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Enslaved teen boys dial for help from Indian shoe factory 28 Oct 2016 - 08:08 pm

CHENNAI, India: Police have rescued 10 teenage boys, allegedly trafficked and held in bondage in a shoe-sole factory in the southern Indian state...

JNU students protest outside Delhi Police headquarters 28 Oct 2016 - 07:58 pm

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students on Friday rallied outside the Delhi Police headquarters at ITO here to protest alleged inaction in...

Most Republicans believe Russia is meddling in U.S. election 28 Oct 2016 - 01:09 pm

WASHINGTON: Most Republicans believe Russia is attempting to influence the U.S. presidential election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, despite comments by the party's...

UN says IS slaughtered at least 232 people near Mosul last week 28 Oct 2016 - 12:28 pm

Geneva: Islamic State group fighters killed at least 232 people in and around Mosul last week as Iraqi troops advanced on the city,...

Dutch far right's Geert Wilders: I will boycott "political" trial 28 Oct 2016 - 12:01 pm

AMSTERDAM: Geert Wilders, the Dutch anti-Islam opposition leader, said on Friday that he refuses to attend his trial next week and that he...

Myanmar investigators dismiss missing plane reports, end search 28 Oct 2016 - 11:51 am

YANGON: Myanmar has halted an investigation into unconfirmed reports of an aircraft crashing into the sea off the country's west coast on Friday,...

Yemen rebel missile shot down near Mecca: coalition 28 Oct 2016 - 11:41 am

Riyadh: Yemeni rebels have launched one of their longest-range strikes against Saudi Arabia, firing a ballistic missile that was shot down near Mecca,...

Five key facts to know about Iceland 28 Oct 2016 - 11:29 am

Reykjavik: Here are five key facts about Iceland, which goes to the polls Saturday in an election set to shake up the political...

Rajasthan promotes progressive farming with olive cultivation 28 Oct 2016 - 11:14 am

Jaipur: Sahab Ram Saharan, a farmer in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, some 15 km from the India-Pakistan border, finds cultivating traditional crops unprofitable....

India condemns Pakistan's expulsion of high commission staffer 28 Oct 2016 - 11:06 am

New Delhi: India on Friday condemned Pakistan's move of declaring persona non grata an officer posted in its high commission in Islamabad. "Government...

Hungary's PM threatens to sue EU over mandatory migrant quotas 28 Oct 2016 - 10:50 am

BUDAPEST: Hungary will sue the European Commission and resist mandatory migrant resettlement quotas if Brussels does not take them off the agenda, Prime...

Syrian rebels bombard Aleppo airbase before offensive-rebel, monitor 28 Oct 2016 - 10:38 am

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels launched Grad rockets at Aleppo's Nairab air base on Friday, part of their preparations for a new offensive aimed at...

Pakistan's Imran Khan calls for nationwide protests ahead of capital lockdown 28 Oct 2016 - 10:25 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan called for nationwide protests on Friday after dozens of activists from his party were arrested, adding to...

Rebel shelling kills children at school in west Aleppo: government, monitor 28 Oct 2016 - 09:43 am

BEIRUT: Shelling by Syrian rebels killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday, state media and a monitoring group...

Adorable but shy, pygmy anteaters are VIPs at Peru zoo 28 Oct 2016 - 09:27 am

Lima: Paulina struggles to open her eyes, sees strange people in her space and raises her tiny claws in warning. Despite the threat,...

Philippine mayor, nine bodyguards killed in police shoot-out 28 Oct 2016 - 09:10 am

Kidapawan, Philippines: A Philippine mayor accused of drug trafficking was killed along with nine bodyguards in a shoot-out with police Friday, authorities said,...