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All eyes on Kashmir as results come today 22 Dec 2014 - 10:54 pm

Srinagar: Amid the uncertainty of what will be the election result today in Jammu and Kashmir, two things are certain: there will be...

Congress leader Venkatswamy dead at 85 22 Dec 2014 - 10:53 pm

Hyderabad: Congress leader and former union minister G Venkatswamy died yesterday at a private hospital here following prolonged illness, party leaders said. He...

Gaza ripe for new explosion: Analysts 22 Dec 2014 - 10:51 pm

GAZA CITY: Barely four months after a bloody conflict battered Gaza, experts warn that a new war could be in the offing if...

Erdogan slams birth control as treason 22 Dec 2014 - 10:51 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described efforts to promote birth control as “treason”, saying contraception risked causing a whole generation to “dry...

Child rapist latest prisoner executed in Saudi 22 Dec 2014 - 10:48 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday beheaded a child rapist, adding to what activists say is one of the world’s highest execution tolls. The Interior...

French driver attack 'not a terrorist act' 22 Dec 2014 - 10:42 pm

Rescue workers tending to victims after a driver deliberately slammed into passers-by in several spots in Dijon DIJON, France - A French driver...

China probes senior party official for graft 22 Dec 2014 - 10:35 pm

Ling Jihua (R), flanked by General Xu Qiliang (C) and Guo Boxiong (L), a former vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission BEIJING - ...

Airbus delivers first next-generation plane to Qatar Airways 22 Dec 2014 - 10:29 pm

TOULOUSE - Airbus delivered its first next-generation A350-900 plane to Qatar Airways Monday in a formal ceremony that kickstarts its bid to erode...

Uzbekistan poll 'lacked genuine competition' 22 Dec 2014 - 10:21 pm

Uzbek President Islam Karimov casts his ballot TASHKENT - Uzbekistan on Monday announced a near 90-percent turnout in its weekend parliamentary election, a...

Italy foils Neo fascist plot, arrests 14 22 Dec 2014 - 10:08 pm

ROME - Italian police arrested 14 neo-fascists and placed 44 others under investigation on Monday after uncovering a plot to assassinate politicians and...

Afghan forces launch operation in areas bordering Pakistan 22 Dec 2014 - 10:04 pm

An Afghan soldier stands guard near the army outpost in Kunar province near Pakistan ASADABAD, Afghanistan - Afghan security forces have launched an...

Huge explosion rocks northeast Nigeria market 22 Dec 2014 - 09:29 pm

KANO, Nigeria - A massive explosion at a market in northeast Nigeria's Bauchi city caused "heavy casualties" on Monday, setting the entire area...

Ethiopia says ready to boost Somalia troops after SLeone exit 22 Dec 2014 - 09:24 pm

Ethopian soldiers wearing their new African Union berets ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia said Monday it was ready to boost its troop levels in...

White House answers petition on Balintang shooting 22 Dec 2014 - 04:41 pm

MANILA, Philippines — The White House has addressed a petition filed in Washington asking for the US government to assist in preventing violence...

Clashes in south Tunisia after Essebsi claims victory 22 Dec 2014 - 04:07 pm

TUNIS-- Tunisian police fired teargas on Monday in a southern city to disperse hundreds of youths who burned tyres and blocked streets to...

Pope blasts Vatican plagued by ills 22 Dec 2014 - 03:51 pm

VATICAN CITY--Pope Francis lambasted the Vatican's bureaucracy on Monday, saying some within the Church had a lust for power, were indifferent to others...

Germany sees no need to ease Russia sanctions 22 Dec 2014 - 03:49 pm

BERLIN-- Germany sees no reason to think about changes to the EU's sanctions regime against Moscow at the moment, a government spokeswoman said,...

ISIS arrests 'extremists' accused of plot against group 22 Dec 2014 - 03:39 pm

BEIRUT-- The Islamic State group (ISIS) has claimed the arrests of four jihadists it classified as "extremists" accused of plotting against the organisation...