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No fireworks in Golden Temple this Diwali 27 Oct 2015 - 10:33 am

Amritsar: The holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, in this city of Punjab will not be lit...

More than 90 pct vote to allow Congo leader's bid to extend rule: official 27 Oct 2015 - 10:29 am

Military personnel vote at a polling station in Brazzaville, Congo, October 25, 2015. Reuters Brazzaville: More than 90 percent of people voting in...

5 Britons killed after whale boat sinks off Vancouver Island 27 Oct 2015 - 10:26 am

The Leviathan II whale-watching boat floats upside-down after capsizing in Tofino, British Columbia. Reuters Tofino, British Columbia: Investigators are trying to unravel the...

India aspires to grow faster, eyes Africa - Jaitley 27 Oct 2015 - 10:19 am

New Delhi: India wants its economy to grow much faster, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday, as Asia's third-largest economy eyes new...

Turkish military struck Syrian Kurdish militia 'twice': PM 27 Oct 2015 - 10:14 am

In this Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, file photo, Syrian Kurdish militia members of YPG make a V-sign next to poster of Abdullah Ocalan....

Beating of 2 Cambodian lawmakers condemned 27 Oct 2015 - 10:12 am

Protesters gather in front of the house of Kem Sokha, vice president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party and deputy house president, during...

Death toll reaches 311 in quake-hit Pakistan, Afghanistan 27 Oct 2015 - 09:55 am

Pakistani elders sit next to rubble of houses following an earthquake in Lower Dir on October 27, 2015. AFP By Riaz Khan Peshawar,...

GCC meeting to plan better university education in Riyadh Wednesday 27 Oct 2015 - 09:43 am

Riyadh: The 21st meeting of the rectors and presidents of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) universities and higher education institutions will kick off in...

Saudi interior ministry reveals identity of Najran's mosque crime 27 Oct 2015 - 09:40 am

Al-Mash'had mosque Riyadh: The Interior Ministry of Saudi Arabia revealed the identity of the perpetrator of the bombing crime of Al-Mash'had mosque in...

Kuwait condemns Israel for trifling with inernational laws 27 Oct 2015 - 09:34 am

New York: The Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations condemned Israel as rogue country for trifling with all...

Taliban vow to help Afghanistan after deadly quake 27 Oct 2015 - 09:25 am

Kabul: The Taliban Tuesday urged charity organisations not to hold back in delivering aid to Afghan victims of a devastating earthquake, saying militants...

Tanzania awaits tense presidential poll result 27 Oct 2015 - 09:23 am

A Tanzanian woman walks past a billboard for the ruling party's presidential candidate John Magufuli, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Monday, Oct. 26,...

US warship sails near China's artificial islands 27 Oct 2015 - 09:09 am

Washington: A US warship on Tuesday sailed close to artificial islands Beijing is building in the South China Sea, a US defense official...

In regime-held Syria, Russian strikes bring new hope 27 Oct 2015 - 09:06 am

Damascus: Just a few weeks ago, economics student Firas Kiwani was planning to leave his home in the Syrian capital Damascus, convinced there...

Opposition contests turnout in Ivory Coast presidential vote 27 Oct 2015 - 09:04 am

An official holds a ballot as votes are counted after polls closed in Ivory Coast's presidential election in Gagnoa on October 25, 2015...

Cyclists battle Philippine capital's 'Carmageddon' 27 Oct 2015 - 09:00 am

Manila: Cyclist Jack Yabut is on a perilous and likely futile crusade to help the Philippine capital beat "Carmageddon", but even if his...

S. Korea's Park vows to strengthen defence against North 27 Oct 2015 - 08:54 am

Seoul: President Park Geun-Hye vowed Tuesday to strengthen South Korea's defence capabilities -- backed by a defence budget hike -- to guard against...

Rescuers hunt survivors of massive Afghan-Pakistan quake 27 Oct 2015 - 08:49 am

Islamabad: Rescuers were Tuesday picking their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive...