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Bouquets, brickbats as AAP completes a year in office 13 Feb 2016 - 01:25 pm

Arvind Kejriwal (R), chief of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), shouts slogans after taking the oath as the new chief minister of Delhi as...

Two ruling party loyalists 'executed' in Burundi 13 Feb 2016 - 01:15 pm

Nairobi: Two people loyal to the ruling party in troubled Burundi were "executed" overnight in the centre of the country, a local official...

Turkey, Saudi could launch anti-IS ground operation in Syria: Ankara 13 Feb 2016 - 01:03 pm

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Istanbul: Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria, while...

Australian PM in second revamp of ministry ahead of elections 13 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a speech at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo, Japan, December 18, 2015....

Russia not bombing civilians in Syria: Russian PM 13 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2016. Michael Dalder / Reuters ...

Former Afghan governor kidnapped in Islamabad 13 Feb 2016 - 12:48 pm

Islamabad: A former governor of Afghanistan's Herat province has been kidnapped from a market in an upscale district of Islamabad, Pakistani police said...

Former Indian PM Singh says Modi govt failing to boost economic investment 13 Feb 2016 - 12:45 pm

India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting in New Delhi March 11, 2014. Reuters/Prakash Singh Mumbai: In a rare interview India's...

Syria rebel ambush this week killed 76 regime forces: monitor 13 Feb 2016 - 12:44 pm

An ambulance drives past heavily damaged buildings following reported air strikes in Hammuriyeh in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of...

No Bashar al-Assad in the future: Saudi FM 13 Feb 2016 - 12:37 pm

BERLIN: Bashar al Assad will not be ruling Syria in the future and Russia’s military interventions will not help him stay in power,...

Survivors torn as Eagles of Death Metal return to Paris 13 Feb 2016 - 12:19 pm

The Eagles of Death Metal board at the Bataclan Paris: As Eagles of Death Metal return to Paris on Tuesday to 'finish' their...

More major attacks in Europe 'a certainty': French PM 13 Feb 2016 - 12:15 pm

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2016. Reuters/Michael Dalder Munich, Germany: ...

Myanmar army chief to get five year extension as talks with Suu Kyi continue: Media 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 pm

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives to give a speech during talks between the government, army and representatives of ethnic armed...

Central Asia's tallest tower, being built in Kazakhstan, hit by fire 13 Feb 2016 - 11:03 am

ALMATY: A fire broke out on Saturday at a construction site where Central Asia's tallest tower is being built in the Kazakh capital...

Peacock-culling plan ruffles feathers in Goa 13 Feb 2016 - 10:40 am

Mumbai: The chief minister of India's popular tourist state of Goa moved to smooth ruffled feathers Saturday after a proposal to reclassify the...

Modi inaugurates Make In India Centre in Mumbai 13 Feb 2016 - 10:38 am

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the Make In India Centre in Mumbai. PIB Mumbai: Kicking off the 'Make In India Week', Prime...

Two soldiers, four 'militants' killed in Kashmir 13 Feb 2016 - 10:12 am

Srinagar, India: Two soldiers and four suspected militants were killed Saturday in a fierce gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir near the de facto...

India criticises UN plan to combat violent extremism 13 Feb 2016 - 10:02 am

United Nations: India has criticised a UN plan to combat violent extremism saying it lacked sufficient options for international cooperation and a unified...