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Portugal's leftists agree alliance in threat to new govt 07 Nov 2015 - 10:27 am

The centre-right coalition of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho could be in opposition as Socialists form alliance with the far left Lisbon: Portugal's...

Unease and expectation as Myanmar prepares to vote 07 Nov 2015 - 10:18 am

A Myanmar woman registers to cast her ballot during an advanced vote for the general elections at a polling station in Lanmadaw township,...

Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods: UN 07 Nov 2015 - 10:01 am

Mogadishu: Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their...

Bad weather caused helicopter crash in Nepal: US Marines 07 Nov 2015 - 09:57 am

File photo of the memorial service held by The Marine Corps for six US Marines who were killed in a helicopter crash while...

Protests in Taiwan as Ma leaves for meet with Xi 07 Nov 2015 - 09:51 am

A pro-independence party supporter tries to set fire to portraits of Chinese leader Xi Jin-ping, left, and Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou at Taipei...

White House hopefuls in passionate pleas over addiction 07 Nov 2015 - 09:39 am

Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, November 6, 2015. Reuters ...

India appears to be at war with itself: Pakistani daily 07 Nov 2015 - 09:29 am

Islamabad: India appears to be "at war with itself", a leading Pakistani daily observed on Saturday, adding that the politics of fear and...

Egypt crash shows mass surveillance can be crucial: Analysts 07 Nov 2015 - 09:12 am

Passengers, whose flights to Egypt were suspended, gather at an information desk of Domodedovo airport outside Moscow, Russia, November 7, 2015. Reuters Paris:...

Two US officers arrested over death of six-year-old boy 07 Nov 2015 - 09:03 am

Chicago: Two law enforcement officers were arrested on charges of murder and attempted murder Friday over the fatal shooting of a six-year-old boy...

Xi stresses China sea claims, but won't 'bully' neighbours 07 Nov 2015 - 08:52 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) stands at a podium as he delivers his speech during the 36th Singapore Lecture at National University of...

Light earthquake hits northern Lebanon 07 Nov 2015 - 08:39 am

Beirut: A light earthquake measuring 3.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit northern Lebanon on Friday evening. The Bhannes-based National Center of Geophysics...

Stage set for landmark Taiwan-China summit 07 Nov 2015 - 08:35 am

China's President Xi Jinping (2nd L) and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) look on during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony...

Tight security, restrictions in Srinagar on Modi's visit 07 Nov 2015 - 08:30 am

Policeman question a Kashmiri driver near a checkpoint in Srinagar on November 6,2015. AFP Srinagar: Restrictions were imposed on Saturday in parts of...

Left ahead in Kerala civic polls, UDF trails 07 Nov 2015 - 08:26 am

After two hours of counting, LDF was leading in 413 gran panchayats Thiruvananthapuram: The Left was on course on Saturday for a much-needed...

Boko Haram attacks force 12,000 pupils from Niger schools: UN 07 Nov 2015 - 12:14 am

Niamey: Some 150 schools with more than 12,000 pupils have been forced to close due to the deadly attacks in Niger's southeast Diffa...

Burundi fears as government readies to crush resistance 07 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Pierre Nkurunziza Nairobi: Inflammatory language and divisive rhetoric: Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's determination to end months of protest and opposition to his rule...