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Top al Qaeda commander killed in Yemen drone strikes: Residents 04 Feb 2016 - 03:48 pm

This file photo taken on January 21, 2012 shows Jalal Belaidi, also known as Abu Hamza, leader of the Ansar al-Sharia, an Al-Qaeda...

Britain, Norway pledge extra $2.9 billion for Syria before donor conference 04 Feb 2016 - 02:32 pm

Syrian refugees receive aid baby packages at a health center at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the...

Nursery admissions: HC restores management quota 04 Feb 2016 - 01:58 pm

File picture for representation New Delhi: In a setback for the Arvind Kejriwal government, Delhi High Court on Thursday restored the management quota...

Italy confirms student's death in Egypt, summons ambassador 04 Feb 2016 - 01:49 pm

Rome: Italy's foreign ministry on Thursday confirmed the death of missing student Giulio Regeni in Egypt and summoned Cairo's ambassador to demand maximum...

Greek bus drivers, migrants block highway over border impasse 04 Feb 2016 - 12:43 pm

Migrants walk to buses that will transport them to the Greek-Macedonian border, following their arrival aboard the passenger ferry Eleftherios Venizelos at the...

German police raids searching for Islamic State suspects 04 Feb 2016 - 12:39 pm

German police has been conducting raids in search of men suspected with links to IS BERLIN: German police conducted raids in Berlin and...

British police to arrest Assange if he leaves the Ecuadorian embassy 04 Feb 2016 - 12:04 pm

Ecuadorian embassy in London where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking refuge in London, Britain. LONDON: British police said on Thursday they will...

Drones kill 12 Yemen militants, including top leader: Residents 04 Feb 2016 - 11:47 am

A Yemeni boy checks the damage following a mortar shell attack on the country's flashpoint southern city of Taez on February 3, 2016,...

General strike against pension reform sweeps Greece 04 Feb 2016 - 11:35 am

A man makes his way through the empty check-in area of the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, as flight controllers hold a work...

Uganda readies for tense presidential polls, but few doubt winner 04 Feb 2016 - 09:57 am

Kampala: As the only female presidential candidate in Uganda, a male-dominated country where the leader is eyeing a fourth decade in power, Maureen...

US, France accuse Assad of scuppering Syria peace talks 04 Feb 2016 - 09:52 am

Geneva: The US and France have accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime of undermining talks to end Syria's civil war, which were suspended hours...

Burundi rebels say trained by Rwandan military: UN experts 04 Feb 2016 - 09:51 am

A protester sets up a barricade during a protest against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 22, 2015. Reuters/Goran Tomasevic/Files By...

Anupam Kher issue due to nebulous visa regime: Pakistani daily 04 Feb 2016 - 09:37 am

Islamabad: Indian actor Anupam Kher being denied a Pakistani visa is "reflective of the byzantine and thoroughly nebulous visa regime that exists between...

Kejriwal offers Rs.551 crore loan for salaries; civic workers continue strike 04 Feb 2016 - 09:30 am

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Bengaluru/New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a Rs.551-crore loan to pay out pending salaries of...

SC declines to intervene in Delhi civic employees' strike 04 Feb 2016 - 09:28 am

Supreme Court of India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea seeking direction to three civic bodies in...

Five arrested for assaulting Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru 04 Feb 2016 - 09:27 am

Bengaluru: Five people suspected of assaulting a Tanzanian woman were arrested early on Thursday, Police Commissioner N.S. Megharik said. "We have arrested the...