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1,000 evacuated as fire hits Makkah hotel 18 Sep 2015 - 03:36 pm

MAKKAH: About 1,000 Asian pilgrims were evacuated early on Thursday from their hotel in the holy city of Makkah, hit by a fire...

Modi's security again hems in common man, now in Varanasi 18 Sep 2015 - 02:56 pm

Mohit Dubey VARANASI: If you thought a public expression of regret by none other than the prime minister and a probe ordered by...

Files reveal Netaji was alive after 1945, family spied upon 18 Sep 2015 - 02:51 pm

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose declassified by the state government on Friday contain...

Bengal declassifies Netaji files, kin says centre must follow 18 Sep 2015 - 02:45 pm

KOLKATA: Dubbing as "historic" the release of 64 files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by the West Bengal government, his family on Friday...

Kenyan mothers held and abused in hospital win court victory 18 Sep 2015 - 02:34 pm

Representatinal image By Katy Migiro NAIROBI: Two new mothers who were detained and abused in a Kenyan hospital for not paying their maternity...

Taliban gunmen kill 17 in Pakistan air force base attack 18 Sep 2015 - 11:06 am

Pakistani soldiers arrive to take position outside a Pakistan Air Force base after an attack by militants in Peshawar. ? PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistani...

Airlines should compensate for delays, cancellations: Court 18 Sep 2015 - 01:42 am

BRUSSELS: Airlines have to pay passengers compensation when flights are cancelled or delayed due to unforeseen technical problems, the European Union’s top court...

U.S. Senate blocks bid to add more conditions to Iran measure 18 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked a last-ditch effort by Republicans on Thursday to add new conditions before President Barack Obama can...

Chileans pick through debris after powerful quake; 10 dead 17 Sep 2015 - 06:43 pm

Ships are seen in the street after an earthquake hit areas of central Chile, in Coquimbo city, north of Santiago, Chile. By Felipe...

Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli violation of Al Aqsa Mosque 17 Sep 2015 - 06:23 pm

RIYADH: A Saudi official source has expressed the kingdom's strong condemnation of Israeli occupation authorities' violation of the sanctity of Al Aqsa Holy...

Former president not linked to coup: Burkina general 17 Sep 2015 - 06:01 pm

Members of the presidential guard look for protesters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. PARIS: The leader of a coup in Burkina Faso said on...

More than 100 killed in South Sudan when oil truck explodes 17 Sep 2015 - 05:00 pm

Scene of a Nigerian fuel tanker explosion. Approximately 100 people were killed in the accident. BY DENIS DUMO JUBA: More than 100 people...

EU rebukes Hungary as refugee crisis tensions escalate 17 Sep 2015 - 03:40 pm

Migrants hold banners as they participate in a peaceful protest in front of the Hungarian border gate near the village of Horgos, Serbia,...

Bombings kill at least 14, wound 47 in Iraq capital 17 Sep 2015 - 01:59 pm

Police and civilians stand guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baghdad on September 17, 2015. BAGHDAD: Bombings in...

Chile raises quake death toll to eight 17 Sep 2015 - 01:53 pm

Residents wait on a street outside their houses after an earthquake hit Chile's central zone, in Santiago, Chile, September 16, 2015. SANTIAGO: The...

Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia - military source 17 Sep 2015 - 01:37 pm

A Syrian woman kisses a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a pro-Syrian government protest in front of the Russian Embassy in...

Over 5,000 migrants enter Croatia, testing resources 17 Sep 2015 - 01:31 pm

A Croatian policeman holds a baby during the migrants registration process in Tovarnik, Croatia September 16, 2015. SID (Serbia): More than 5,000 migrants...