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Indonesian military plane crashes in Java, killing three 10 Feb 2016 - 09:42 am

Malang, Indonesia: An Indonesian military plane crashed into a house in a densely populated area during a test flight Wednesday, killing the pilot...

Curfew-like restrictions imposed in Srinagar 10 Feb 2016 - 09:35 am

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near concertina wire set up as barricade during restrictions in Maisuma area of Srinagar, the summer capital of...

Warning of Islamic State's tentacles spreading to South Asia 10 Feb 2016 - 09:31 am

South Asian countries By Arul Louis United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned of the danger of the Islamic State spreading...

Pakistan airline workers end strike 10 Feb 2016 - 09:26 am

Islamabad: Workers of the Pakistan's state-owned airlines announced that they have called off strike against a government privatisation plan after they were invited...

Technical glitch forces adjournment of Headley deposition 10 Feb 2016 - 09:22 am

Mumbai: The deposition of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley was adjourned till Thursday following some technical snags in videoconferencing from a US jail,...

Four feared dead in Myanmar military plane crash: officials 10 Feb 2016 - 08:46 am

Naypyidaw, Myanmar Naypyidaw, Myanmar: At least four Myanmar military personnel were feared dead after a small air force propeller plane crashed shortly after...

Thai cops bust high quality fake passport gang 10 Feb 2016 - 08:35 am

Bangkok: Thai police rounded up six foreigners allegedly behind one of the country's biggest and best counterfeit passport operations, officers said Wednesday, in...

Egypt activists recall Mubarak ouster as a distant dream 10 Feb 2016 - 08:29 am

Cairo: As the sun began to set on February 11, 2011, the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wavered between hope and despair, waiting...

On patrol with Uganda's controversial 'crime preventers' 10 Feb 2016 - 08:28 am

Yoweri Museveni's government dismisses criticism of the crime preventer force, arguing it is part of a community-policing programme in existence since the 1990s...

Syrians recount 'hell' of Aleppo life under air strikes 10 Feb 2016 - 08:20 am

Syrian rescuers remove a victim from under the rubble following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of al-Kalasa in the northern...

Between mines and mortars: stranded lives in eastern Ukraine 10 Feb 2016 - 08:12 am

An unexploded rocket in field in rural Ukraine (AFP Photo/DIMITAR DILKOFF) Zaitseve, Ukraine: Imagine picking your way through a minefield to go to...

Sanders says New Hampshire win shows people want 'real change' 10 Feb 2016 - 08:11 am

Concord, United States: Bernie Sanders on Tuesday gave a triumphant victory speech after defeating Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire's Democratic presidential primary, saying...

Fish, other mosquitoes now warriors in Zika battle 10 Feb 2016 - 08:09 am

Playa San Diego, El Salvador: With larva-chomping fish and genetically modified insects, Latin Americans are deploying legions of little helpers to destroy mosquitoes...

Strong 6.3-magnitude quake shakes Chile 10 Feb 2016 - 08:06 am

Santiago: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Chile on Tuesday, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to property, the...

Trump, Sanders win big in New Hampshire 10 Feb 2016 - 08:02 am

Manchester, United States: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders decisively won Tuesday's presidential primaries in New Hampshire, riding a wave of anti-establishment anger in...

Supreme Court puts Obama carbon emissions plan on hold 10 Feb 2016 - 08:01 am

Washington: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold President Barack Obama's sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fueled power...

Climate change will slow transatlantic flights: study 10 Feb 2016 - 07:59 am

Paris: Winds bolstered by climate change will slow flights between North America and Europe, boosting fuel costs and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions --...

French lawmakers vote to include stripping of nationality for convicted terrorists in constitution 10 Feb 2016 - 07:54 am

Rapporteur of the Constitution reform bill of the French National Assembly, Dominique Raimbourg, speaks during the debate on Article 2, a controversial amendment...