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Russia warships fire cruise missiles as Moscow backs Syrian army offensive 07 Oct 2015 - 05:14 pm

Moscow: Russian warships joined in strikes in Syria with a volley of cruise missile attacks Wednesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged his...

Failure in Syria risks 'total war' for region: Hollande 07 Oct 2015 - 05:04 pm

Strasbourg, France: Failure to act in Syria risks stoking a "total war" in the Middle East, French President Francois Hollande said in a...

Rare grey pearls fetch $5.27 million in Hong Kong auction 07 Oct 2015 - 05:00 pm

A Sotheby's handout photo shows a Cowdray pearl necklace which sold for the exact lower estimate of 35 million Hong Kong (4 million...

Fans extol birthday boy Putin 07 Oct 2015 - 04:54 pm

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin marked his 63rd birthday Wednesday with a focus on Syria, as supporters sang his praises -- comparing him to a...

Palestinian stone throwers wounded by 'undercover Israelis 07 Oct 2015 - 04:49 pm

Ramallah: Men thought to be undercover Israeli policemen who had infiltrated a group of Palestinian stone throwers shot and wounded three of them,...

Russian strikes put Syrian rebel enclave in firing line 07 Oct 2015 - 04:35 pm

AMMAN: A week of Russian air strikes on Syria has left residents of the rebel-held town of Talbiseh, a strategic enclave of opposition...

Wipro sacks two techies over lawsuit in Britain 07 Oct 2015 - 04:31 pm

BENGALURU: Wipro Ltd has sacked an Indian male and a female employee working at its development centre in Britain over a lawsuit filed...

Britain's Cameron ends Tory conference as successors make their case 07 Oct 2015 - 04:26 pm

Manchester, UK: British Prime Minister David Cameron wrapped up the Conservative conference on Wednesday amid growing speculation over who could succeed him --...

Pakistan upholds death sentence in 'blasphemy' killing 07 Oct 2015 - 04:21 pm

Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri (R), after he killed a politician who sought blasphemy law reform.AFP Islamabad: ...

Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF 07 Oct 2015 - 04:16 pm

NEW DELHI: A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile...

Opinion: US and Jordan in a fight over Syrian refugees 07 Oct 2015 - 04:07 pm

By Josh Rogin Just as Jordanian officials were leading a high-level meeting on the Syrian refugee crisis at the sidelines of the United...

Opinion: Strongest weapon to shift geopolitical balances isn't nukes, it's technology 07 Oct 2015 - 03:56 pm

By Vivek Wadhwa Governments, businesses, and economists have all been caught off guard by the geopolitical shifts that happened with the crash of...

AIIMS for Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh approved 07 Oct 2015 - 03:38 pm

NEW DELHI: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in as...

Assad forces joining moderates to fight IS not French idea 07 Oct 2015 - 03:31 pm

PARIS: Associating moderate rebels from the Free Syrian Army and government forces to fight Islamic State was not a French idea, a source...

Yachting: Omani sailor lost at sea in Croatia 07 Oct 2015 - 03:00 pm

PARIS: Coastguards have launched a search for an Omani sailor lost at sea off the coast of Croatia after falling overboard on Wednesday,...

In Myanmar, young programmers launch first-ever election app 07 Oct 2015 - 02:45 pm

By Aye Win Myint YANGON: Huddled in an open-plan office atop a tower block in Yangon's scruffy downtown, a group of teenagers in...

Nepal considers air-lifting fuel as India border stays shut 07 Oct 2015 - 02:36 pm

A notice is displayed outside the restaurant as fuel crisis continues in Kathmandu By Ross Adkin KATHMANDU: Nepal is considering air-lifting fuel, possibly...