-magnitude quake shakes New Zealand 01 Nov 2015 - 09:57 am

Wellington: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook New Zealand's North Island on Sunday, Xinhua quoted the US Geological Survey as saying. IANS

Dozens of Palestinians suffocate during clashes with Israeli forces 01 Nov 2015 - 09:52 am

Israeli border policemen beat a Palestinian journalist during clashes with Palestinian protesters near the Jewish settlement of Bet El, near the West Bank...

Two Philippines soldiers killed in rebel attack 01 Nov 2015 - 09:48 am

Manila: Two soldiers were killed in a clash after leftist rebels attacked a construction site on Saturday night in the Philippines, military said...

S. Korean kidnapped in Philippines found dead 01 Nov 2015 - 09:39 am

The hostage was discovered in Patikul town on the strife-torn island of Jolo Zamboanga, Philippines: A South Korean who was kidnapped by Muslim...

Leaders of S. Korea, Japan and China meet in rare summit 01 Nov 2015 - 09:23 am

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) ahead of a trilateral leadership...

Ayushmann feels honoured to host show for Gulshan Kumar 01 Nov 2015 - 09:20 am

File Photo of actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana Mumbai: Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana, who will be seen co-hosting the forthcoming special show “Suron Ke Rang Colors...

FBI says no bomb blast on Maldives president's boat: report 01 Nov 2015 - 09:19 am

Colombo: The FBI has said it found no evidence an explosion on board the Maldives president's boat was caused by a bomb, a...

Bilquis Bano, Medecins Sans Frontieres get Mother Teresa Award 01 Nov 2015 - 09:16 am

Bilquis Bano Edhi, a nurse and one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan Mumbai: Bilquis Bano, the Pakistani caretaker of Indian girl...

At least 12 killed as Shebab attack Somalia hotel: police 01 Nov 2015 - 09:13 am

Security officers stand in front of the Sahafi Hotel after a car bomb exploded, in Mogadishu, Somalia, 01 November 2015. EPA Mogadishu: At...

Bihar polls: 12 percent turnout till 9 am 01 Nov 2015 - 09:13 am

Patna: Around 12 percent polling was recorded on Sunday in the first two hours of fourth phase of the Bihar assembly elections, officials...

Azerbaijan votes in polls boycotted by the opposition 01 Nov 2015 - 09:09 am

Baku: Polls opened Sunday in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan in a parliamentary election widely expected to cement strongman President Ilham Aliyev's grip on power and...

Modi greets five states on their formation day 01 Nov 2015 - 09:07 am

PM Narendra Modi at a recent summit in New Delhi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala...

Africa's long-awaited intervention force finally stutters to life 01 Nov 2015 - 08:59 am

Lohatlha, South Africa: As the sun rose over South Africa's dry and sparsely populated Karoo west of Johannesburg, more than 5,000 multinational troops...