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Kenyan agents find weapons, drugs on Norway ship 23 Sep 2015 - 11:34 am

A file photo of the Mombasa port in Kenya. Mombasa handles imports, such as fuel and consumer goods, for Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South...

Aadhar authority locks horns with activist for 'misinterpreting' RTI 23 Sep 2015 - 11:29 am

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The UIDAI - entrusted with the onerous task of preparing Aadhaar cards for all Indians - has locked horns with an...

Goa Congress demands ban on Sanatan Sanstha 23 Sep 2015 - 11:21 am

File photo of Sanatan Sanstha membersaddressing a press conference. PANAJI: The Goa unit of the Congress on Wednesday demanded a ban on state-based...

Afghan insurgents kill NATO force member in attack on U.S. base 23 Sep 2015 - 11:16 am

KABUL: Afghan militants killed a NATO coalition force member during an attack on the U.S. air base at Bagram, outside Kabul, NATO said...

Syria regime intensifies raids on Palmyra 23 Sep 2015 - 11:04 am

BEIRUT: The Syrian regime has intensified its air strikes on the jihadist-held ancient city of Palmyra, killing more than 100 people including civilians...

Upcoming Myanmar elections could be transformative: Experts 23 Sep 2015 - 10:50 am

NEW DELHI: The coming elections in Myanmar, with which India shares strong historical and cultural bonds besides a land and maritime boundary, will...

Texas teen arrested over clock heads to UN 23 Sep 2015 - 10:45 am

Ahmed Mohamed DALLAS: A Texas teenager who became a global sensation after he was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school that...

Mexico police, protesters clash over missing students 23 Sep 2015 - 10:43 am

A truck set ablaze during clashes between students and police over the disappearance of 43 students along the Tixtla-Chilpancingo highway in Tixtla, Guerrero...

EU backs plan for refugee sharing 23 Sep 2015 - 10:29 am

Migrants queue to get food at a site dubbed the “New Jungle”, where some 3,000 people have set up camp, most seeking desperately...

India summons envoy as bill sours Nepal ties 23 Sep 2015 - 10:27 am

Nepalese Hindu residents from India burn the copy of their newly adopted constitution during a protest in New Delhi, yesterday. NEW DELHI: India...

No peace till foreign troops leave: Mansour 23 Sep 2015 - 10:26 am

Afghan security officials and relatives attend the funeral ceremony of a soldier killed in an attack in Balkh province, Afghanistan, yesterday. Kabul: The...

Three foreigners, Filipina abducted 23 Sep 2015 - 10:25 am

Philippine Army-Eastern Mindanao Command Public Information Office shows file photos of abducted Norwegian national Kjartan Sekkingstad (left), Canadians John Ridsdel (centre) and his...

Hadi back in Aden after 6 months 23 Sep 2015 - 10:02 am

Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi (second left) arrives at an airbase adjoining the civilian airport in Yemen’s war-ravaged southern city of Aden yesterday. ...

Pilgrims converge in Arafat today 23 Sep 2015 - 09:47 am

Pilgrims circle counterclockwise the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, late on Monday. Makkah: Hundreds of thousands of...

Obama to offer pope heartfelt White House welcome 23 Sep 2015 - 09:38 am

US President Barack Obama (4-L) greets Pope Francis (2-R) upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington DC, USA, 22 September 2015. ...

EU states agree relocation of 120,000 refugees 'by large majority' 23 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

BRUSSELS: EU interior ministers on Tuesday approved by a "large majority" a plan to relocate 120,000 refugees around the bloc but only after...

India and US seek to deepen economic ties 23 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: The world's two largest democracies, India and the United States, held talks Tuesday to deepen their strategic and economic ties and perhaps...