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Iraqi PM Abadi says 2016 will be year of final victory against Islamic state 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mon 28 Dec 2015 20:29 Wires Reuters-Text Mon 28 Dec 2015 20:29 Wires Reuters-Text Haider al-Abadi BAGHDAD: The coming year will see the...

Biggest snow storm in decades hits north Mexico 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Some roads remained closed in northern Mexico on Monday after the biggest snow storm in more than half...

Yemenis brave mountain paths to bring relief to besieged city 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A Yemeni woman carries boxes of food on her head as she walks through the mountains along the only path accessible between the...

S. Korea, Japan strike deal on 'comfort women' 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Seoul: South Korea and Japan reached agreement Monday on their dispute over wartime sex slaves that has soured relations for decades, as Tokyo's...

2015 in retrospect: AAP, Bihar jolt BJP, but Modi still going strong 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Prashant Sood and Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi: The AAP's dramatic rise and the comeback of Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar in...

Ramadi liberation 'most important victory yet' against IS: French president 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: French President Francois Hollande congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on his army's liberation of Ramadi from Islamic State forces on Monday,...

2015 in Retrospect: Aviation waited in wings for a new policy 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Rohit Vaid New Delhi: If the revival of an airline and return to profitability of some others marked the highlights in 2015...

2015 in Retrospect: Soaring pollution, crippling floods, laws awaiting implementation: India's environment in a fix 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Bhavana Akella New Delhi: Soaring pollution levels, crippling floods, quivering Richter notes to scores of environment laws awaiting their implementation - this,...

2015 In Retrospect: 'Desi' beats outshine 'firangi' tunes in Delhi parties 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Prashant Kumar New Delhi: No matter how much Delhiites groove to the tunes of international Disc Jockeys (DJ) like Tiesto and David...

Comment: Need to clean Delhi air to stop irreversible damage to heart 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Delhi today is grappling with hazardous air pollution as choking fumes from the burgeoning vehicle population and the smog that engulfed the national...

Hyderabad emerges as global aerospace industry hub 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad: From manufacturing cabins of the US president's helicopters to fuselages of the world's most advanced combat helicopter - it's...

A 'Roti Bank' comes up in Aurangabad for the poor 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Quaid Najmi Aurangabad, Maharashtra: A unique 'roti bank' has been launched in this city, famous for its Ajanta-Ellora caves, for the poor....

Comment: Congress at 131: Not a happy birthday 28 Dec 2015 - 06:51 pm

By Amulya Ganguli The Congress's 130th birthday, which was observed by the party on Monday, could not have been a happy occasion. True,...

Harlem Globetrotters star Meadowlark Lemon dead at 83 28 Dec 2015 - 06:43 pm

Meadowlark Lemon Washington: Meadowlark Lemon, the lithe showman, jester and trick-shot genius who entertained audiences worldwide as the heart and soul of the...

Rare evacuation of Syria towns as deadly blasts hit Homs 28 Dec 2015 - 06:36 pm

A Syrian man reacts as emergency services extinguish a fire following two car bomb attacks in the al-Zahraa neighbourhood of the central Syrian...

Algeria army kills 109 'terrorists,' arrests 36 in 2015: ministry 28 Dec 2015 - 06:27 pm

Algerian soldiers stand guard at the In Amenas gas plant. The attack on the plant, in which 38 foreign workers died, has put...

Turkey opens probe against Kurdish leader over 'autonomy' remarks 28 Dec 2015 - 06:15 pm

Selahattin Demirtas Ankara: Turkish prosecutors on Monday opened a criminal investigation against the leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on accusations of committing...