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Comment: Please don't turn India into a communal cauldron 07 Oct 2015 - 09:47 am

Firoz Bakht Ahmed By Firoz Bakht Ahmed Having witnessed the grisly news of the Mohammed Akhlaq killing in Dadri via media, I am...

Russia 'could put in place' coordination with US on Syria strikes 07 Oct 2015 - 09:37 am

Moscow: Russia could implement US proposals aiming to coordinate Moscow's strikes in Syria with the Washington-led coalition, a Russian defence ministry spokesman said...

Instead of tiger, declare cow national animal: Haryana minister 07 Oct 2015 - 09:34 am

By Jaideep Sarin CHANDIGARH: A senior minister in Haryana has taken on the Royal Bengal Tiger - literally. The minister, who is from...

German tourist killed by box jellyfish in Thailand 07 Oct 2015 - 09:26 am

Bangkok: A 20-year-old German tourist has died after being stung by a poisonous box jellyfish off the popular island resort of Koh Samui,...

Russia hits 12 IS targets on seventh day of strikes 07 Oct 2015 - 01:48 am

This EADS' Astrium Press image taken on September 20, 2015 by Pleiades Satellite shows a view of Russian fighter jets and helicopters at...

Four UAE soldiers among 22 killed in Yemen attacks 07 Oct 2015 - 01:31 am

A picture taken from distance on October 6, 2015 shows smoke billowing from Al Qasr hotel in Aden's western suburbs. AFP Photo ADEN:...

Pistorius family fury as his release delayed again 07 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

JOHANNESBURG: Oscar Pistorius's family on Tuesday accused South African officials of bowing to "political and media hype" after the star's release from prison...

Abbas says does not want violence with Israel to escalate 07 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday he wanted to avoid a violent escalation with Israel, his most direct comments since unrest has...

Yemen PM survives attack blamed on rebels, claimed by IS 07 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Photo of PM Khaled Bahah after attack (Yemen24News). Aden: Yemen's premier survived an attack in Aden Tuesday claimed by the Islamic State group...

Zimbabwe poachers kill 14 elephants with cyanide 07 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

HARARE: Suspected poachers used cyanide to kill 14 elephants in Zimbabwe's western Hwange national park and in the north since Sept. 26, the...

Insight: How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow 07 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Qassem Suleimani, Major General the Commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution at compound...

Israel lifts restrictions on Muslim prayer at Al-Aqsa: Police 07 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

JERUSALEM:Israel is to lift temporary restrictions on Muslim worship at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, imposed after the weekend killing of two Israelis...

Japanese leader hails trade deal 06 Oct 2015 - 06:52 pm

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed the hard-won Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal Tuesday, saying it would help raise stubbornly anemic growth at...

Tupac Shakur prison manifesto goes on sale 06 Oct 2015 - 06:44 pm

NEW YORK: A prison manifesto by slain rap legend Tupac Shakur, dubbed as his letter to black men, is going up for sale....

Rights groups urge Syria to free lawyer Khalil Maatuq 06 Oct 2015 - 06:41 pm

Beirut: Rights groups including Amnesty International urged Syrian authorities Tuesday to release human rights lawyer Khalil Maatuq and his assistant, three years after...

Baby, maternal deaths soar in Sierra Leone on Ebola fear-researchers 06 Oct 2015 - 06:30 pm

By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR: Maternal and newborn deaths in Sierra Leone have soared since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as fear of...

Spain court sets date for trial of Princess Cristina 06 Oct 2015 - 06:21 pm

MADRID: A court on Tuesday set the date for the first trial of a member of the Spanish royal family in modern times....

Snowden hails EU for quashing transatlantic data deal 06 Oct 2015 - 06:15 pm

Moscow: America's most-wanted whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday hailed the EU's top court's decision to strike down a transatlantic data deal used by...