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Tokyo's famed Hotel Okura auctions furniture, memorabilia 04 Nov 2015 - 12:15 pm

The main lobby of Japan's iconic Hotel Okura in Tokyo. AFP Tokyo: Fans of Tokyo's soon-to-be demolished Hotel Okura are getting a chance...

Romanian PM says will resign after deadly nightclub fire 04 Nov 2015 - 12:10 pm

A file photo shows Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta at a press conference in Bucharest. AFP Bucharest: Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced...

Syria army reopens road to regime-held parts of Aleppo: state TV 04 Nov 2015 - 11:58 am

Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. AFP Damascus: Syrian troops have recaptured the sole road into the...

Plane crashes on takeoff from South Sudan airport: Reports, witnesses 04 Nov 2015 - 11:35 am

The scene of a cargo airplane that crashed after take-off near Juba Airport in South Sudan November 4, 2015. Reuters Juba: A Russian-built...

Maldives declares state of emergency: Foreign Ministry 04 Nov 2015 - 11:15 am

Male: The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as the Indian Ocean island nation's political upheaval intensified following a suspected assassination...

Israel set to free hunger strike Palestinian: prison service 04 Nov 2015 - 10:58 am

Israel is to free a Palestinian detainee who survived a two-month hunger strike later Wednesday after holding him for a year without trial,...

800,000 'illegal entries' to EU in 2015: border agency chief 04 Nov 2015 - 10:56 am

Fabrice Leggeri Berlin: Migrants have made some 800,000 "illegal entries" to the European Union so far this year, the head of the bloc's...

Philippine Catholic leaders urged to reject ivory 04 Nov 2015 - 10:38 am

Environment groups regard the Philippines as one of Asia's hotspots for the trade in illegal ivory Manila: The Philippines' dominant Catholic Church called...

Turkish police detain 15 suspects in anti-terror raids 04 Nov 2015 - 10:26 am

Istanbul: Turkish Police detained 15 people in anti-terrorist operations in Istanbul early Wednesday. Security forces said the raids specifically targeted the youth wing...

GST bill passage a matter of time, says Jaitley 04 Nov 2015 - 10:11 am

Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, Arun Jaitley, addresses a press conference in New Delhi, 03 November 2015. EPA ...

South China Sea tensions torpedo Asia defence chiefs statement 04 Nov 2015 - 09:56 am

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter takes part in the third Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers-PLUS meeting in Subang on November...

14 killed and injured in Iraq bombing 04 Nov 2015 - 09:55 am

Baghdad: Four policemen killed and ten others injured in a suicide bombing targeted police station in northwest of Kirkuk, Iraqi police source said....

Millions sent from Australia to fund terror groups 04 Nov 2015 - 09:44 am

Justice Minister Michael Keenan is striving to shut down money flows to terrorist groups Sydney: Australia said Wednesday it was striving to shut...

Car bomb targeting police kills six people in Egypt 04 Nov 2015 - 09:42 am

Ismailia: A car bomb targeting a policeman's club in the Egyptian city of El Arish killed six people on Wednesday, security sources said....

US Calls "Premature" meeting between Syria's government and opposition in Moscow 04 Nov 2015 - 09:36 am

Washington: The United States has called "premature" a planned meeting next week in Moscow between Syrian government officials and members of Syria's opposition....

Nearly 700 flights cancelled as Bali airport closed over volcanic eruption 04 Nov 2015 - 09:34 am

Passengers wait for information on delayed and cancelled flights at the international departure area of Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar on November...

Priyanka Chopra gives voice to robotic elephant 04 Nov 2015 - 09:31 am

Washington: Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, the star of ABC TV's new show Quantico, has given voice to PETA's walking talking robotic elephant named...