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Singapore detains 8 Bangladeshis for alleged IS-related terror plot 03 May 2016 - 12:22 pm

Singapore: The Singapore government on Tuesday announced the arrest of eight Bangladeshi men who allegedly plotted terror attacks, including assassinations, back home to...

Maharashtra man with golden shirt makes it to Guinness World Records 03 May 2016 - 12:21 pm

Pankaj Parakh made his fortune from a garment fabrication business By Quaid Najmi Nashik (Maharashtra): Maharashtra's well-known businessman-politician Pankaj Parakh called 'The Man...

CEO of China's Baidu summoned over student death 03 May 2016 - 12:14 pm

People talk in front of a Baidu's company logo at Baidu's headquarters in Beijing January 16, 2014. REUTERS/JASON LEE Beijing: Authorities have summoned...

Israel destroys home of Palestinian suspect in murder of Israelis 03 May 2016 - 12:12 pm

Palestinians inspect the apartment of Palestinian assailant Zaid Amer, who is held in an Israeli prison, after it was destroyed by Israeli troops...

New hit-list threatens Bangladeshi teachers, politicians 03 May 2016 - 11:51 am

File photo of Bangladesh activists protesting against attacks on writers and publishers. Dhaka: Bangladesh police were Tuesday investigating a new hit-list that includes...

Turkey to abolish visas for Greek Cypriots, in line with EU deal - Turkish official 03 May 2016 - 11:34 am

ANKARA: Greek Cypriots will no longer require visas to visit Turkey under an EU-Turkey agreement on visa liberalisation but this does not amount...

Clashes near Damascus despite truce there, five killed in Aleppo 03 May 2016 - 11:31 am

BEIRUT: Fighting and government shelling erupted east of Damascus overnight on Tuesday despite a temporary truce announced by the Syrian army in that...

Saudi FM warns of dangerous situations in Syria 03 May 2016 - 11:27 am

File photo of Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. AFP Geneva: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir warned of the danger of the situations...

Court order shuts down WhatsApp in Brazil, again 03 May 2016 - 11:03 am

A file picture dated 07 April 2016 shows the logo of the messaging application WhatsAppon a smartphone in Taipei, Taiwan. For the second...

Pakistan brands Donald Trump 'ignorant' 03 May 2016 - 10:52 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's interior minister has launched a blistering assault on "ignorant" Donald Trump after the Republican presidential frontrunner vowed to free the doctor...

Pakistani police arrest five for desecrating Sikh's turban 03 May 2016 - 10:43 am

Lahore: Five people appeared in a Pakistani court Tuesday accused of blasphemy after a Sikh man complained they had desecrated his turban during...

Christian home targeted in Bangladesh bomb attack 03 May 2016 - 10:37 am

Dhaka: Unidentified attackers hurled crude bombs at the home of a Christian family in Bangladesh on Tuesday leaving two people injured, police said,...

Spanish police arrest 4 accused of promoting Islamist militancy 03 May 2016 - 10:33 am

MADRID: Spanish police arrested four people on the outskirts of Madrid on Tuesday accused of promoting Islamist militancy via social media, the Interior...

Aamir buys bike containing metal of INS Vikrant 03 May 2016 - 10:19 am

Aamir Khan with his new bike - Bajaj V. Mumbai: Superstar Aamir Khan has become a proud owner of the new Bajaj V,...

Diesel taxi drivers bring traffic at standstill 03 May 2016 - 10:09 am

Indian commuters travel in a traffic jam on their way to Gurgaon from New Delhi on May 3, 2016. AFP / MONEY SHARMA ...

Air strikes hit Islamic State stronghold in Syria - monitor 03 May 2016 - 10:09 am

BEIRUT: More than 35 air strikes hit Islamic State’s de facto capital in Syria overnight, killing at least 13 people and wounding many...

Baby girl pulled out alive 3 days after Kenya building collapse - Red Cross 03 May 2016 - 10:02 am

Residents of adjacents buildings move out with ther belongings on May 2, 2016 near the scene of a collapsed residential building in the...

California Muslims sue over hijab discrimination 03 May 2016 - 09:52 am

Two lawsuits filed in California claim that Muslim women were discriminated against in separate incidents because of their religion and for wearing the...