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Saudi-led coalition denies attacking home of Oman envoy to Yemen 20 Sep 2015 - 02:28 pm

Smoke rises from the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa September 18, 2015. DUBAI: A Saudi-led coalition has denied...

Insight: Four funerals and a wedding: China's Xi mends political bridges 20 Sep 2015 - 12:37 pm

A woman takes pictures of wreaths sent by Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders to Zeng Yanxiu at Zeng's flat, in Beijing,...

Chandy seeks help to rescue Keralites in Yemen 20 Sep 2015 - 11:12 am

NEW DELHI: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's intervention to ensure the safe return of about...

Over 190 hurt when fire drill goes wrong in China 20 Sep 2015 - 11:12 am

SHANGHAI: A fire drill at a school in northwestern China left more than 190 people injured, nine critically, after participants inhaled smoke used...

Kolkata crematorium availability on mobile app 20 Sep 2015 - 11:07 am

Sahanagar Crematorium Keoratala, Kolkata KOLKATA: Aiming to help grieving families who have to wait in long queues to cremate body of their dear...

Nine killed, 15 injured in truck mishap in Odisha 20 Sep 2015 - 11:02 am

Representationall image BHUBANESWAR: At least nine persons were killed and 15 others injured when a mini-truck overturned in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said...

Women's self-help groups keep Chhattisgarh babies healthy 20 Sep 2015 - 10:49 am

By Ashish Mishra KONDAGAON/DHAMTARI, Chhattisgarh: Born in a Gond tribal family in Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh, two-year old Priyanka weighed only 5 kg...

Egypt police general gunned down in Sinai street 20 Sep 2015 - 10:34 am

An Egyptian miltary convoy in the North Sinai provincial capital El-Arish (AFP) CAIRO: Unidentified assailants gunned down an Egyptian police general on the...

Greeks vote on whether to give leftists another chance 20 Sep 2015 - 10:32 am

People read newspapers hanging outside a kiosk in Omonia Square in central Athens, Greece, September 19, 2015. BY JEREMY GAUNT ATHENS: Alexis Tsipras,...

NEWS ANALYSIS: In changed political landscape, will Amar-Mulayam 'bromance' bear fruit? 20 Sep 2015 - 10:26 am

By Mohit Dubey LUCKNOW: It is undoubtedly the most keenly followed 'bromance' of Uttar Pradesh. Every time former Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh...

Spying on Bose family proof Netaji was alive 20 Sep 2015 - 10:15 am

Members of the media look at confidential files on Indian nationalist and prominent figure of the Indian independence movement Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,...

Gujarat’s poster boy Patel detained 20 Sep 2015 - 10:08 am

Members of the Patel community run as they are dispersed by Indian police during a protest rally in Ahmedabad Surat: Apprehending a potential...

Pakistan bombs Taliban hideouts 20 Sep 2015 - 10:07 am

Pakistani soldiers patrol outside Air Force base, a day after it was attacked by militants in Peshawar, yesterday. PESHAWAR: Pakistani jets killed 16...

Thais defy ban on protest 20 Sep 2015 - 10:06 am

A demonstrator from the New Democracy Movement (NDM) group wears a mask during the Democracy Monument rally in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. BANGKOK: Hundreds...

Opponents vow to fight laws expanding Japan’s army role 20 Sep 2015 - 10:05 am

Protesters hold placards against Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s controversial security bills near the National Diet in Tokyo, yesterday. Tokyo: Opposition groups yesterday...

EU countries tussle as migrant crisis deepens 20 Sep 2015 - 10:04 am

Migrants crowd the border crossing between Rigonce in Slovenia and Hamica in Croatia yesterday. Beli Manastir, Croatia: Thousands of migrants sought their way...

4,500 migrants rescued off Libya in a day 20 Sep 2015 - 10:03 am

Libyan Red Crescent workers in Tripoli port help migrants who were rescued after their boat sank off Libya. Rome: Twenty rescue operations yesterday...

Hollande in Morocco after torture row 20 Sep 2015 - 10:01 am

French President Francois Hollande speaks to journalists upon his arrival at Ibn Battouta airport in Boukhalef, 10km south of Tangiers, Morocco, yesterday. Tangiers,...