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CAIRO: Egypt’s Islamist-led government approved a draft law on demonstrations yesterday that backers say meets international democratic standards but critics believe will give...

ISTANBUL: Turkey has drafted changes to the penal code, narrowing the definition of terrorist propaganda in a step to boost freedom of expression...

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels took control of most of a strategic army base in northern Syria after a fierce firefight with President Bashar Al...

  DUBAI: A senior Iranian official said yesterday that Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog had agreed on “some points” during talks in Tehran...

Polling officials carrying electronic voting machines in Agartala. Tripura will hold the 13th assembly elections today. New Delhi: Beginning today, nine states will...

New Delhi: Strategic partners for nearly 15 years, India and France will seek to further cement their multi-faceted ties during the visit of...

Miss Tibet 2013 Tenzing Lhamo waves during the coronation ceremony in Bangalore, yesterday. Dolma was the lone contestant and was unanimously crowned.

Thiruvananthapuram: Faced with relentless demands from the Left opposition to reopen the 17-year-old Suryanelli sex case, the Kerala government has sought the opinion...

Imphal: In a first step towards ushering in peace in insurgency-ravaged Manipur, a tripartite memorandum of understanding was signed yesterday between the central...

South Korean soldiers march on snow during a military drill in Paju near the demilitarised zone dividing the two Koreas, yesterday.  BEIJING: Chinese...

KATHMANDU: A Tibetan exile turned himself into a ball of fire in front of a Buddhist monument yesterday, the 100th self-immolation attempt since...

GENEVA: Sri Lanka is failing to investigate alleged atrocities committed by government forces in defeating a Tamil insurgency and activists and opposition politicians...

BANGKOK: A pre-dawn raid on a Thai military base ended with 16 Muslim insurgents killed yesterday in the deadliest violence in the country’s...

Manila: The idea that a woman can mediate successfully between armed groups of hostile men, and that one of these groups comprises hardline,...

MALE: Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed took refuge in the Indian High Commission in the capital Male yesterday as police attempted to arrest...

New Delhi: The warm spring sunshine graciously bathes the floral carpets of exquisitely manicured lawns of Mughal Gardens adorned with myriad flowers of...

NEW DELHI: India put on hold a $750m deal to buy helicopters from Finmeccanica SpA after the arrest of the head of the...

Kolkata:  Twelve people were remanded by a city court to custody yesterday for violence here in which a policeman was shot dead during...