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Pope leaves Cuba for first-ever trip to US 22 Sep 2015 - 08:20 pm

Pope Francis (centre left) chats with Cuban President Raul Castro (centre right) during the farewell ceremony. (AFP) SANTIAGO DE CUBA: Pope Francis left...

'Downton Abbey' actor shoots as Lord Mountbatten in Jodhpur 22 Sep 2015 - 06:53 pm

By Ankit Sinha NEW DELHI: He has wooed audiences the world over with his portrayal of Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in the...

Acid attack survivors aim to take cafe success to other cities 22 Sep 2015 - 06:51 pm

Representational image By Prashant Kumar NEW DELHI: Riding the success of an Agra cafe run by acid scarred survivors, the gutsy women have...

UN Syria envoy seeks to restart peace talks 22 Sep 2015 - 05:15 pm

GENEVA: The UN's envoy on Syria, Staffan de Mistura, held meetings this week aimed at reviving peace talks, a statement said Tuesday, amid...

Burkina coup leader says in charge as surrender deadline passes 22 Sep 2015 - 05:11 pm

Gendarmes drive by anti-coup protesters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. OUAGADOUGOU: The leader of a coup in Burkina Faso said on Tuesday he was...

I don't want to break India, says Owaisi 22 Sep 2015 - 01:55 pm

HYDERABAD: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said he doesn't want to break the country but wants to strengthen it. "I...

Girls today taller by 1 cm and boys by 3 cm 22 Sep 2015 - 01:46 pm

By Manupriya Compared to eight years ago, 18-year-old boys and girls from India's middle and upper classes are 3 cm and 1 cm...

TRIBUTE: With Dalmiya, the era of giants over 22 Sep 2015 - 01:44 pm

By Veturi Srivatsa Can't remember the exact date and place of meeting Jagmohan Dalmiya for the first time, but it was sometime in...

Afghan Taliban leader calls for unity, hints at peace talks in Eid message 22 Sep 2015 - 10:47 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The new leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mansour, called for unity and raised the possibility of peace talks with the...

Dinner with frenemies: Tension on China state dinner menu 22 Sep 2015 - 10:33 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's never good when tension is on the dinner menu. When Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan visit...

Eid Al Adha: Free parking from Sept 23 to 26 in Dubai 22 Sep 2015 - 10:23 am

Dubai: The RTA has announced the timings of various services during the Eid Al Adha holiday. These include customer service centres, paid parking...

Palestinian dies, another shot with tensions high in West Bank 22 Sep 2015 - 10:11 am

A group of Jewish people escorted by Israeli police (L down), visit the al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem, ....

India govt exempts WhatsApp, social media from purview of encryption policy 22 Sep 2015 - 10:02 am

A day after witnessing huge protest against its Encryption Policy which triggered privacy concerns, the government has decided to exempt WhatsApp and social...

Iran collects samples for IAEA at Parchin site 22 Sep 2015 - 01:44 am

An August 13, 2004 picture shows a view of facilities of Parchin military site. Tehran: Iran said yesterday that it independently collected samples...

Istanbul riot police block new migrant march to Greek border 22 Sep 2015 - 01:42 am

A child cries in front of a police barricade after migrants were blocked by Turkish riot police while walking towards Edirne in Istanbul...

Pilgrims move to Mina today 22 Sep 2015 - 01:33 am

Muslims pray at the Masjid Al Haram Mosque, Islam’s holiest site in Makkah, a day before the beginning of the Haj. Thousands from...

Russia deploys 28 fighter planes in Syria 22 Sep 2015 - 01:31 am

Washington: Russia has deployed 28 combat planes in Syria, US officials said yesterday, confirming the latest move in Moscow’s increasing military presence in...

Israel, Russia to coordinate military action on Syria: Netanyahu 22 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia,...