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Haj stampede beyond human control: Saudi cleric 26 Sep 2015 - 01:48 pm

Images of the Saudi Interior Ministry security control room relay foootage of the street where a stamede occured one day earlier (Bottom-R) and...

Jung good man with bad political bosses: Kejriwal 26 Sep 2015 - 12:12 pm

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said Lt. Governor...

Modi to attend G-4 summit, visit Silicon Valley 26 Sep 2015 - 11:42 am

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, speaks during a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on the eve of the...

US govt finds new emails Clinton did not hand over 26 Sep 2015 - 11:20 am

WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department has found an email chain that Hillary Clinton did not give to the State Department, the State Department...

CBI raids Himachal CM's residence in graft case 26 Sep 2015 - 10:10 am

Virbhadra Singh NEW DELHI: The CBI on Saturday conducted searches at various places in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi in connection with the preliminary...

Haze crisis worsens in Sumatra Island 26 Sep 2015 - 08:33 am

Haze shrouds skyline in Singapore as PSI reaches a high of 341 at 5am yesterday. Singapore: Singapore slammed “shocking” statements from Indonesian officials...

Nepal’s anti-bill protesters block India supplies 26 Sep 2015 - 08:25 am

Nepalese security personnel and activists gather on a bridge close to the Nepal-India border at Birgunj some 90 kms south of Kathmandu yestertday....

Croatia lifts border blockade with Serbia 26 Sep 2015 - 08:12 am

Syrian refugees try to hold onto an overcrowded dinghy after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday. Zagreb: Croatia sought to ease...

Ukraine bans Russian airlines as part of war sanctions 26 Sep 2015 - 08:10 am

A ground crew member walks past a Transaero Boeing 737 aircraft at Kiev International Airport in Kiev yesterday. KIEV: Ukraine is banning flights...

Leaders pledge to end poverty in 15 years 26 Sep 2015 - 08:08 am

Bill Gates (left) and Melinda Gates (right), Co-chairs of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during the United...

Saudi: Pilgrims at fault over deaths 26 Sep 2015 - 02:00 am

An aerial view of the tents of pilgrims on the second day of Eid Al Adha in Mina, near the holy city of...

From Kenya to Brazil, girls seek better future with new UN goals 26 Sep 2015 - 12:54 am

A child bride, 11, participates in a marriage ceremony at her 13-year-old husband’s home in a village near Kota, located in the northwestern...

US, China agree on rules for air-to-air military encounters 25 Sep 2015 - 09:50 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday announced agreements with China on a military hotline and rules of behavior to govern air-to-air encounters, just...

Last UK resident to be freed from Guantanamo 25 Sep 2015 - 09:00 pm

An undated handout picture released by Reprieve UK on September 25, 2015 shows British national Shaker Aamer waving (AFP) LONDON: Shaker Aamer, the...

Russia seeks firm foothold in strategic Syria 25 Sep 2015 - 08:50 pm

MOSCOW: Russia has shocked the West by boosting its military presence in Syria as President Vladimir Putin seeks to not just defeat Islamic...

Erdogan defends Saudis after Mecca tragedy 25 Sep 2015 - 08:30 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended Saudi Arabia over Thursday's hajj tragedy (AFP) ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to Saudi...