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Indian kitchens demand oil; production declines, imports soar 08 Jul 2016 - 04:23 pm

Consumption in rural households rose 40 per cent and urban 29 per cent between 2004 and 2012, and oilseed production declined seven per...

Casinos firmly entrenched; can't remove them: Goa CM 08 Jul 2016 - 04:18 pm

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Friday said his government has not been able to put an end to casino business because...

Kerala to be declared open defecation-free state in November 08 Jul 2016 - 04:13 pm

Pinarayi Vijayan assumed office on May 25 this year and Issac returned as the Finance Minister, a post that he held when V.S....

Police shooting of Black man Philando Castile near Minneapolis sparks outrage 08 Jul 2016 - 04:12 pm

Minneapolis NAACP president, Nekima Levy-Pounds, speaks outside the Governor's Mansion following the police shooting death of a black man on July 7, 2016...

Three dead in Indonesian military chopper crash 08 Jul 2016 - 04:09 pm

Investigators check the wreckage of an Indonesian military helicopter which crashed on July 8, 2016 into a suburban area just north of Yogyakarta,...

Suspect in Dallas police attack wanted to ‘kill white people’ 08 Jul 2016 - 03:59 pm

A man lays on the ground after yelling "Don't shoot me" at police during a rally in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, July 7,...

Cameron: UK won't play 'lesser' global role after Brexit 08 Jul 2016 - 03:55 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron poses for a picture with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo following their meeting in Warsaw, Poland, July 8,...

Germany says forces in Iran trying to torpedo nuclear deal 08 Jul 2016 - 03:50 pm

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV, whose headquarters in Berlin pictured here), said in its annual...

Wary of Russia, Sweden and Finland sit at NATO top table 08 Jul 2016 - 03:44 pm

President of the European Council Donald Tusk (Bottom L), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Bottom C) and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude...

Gambia ban on child marriage could spark backlash, activist fears 08 Jul 2016 - 03:18 pm

Representative image. Reuters By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR: Women’s rights activists on Friday welcomed Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s decision to ban child marriage, but...

Spain charges Volkswagen with fraud over emissions 08 Jul 2016 - 03:13 pm

Madrid: A Spanish judge has charged Volkswagen with fraud and damage to the environment over an emissions-cheating scandal which has plunged the German...

22 civilians dead in strikes on Syria Qaeda-held town: monitor 08 Jul 2016 - 03:09 pm

Syrian emergency personnel remove the body of a man from the rubble of a damaged building following reported air strikes on July 7,...

Spanish court drops fraud investigation against Neymar 08 Jul 2016 - 03:02 pm

MADRID: Spain’s High Court said on Friday it had dropped a fraud and corruption investigation into Brazilian soccer captain and Barcelona player Neymar...

Six killed in suicide attack at mosque in NE Nigeria: army 08 Jul 2016 - 02:59 pm

FILE PHOTO: Health officials tend to an injured woman following a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria on May 12, 2016....

At least 12 Europe-bound Tunisia migrants drown off Libya 08 Jul 2016 - 02:49 pm

Representative image. Reuters Zarzis, Tunisia: At least 12 Tunisian migrants died when their boat headed for Europe sank off the coast of Libya,...

Battle for Britain: May and Leadsom in their own words 08 Jul 2016 - 02:45 pm

The two remaining candidates in the Conservative party leadership contest, Theresa May (L) and Andrea Leadsom, are seen in this combination of two...

Number of refugees arriving in Germany slowing sharply: govt 08 Jul 2016 - 02:37 pm

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizere leaves a news conference in Berlin, Germany July 8, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke Berlin: The number of refugees...