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1st phase of Kochi Smart City opens amid Left boycott 20 Feb 2016 - 01:08 pm

File picture from the Smart City Pavilion Launch. Source:smartcity.ae Kochi: The first phase of Kochi Smart City project - a 6.5 lakh square...

Israeli forces detain Palestinian child in Hebron 20 Feb 2016 - 12:57 pm

File-photo-Reuters Hebron: Israeli occupation forces detained a Palestinian child in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday. Palestinian sources said that the...

Pathankot attack: Pakistan says sending probe team next month 20 Feb 2016 - 12:50 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan says it is sending a probe team to India next month to collect evidence on the alleged involvement of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)...

Kremlin says 'regrets' rejected UN bid to rein in Turkey over Syria 20 Feb 2016 - 12:48 pm

Moscow: Russia said Saturday it regretted the rejection of its draft resolution at the United Nations calling for Turkey to cease military action...

India, Nepal sign nine agreements 20 Feb 2016 - 12:47 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Nepalese Prime Minister KP Oli arrive for a meeting prior to delegation-level talks and agreement signing...

US air strike on Libya kills two abducted Serbians: minister 20 Feb 2016 - 12:46 pm

Belgrade: A US strike on an Islamic State jihadist camp in Libya killed two Serbian embassy employees who were kidnapped in the area...

Army out in Haryana as Jat violence continues 20 Feb 2016 - 12:41 pm

Rohtak/Chandigarh: Army columns conducted flag marches at various places in violence-hit districts of Haryana on Saturday as security forces grappled with the tense...

China jails hospital 'scalpers' for scamming patients 20 Feb 2016 - 12:32 pm

Shanghai: A Chinese court in Beijing has jailed 15 hospital "scalpers" for allegedly scamming unsuspecting patients by posing as medical staff without qualifications,...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe warns party members fighting over his succession 20 Feb 2016 - 12:23 pm

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe talks to his wife Grace before addressing the ZANU-PF party's top decision making body, the Politburo, in the capital...

Uganda's Museveni wins 61% of votes with 83% counted: results 20 Feb 2016 - 12:12 pm

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (R) casts his ballot as he votes in parliamentary and presidential elections at a polling station in Nshwere, on...

Al Qaeda militants seize southern Yemen town - residents 20 Feb 2016 - 12:09 pm

ADEN: Dozens of al Qaeda militants took control of the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar on Saturday, residents said, consolidating the group's control...

New government school blown up in Pakistan's restive northwest 20 Feb 2016 - 11:55 am

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Militants blew up part of a newly constructed government school in Pakistan's South Waziristan region late Friday night, a ...

Fiji declares curfew nationwide as powerful cyclone Winston approaches 20 Feb 2016 - 11:47 am

A handout picture provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Cyclone Winston over Fiji, 20 February 2016. EPA/NOAA/HANDOUT By Peter...

Pakistan troops kill five militants 20 Feb 2016 - 11:38 am

A file photo shows members of the Pakistani Frontier Corps. AFP Islamabad: Pakistani security forces Saturday killed at least five militants in a...

South Africa confirms first case of Zika virus 20 Feb 2016 - 11:26 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa confirmed its first case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in a Columbian man, health authorities said. The virus, which is...

Lightning strike kills seven family members in Pakistan 20 Feb 2016 - 11:16 am

Islamabad: At least seven people of the same family were killed while nine others injured when lightning struck a double-storey house at Khushab’s...

US embassy raises alarm at fighting in northern Myanmar 20 Feb 2016 - 10:57 am

A file picture of a soldier as he puts on his shoes as he and his comrade cross a stream. REUTERS/DAVID JOHNSON Yangon:...

Afghan troops pull out of strategic Helmand district 20 Feb 2016 - 10:43 am

An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle is seen parked at an outpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan December 25, 2015. REUTERS/ABDUL MALIK By Mohammad...