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After vote, China tells Taiwan to abandon independence "hallucination" 17 Jan 2016 - 10:12 am

An emotional Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen thanks her supporters after election victory at party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan...

Kobe marks 21 years since killer quake 17 Jan 2016 - 09:55 am

Candles indicating 'Future 1.17' during a memorial service to mark the 21st anniversary of the 'Great Hanshin Earthquake' at a park in Kobe,...

30,000 sign petition to award French nationality to Bataclan guard 17 Jan 2016 - 09:45 am

IS jihadists killed 90 people at the Bataclan concert hall in November Paris: An online petition to award French nationality to an Algerian...

US man arrested for seeking to join IS in Syria 17 Jan 2016 - 09:37 am

File picture for representation only Washington: A US man was arrested for attempting to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State jihadist...

Prisoner release helps Obama blunt Iran criticism 17 Jan 2016 - 09:32 am

File picture of US President Barack Obama Washington: The surprise release of five Americans held in Iran has helped a vulnerable President Barack...

Iran's Rouhani calls for economic reforms, less reliance on oil 17 Jan 2016 - 09:23 am

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Sunday for economic reforms and less reliance on oil revenues in the...

Modi extends tax sops, funding, self-certification for start-ups 17 Jan 2016 - 09:20 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an event to launch an initiative to bolster start-ups in New Delhi on January 16, 2016. AFP ...

Tightening Clinton-Sanders battle raises stakes for Democratic debate 17 Jan 2016 - 09:17 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she is announced on the stage during Jim Clyburn’s Annual Fish Fry in Charleston, South...

YSRCP MP held for slapping Air India official 17 Jan 2016 - 09:16 am

YSR Congress Party MP Mithun Reddy Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh police have arrested YSR Congress Party MP Mithun Reddy and his aide for allegedly...

UN eyes tax on football tickets to pay for humanitarian aid 17 Jan 2016 - 08:49 am

United Nations, United States: A UN study of new sources of financing for its multi-billion-dollar aid operations is recommending a voluntary tax on...

Jakarta attack toll rises to 8: police 17 Jan 2016 - 08:45 am

Indonesia residents hold banners reading 'Pray for Jakarta' as they gather at the site of the 14 January terrorist attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia,...

US and European Union lift sanctions on Iran 17 Jan 2016 - 08:28 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a news conference after the talks between the E3+3 (France, Germany, Britain, China, Russia, US) and...

Kerry arrives in Vienna as world powers prepare to lift sanctions against Iran 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo VIENNA: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Vienna on Saturday as Iran and Western powers finalized arrangements for the...

Montenegro to turn ex-concentration camp into luxury hotel 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo coutesy: Wikipedia Podgorica, Montenegro: Montenegro has defended its decision to allow an island fortress and wartime concentration camp to be transformed into...

Italy rescues nearly 250 migrants off Libya: coastguard 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Rome: An Italian ship on Saturday morning reached the Sicilian port of Catania bringing 246 migrants to safety as well as...

Burkina troops retake hotel after Islamist attack kills dozens 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

People who have escaped from the Cappuccino restaurant exit a Burkina Faso military vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 16, 2016. Reuters/Stringer Al...