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Two mosques bombed, muezzin killed in Iraq: Police 04 Jan 2016 - 10:22 am

Hilla, Iraq: Blasts rocked two Sunni mosques in central Iraq Monday, amid fears of renewed sectarian strife following Saudi Arabia's execution of a...

Suicide bomber strikes near Kabul airport: Officials 04 Jan 2016 - 10:19 am

Kabul: A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up close to a police checkpoint near Kabul airport on Monday but caused no...

'Armed forces infiltrated by people of other countries' 04 Jan 2016 - 10:13 am

File photo of Indian Army personnel at Pathankot air base Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Mohd Azam Khan has alleged that people...

SC to hear plea on ban of diesel-run vehicles 04 Jan 2016 - 10:08 am

Supreme Court of India New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a plea on Tuesday by automobile manufacturers seeking modification of its order...

Disaster management agency coordinating with NE states after quake 04 Jan 2016 - 10:04 am

People look at a damaged building at a market place after an earthquake in Imphal, India, January 4, 2016. Reuters New Delhi: The...

20 suffer minor injuries in Assam due to quake 04 Jan 2016 - 09:53 am

Guwahati: At least 20 people suffered minor injuries here on Monday when a quake hit the north-eastern region. Cracks developed in some buildings...

Firing heard inside Pathankot air base 04 Jan 2016 - 09:38 am

Air Commodore JS Dhamoon (C) speaks on his mobile phone after addressing the media at the airforce base in Pathankot on January 3,...

Gun battles rage near Indian consulate in Afghan city 04 Jan 2016 - 09:17 am

A member of Afghan Quick Reaction Force (QRF) fires a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher during an operation near the Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif,...

Six dead as strong quake hits northeast India 04 Jan 2016 - 08:59 am

People look at damaged residential houses after an earthquake in Imphal, India, January 4, 2016. REUTERS Guwahati, India: At least six people were...

Frustrated youth push for power in Taiwan elections 04 Jan 2016 - 08:57 am

This photo taken on Nov 4, 2015 shows members of the pro-independent Taiwan Solidarity Party displaying placards to protest against the summit in...

El Salvador issues tips for migrants ahead of US crackdown 04 Jan 2016 - 08:31 am

San Salvador: The government of El Salvador on Sunday offered advice to allay the worries of its citizens living illegally in the United...

Two dead as strong quake hits northeast India 04 Jan 2016 - 08:27 am

Residents gather at the entrance to Siliguri Hospital as the injured are brought in following an earthquake in Siliguri on January 4, 2016....

Sweden imposes ID checks at bridge link with Denmark to stem migrant influx 04 Jan 2016 - 08:24 am

The sun sets over the Oresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark, in Malmo, Sweden, 03 January 2016. Swedish authorities on 04 January will...

Strong 6.7 quake hits near India-Myanmar border: USGS 04 Jan 2016 - 08:11 am

Damage from a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake is seen in north-eastern Indian city of Imphal, capital of Manipur state, early on January 4,...

Operation to flush out Indian air base attackers enters second night 04 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Seven military, four gunmen confirmed killed Shootout with at least two more attackers continues Indian leaders had praised military for thwarting attack Air...

Mother killed by mortar fire in curfew-hit Turkish city 04 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo for representative purpose Diyarbakir, Turkey: A mother of three was killed on Sunday when a mortar shell hit her apartment in...

Italy in shock over spate of childbirth deaths 04 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Rome: Italian health authorities on Sunday order ordered investigations after five women died in childbirth in seven days, shocking a nation...