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Iran's top leader calls US 'great Satan' 18 May 2016 - 12:57 pm

Iran's top cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Tehran: Iran's top cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the US an "arch-tyrant and...

ICC prosecutors demand 25-year jail term for Bemba 18 May 2016 - 12:55 pm

Former Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba looks up when sitting in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court to stand trial with Aime Kilolo...

Key Godhra conspirator arrested after 14 years 18 May 2016 - 12:50 pm

File picture of a train on fire in Godhra, in Gujarat, February 27, 2002. Reuters Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday...

Netanyahu close to agreeing Israel unity government: reports 18 May 2016 - 12:36 pm

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is close to agreeing a unity government with the main opposition leader, Israeli media said Wednesday, in a...

British unemployment stays at ten-year low: data 18 May 2016 - 12:23 pm

London: Britain's unemployment rate stands at its lowest level since 2005 after a dip in the amount of people without work, official data...

French police protest 'anti-cop hatred' 18 May 2016 - 12:08 pm

A French CRS riot police is evacuated during clashes with French high school and university students during a demonstration against the French labour...

Why name India's assets only after Gandhis, asks Rishi Kapoor 18 May 2016 - 11:58 am

Mumbai: In an explosive comment, veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has deprecated the fact that previous Congress governments have named important assets of...

Myanmar welcomes US move to ease more sanctions 18 May 2016 - 11:55 am

Yangon: A US decision to pare back economic sanctions on Myanmar could unclog investment as the country claws its way out of poverty,...

Thailand orders halt to Uber, Grab motorbike taxi service 18 May 2016 - 11:51 am

REUTERS/ File photo BANGKOK: Thailand has ordered Uber Technologies and Grab to halt their motorcycle taxi-hailing services, a senior transport official said on...

Apple CEO Tim Cook pays obeisance at Siddhivinayak temple 18 May 2016 - 11:44 am

Apple CEO Tim Cook at Siddhivinayak in Mumbai. IANS Mumbai: Apple CEO Tim Cook started his India tour by paying obeisance at the...

Chandy makes history, hopes to win polls 18 May 2016 - 11:43 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, sworn in on this day five years ago, on Wednesday completed 1,827 days in office -- a...

Protests in Hong Kong as top China official visits 18 May 2016 - 11:42 am

A pro-democracy protester holds up a photo of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang during a demonstration in Wan Chai,...

Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake: USGS 18 May 2016 - 11:39 am

Quito: A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month after a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake...

British paper's "Queen backs Brexit" headline misleading, press watchdog rules 18 May 2016 - 11:22 am

Queen Elizabeth II departs her 90th Birthday Celebrations at Home Park, Windsor on May 15, 2016 in Windsor, England. REUTERS/BEN A PRUCHNIE/POOL London: ...

More than 150 people feared buried in Sri Lanka landslides: Rescue officials 18 May 2016 - 10:55 am

Sri Lankan youths wade through floodwaters in Biyagama, about 17 kms from Colombo on May 18, 2016. AFP / ISHARA S.KODIKARA By Ranga...

Kazakhstan arrests activists ahead of land protests 18 May 2016 - 10:55 am

ALMATY: Kazakhstan detained several vocal opponents of land reform who planned to take part in Saturday protests, activists said on Wednesday, in an...

IS accused of unlawfully executing dozens in Libya bastion 18 May 2016 - 10:34 am

Tripoli: Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused the Islamic State group of unlawfully executing dozens of people in its Libyan stronghold of Sirte,...