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Maldives announces end to state of emergency 10 Nov 2015 - 04:06 pm

Malé, Maldives: The Maldives government announced Tuesday an end to a state of emergency, which was imposed last week after an alleged attempt...

Egypt military frees prominent activist reporter Bahgat: NGO 10 Nov 2015 - 03:57 pm

Cairo: Egypt's military on Tuesday freed prominent rights defender and reporter Hossam Bahgat, a day after his detention sparked calls for his release...

Suicide bomber attacks Yemeni university 10 Nov 2015 - 03:56 pm

Sana'a: A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday inside a Yemeni university in the Houthi-controlled province of Ibb. Security sources in the province...

Government announces plans to open up foreign investment 10 Nov 2015 - 02:48 pm

Modi government plans to open up the economy by lifting caps on FDI New Delhi: India's government on Tuesday announced plans for a...

Deadly Taliban inter-fighting erupts in Afghanistan 10 Nov 2015 - 01:15 pm

Arghandab: Violent clashes between two rival Taliban groups in southern Afghanistan killed at least 50 fighters from both sides, a police chief told...

Delhi elevated road opens - for Rs.100 crore less 10 Nov 2015 - 01:04 pm

File photo of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday...

Paris climate talks likely to go to the wire: Sweden 10 Nov 2015 - 12:42 pm

Paris: Negotiations to reach a climate change deal next month in Paris are likely to go down to the final moments with financing...

Cambodia opposition inspired by Myanmar vote 10 Nov 2015 - 11:54 am

Cambodia's main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy speaks as deputy president Kem Sokha looks on in Tokyo on November 10,...

Chinese plane to arrive, six years late: report 10 Nov 2015 - 11:46 am

Shanghai: China's main commercial aircraft maker will deliver its long-delayed first homegrown regional jet by the end of 2015, state media reported Tuesday,...

Black boxes in S.Sudan air crash recovered: state radio 10 Nov 2015 - 11:41 am

Juba: Investigators in South Sudan have found the two black boxes from a Soviet-era Antonov plane which crashed last week killing at least...

Modi urged to engage rivals after state poll drubbing 10 Nov 2015 - 11:34 am

File photo of PM Narendra Modi with BJP president Amit Shah at a rally in Bihar. Reuters New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Suu Kyi eyes majority in Myanmar election: media 10 Nov 2015 - 11:33 am

Yangon: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she believes her party has won a parliamentary majority after a historic general election,...

India seeks armed drones from US in challenge to Pakistan 10 Nov 2015 - 11:18 am

India is vying to import armed Predator Avenger drones from US New Delhi: India is vying to become one of the first countries...

War on IS needs 'boots on ground': US air force secretary 10 Nov 2015 - 11:13 am

Dubai: The air campaign against the Islamic State group has made progress in degrading the jihadist organisation but will not be enough without...

Ariane 5 gears up to blast off with ISRO's GSAT-15 satellite 10 Nov 2015 - 11:01 am

Chennai: European space agency Arianespace is gearing up for the Tuesday evening launch of Indian communication satellite GSAT-15 and Arabsat-6B through its rocket...

Pakistan concludes search for factory collapse victims 10 Nov 2015 - 10:45 am

Lahore, Pakistan: A rescue operation to pull people from the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory ended Tuesday after nearly a week, with...

Israeli forces arrest 25 Palestinians in Qalqilya 10 Nov 2015 - 10:44 am

Qalqilya: Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn on Tuesday 25 Palestinians in Qalqilya in the northern West Bank. Palestinian security sources said that...

Erdogan, Obama discuss syrian crisis and fight against terrorism 10 Nov 2015 - 10:39 am

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reviewed with his US counterpart Barack Obama, in a telephone call Tuesday, the latest developments on the...