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Obama to slow pace of withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan 15 Oct 2015 - 02:52 pm

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is set to announce on Thursday that he will slow plans to draw down U.S. troops...

Pakistan hangs another six convicts in Punjab 15 Oct 2015 - 12:11 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday hanged six people convicted of murder in Punjab province, the third day in a row it has carried out...

Kenya media condemn 'draconian' parliamentary press law 15 Oct 2015 - 11:39 am

Nairobi: Kenyan media reacted with dismay on Thursday after lawmakers approved a bill that could see journalists slapped with huge fines or jailed...

Chinese admiral in Iran calls for closer defence ties 15 Oct 2015 - 10:33 am

Sun Jianguo. Beijing: China wants to strengthen military ties with Iran, a senior Chinese admiral said in a statement on Thursday, three months...

Sisi to tighten grip on Egypt despite new parliament 15 Oct 2015 - 09:23 am

CAIRO: When general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swapped his uniform for a suit to become Egyptian president, he mapped out a return to democracy...

Sourav Ganguly takes over 'thorn' CAB crown today 15 Oct 2015 - 09:23 am

By Anurag Dey KOLKATA: The baton of Bengal cricket administration is poised for a generational shift today, with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly...

Barzani meets US delegation 15 Oct 2015 - 09:11 am

Erbil: President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq Masoud Barzani met on Wednesday with a US delegation headed by Senate Majority leader Senator Mitch...

Japan restarts second reactor despite opposition 15 Oct 2015 - 09:04 am

Tokyo: Japan on Thursday restarted a second nuclear reactor after a shutdown triggered by the 2011 Fukushima crisis, as the government pushes to...

Jaipur-based writer returns Sahitya Akademi award 15 Oct 2015 - 09:02 am

JAIPUR: Well-known Jaipur-based Rajasthani and Hindi writer Anand Bhardwaj has returned his Sahitya Akademi award in protest against "rising religious intolerance and attack...

Hong Kong protester 'beaten by police' set to be arrested 15 Oct 2015 - 09:01 am

Hong Kong:A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester allegedly assaulted by police -- in a beating captured on video -- said he had himself been...

Syrians choose Lebanon port as gateway to Europe 15 Oct 2015 - 08:55 am

Tripoli, Lebanon: Every day, hundreds of people at Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli board a ship bound for Turkey -- but for...

Catalan leader due in court over independence vote 15 Oct 2015 - 08:46 am

Barcelona: Catalonia's leader Artur Mas goes to court on Thursday charged with breaking the law by organising a vote on whether his region...

US, S.Korean leaders seek to show united front at White House 15 Oct 2015 - 08:39 am

Washington: US President Barack Obama will welcome his South Korean counterpart to the White House Friday, hoping to cement close ties amid Seoul's...

European Parliament lifts Hungarian MEP's immunity over Russia spy probe 15 Oct 2015 - 07:32 am

Budapest: The European Parliament on Wednesday agreed to lift the parliamentary immunity of Bela Kovacs, a member of the Hungarian far-right Jobbik party,...

Russia's air war in Syria a game-changer for US: experts 15 Oct 2015 - 07:29 am

Washington: Two weeks into Russia's air war in Syria, some observers say the narrow scope of the US-led mission in Syria -- to...

US repatriates 50 Cubans caught at sea 15 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Miami: Fifty Cubans caught trying to reach US shores in rickety vessels were repatriated this week, the Coast Guard said Wednesday. These Cubans...

Obama sends 300 US troops to Cameroon in anti-Boko Haram fight 15 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday informed Congress he is sending about 300 US military personnel to Cameroon, the White House said,...

Serbia cries foul over Kosovo, Germany says complaints unfounded 15 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Marko Djuric By Ivana Sekularac and Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE: Serbia accused Germany on Wednesday of trying to amend the terms of Belgrade's European...