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More shelter homes for Delhi patients this winter 21 Dec 2015 - 01:32 pm

By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi: New shelter homes for patients, who come to the capital in search of better medical aid but are...

Jaitley sues rival AAP politicians for slander 21 Dec 2015 - 01:18 pm

India's finance minister Arun Jaitley By Rupam Jain Nair NEW DELHI: India's finance minister sued the Delhi chief minister for 100 million rupees...

Couple held in Paris over fake bomb on Air France flight: Police source 21 Dec 2015 - 01:16 pm

Passengers who were onboard an Air France Boeing 777 aircraft that made an emergency landing board a bus as they are escorted to...

Afghan official writes to president via Facebook 21 Dec 2015 - 01:11 pm

London: Can Facebook be used as a tool for official communication by government functionaries? A deputy governor in Afghanistan just did that. Mohammad...

Obama chides Republicans for lack of alternatives on Islamic State 21 Dec 2015 - 01:08 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his end of the year news conference at the White House in Washington, December 18, 2015. REUTERS...

Record number of cars recalled in China 21 Dec 2015 - 01:07 pm

Beijing: A record number of vehicles were recalled for technical faults in China in 2015. As of December 18, 76 automakers had recalled...

Explosion hits Russian apartment building; 1 dead, 8 injured 21 Dec 2015 - 01:00 pm

MOSCOW: A suspected natural gas explosion hit an apartment building in a southern Russian city on Sunday, killing one person and injuring eight...

UP identifies 14 lakh under-nourished children 21 Dec 2015 - 12:58 pm

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has identified 14 lakh "extremely under-nourished children" and has begun intensive monitoring to ensure that they get proper...

Rajya Sabha unanimously passes SC-ST bill 21 Dec 2015 - 12:55 pm

File photo of Rajya Sabha session in progress New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday unanimously passed The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled...

Driver plows onto Las Vegas Strip sidewalk "like bowling ball", one dead, dozens hurt 21 Dec 2015 - 12:49 pm

Vehicle traffic on the Las Vegas Strip is closed as police investigate the area after a car crashed into a group of pedestrians....

Air France files legal complaint over fake bomb on flight 21 Dec 2015 - 12:47 pm

Paris: Air France said Monday it had taken legal action after the discovery of a fake bomb on board a flight from Mauritius...

Stretched thin, pummeled from the air, IS goes on defensive 21 Dec 2015 - 12:32 pm

File photo for representation only Beirut: Stretched thin and under pressure by increasing air strikes, the Islamic State group has been forced into...

Police arrest suspect in carbon trading probe at Vienna airport 21 Dec 2015 - 12:24 pm

FRANKFURT: Police arrested a Swiss national at Vienna airport who is suspected of money laundering and tax evasion in connection with the trading...

Controversial China anti-terror law looks set to pass this month 21 Dec 2015 - 12:22 pm

Policemen of a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team shout slogans as they gather for a anti-terrorism drill in Shenyang, Liaoning province BEIJING:...

Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen 21 Dec 2015 - 12:15 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired before dawn Monday from Yemen towards its southern border region, the coalition said, in the latest...

China says to invite Syrian government, opposition 21 Dec 2015 - 12:15 pm

A rescue worker holds an injured boy after what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in Idlib city,...

Brussels police detain two in raids linked to Paris attacks: Prosecutor 21 Dec 2015 - 12:12 pm

A Belgian special forces police officer patrols a street during a police raid in central Brussels, Belgium, December 20, 2015. BRUSSELS: Belgian police...

Families wait for news after Indonesia ferry disaster 21 Dec 2015 - 12:08 pm

An Indonesian woman cries as she checks the passengers list of a capsized ferry at a crisis center in Siwa, Wajo, South Sulawesi,...