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Yemen peace talks could start in mid-December: British envoy 02 Dec 2015 - 06:27 pm

United Nations, United States: Long-delayed peace talks for Yemen are expected to finally open in Geneva in mid-December, the British ambassador to the...

Nobel winners to get extra medals... at their expense 02 Dec 2015 - 06:11 pm

Oslo: To avoid any possible discord between the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the awarding institute announced Wednesday that four additional...

Three killed in clashes under curfew in Turkey's southeast 02 Dec 2015 - 06:10 pm

ANKARA:Three Kurdish militants were killed on Wednesday in a Turkish southeastern district under curfew since a prominent Kurdish lawyer was shot dead over...

Afghan Taliban leader injured in firefight: officials, militant sources 02 Dec 2015 - 06:03 pm

Kabul: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was injured in a firefight following a verbal dispute at a meeting of militant commanders in...

Britain's Cameron urges use of 'Daesh' for IS group 02 Dec 2015 - 06:01 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron adopted the term "Daesh" to refer to the Islamic State group on Wednesday and urged others to follow...

Scenes from Chennai as seen through social media 02 Dec 2015 - 05:55 pm

Evacuation by boat from TVH Park Villa, Thoraipakkam as captured by KN Arun, formere chief of bureau at the New Indian Express who...

Five killed in Burundi grenade blasts, battles: government 02 Dec 2015 - 05:10 pm

Nairobi: Battles in Burundi have killed at least five people, with bodies found dumped on the street and insurgents hurling grenades into bars,...

13 dead, more than 450 injured in Senegal festival accidents 02 Dec 2015 - 04:28 pm

Dakar: Thirteen people have died in dozens of traffic accidents in central Senegal related to an annual Muslim festival, the Magal, emergency services...

Record rains flood Chennai; more to come 02 Dec 2015 - 03:19 pm

Indian rescue workers and volunteers use an inflatable boat to take residents through floodwaters in Chennaion December 1, 2015, during a downpour of...

Will not refuse to meet Turkish counterpart in Belgrade: Russian FM 02 Dec 2015 - 01:39 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov NICOSIA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he would not refuse to meet his Turkish counterpart...

Army sends more help to Tamil Nadu, 65 rescued 02 Dec 2015 - 01:23 pm

Images of soldiers joining rescue efforts that is being shared on social networks. Chennai: More soldiers reached Tamil Nadu on Wednesday to join...

Kremlin says NATO expansion to east will lead to retaliation from Russia 02 Dec 2015 - 01:17 pm

Russia spokesman Dmitry Peskov MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that the continuing expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to...

Briton accused of plotting attacks in Kenya jailed for nine years 02 Dec 2015 - 01:08 pm

Jermaine Grant in Mombasa. By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA: A British man accused of helping plan attacks in Kenya was sentenced to nine years...

Qaeda seizes key south Yemen town: Security officials 02 Dec 2015 - 01:00 pm

Clashes in Jaar, the southern Yemen town, left atleast seven people dead Aden: Al-Qaeda fighters seized a strategic town from pro-government forces in...

Spanish unemployment drops just ahead of Dec 20 vote 02 Dec 2015 - 12:47 pm

People queue outside an employment centre in Madrid Madrid: Spanish unemployment fell in November, reversing a three-month upward trend, the labour ministry said...

Erdogan vows no retaliation against Russian sanctions 02 Dec 2015 - 12:41 pm

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed Turkey would not retaliate against Russia's "emotional" sanctions imposed after...

Odisha offers help to flood-hit Tamil Nadu 02 Dec 2015 - 12:24 pm

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Chennai: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday offered "all help" to flood-ravaged Tamil Nadu in view of its...

Israel police in huge deployment ahead of home demolition 02 Dec 2015 - 12:15 pm

Picture for representation only. Jerusalem: Hundreds of Israeli soldiers and police deployed in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood Wednesday ahead of the planned demolition...