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Today, Murad and her friend Lamia Haji Bashar, joint recipients of the EUs 2016 Sakharov human rights prize, continue the fight for the 3,000 Yazidis who remain missing, presumed still in captivity. (Photo: AP)

Nadia Murad: From jihadist slave to Nobel laureate

Murad and Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege were jointly awarded prize for efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a...

5 Oct 2018 3:16 PM IST

Activists hold flares during their rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament. (Photo: AFP)

Ukrainian President warns of threat of 'full-scale war' with Russia

The number of Russian units deployed along the Ukraine-Russian border has 'grown dramatically' while number of Russian...

28 Nov 2018 9:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Theresa May says she Britain will consider extending the transition period after Brexit for a few months. (Photo: AFP)

'Save our Brexit': In letter to UK, Theresa May asks people to back...

In her letter, May urged Britons to start new era of political unity when it leaves EU on March 29, 2019.

25 Nov 2018 10:28 AM IST

Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)

May's exit looms: No takers for Brexit deal

The DUP has now indicated it will not support the deal she has negotiated, leaving her without a majority in Parliament.

24 Nov 2018 1:01 AM IST

Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)

Amid resignations, UK PM Theresa May says it is her draft or 'no...

'We can choose to leave with no Brexit deal at all or we can choose to unite and support the best deal that can be...

15 Nov 2018 4:43 PM IST

European Union and United Kingdom flags fly above the EU Commission offices in London. (Photo: AP)

Brexit deal to be signed on November 25 in summit, says EU President

'If nothing extraordinary happens, we will hold European Council meeting in order to finalise, formalise Brexit deal,'...

15 Nov 2018 1:34 PM IST

The Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem

Israel's new homeland law is reeking of racism, many liken it to...

The law also enshrines Jerusalem as the capital and Hebrew as its state language, leaving Arabic with a mere special...

12 Nov 2018 5:44 AM IST

Trump remarks came as he signed new sanctions on Thursday targeting the Iranian-funded Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the US. (Photo: AFP)

'Toughest ever placed': US sanctions on Iran come into effect from...

Saudi Arabia is the only country with the capacity to make up for lost Iranian oil production.

5 Nov 2018 9:39 AM IST

Indonesian police and SAR personel identify personal items of passengers of the ill-fated Lion Air flight JT 610 at the Jakarta port. (Photo: AFP)

Lion Air crash search finds debris, belongings on seafloor

The location of the airplane's 'black box' flight data recorder has been identified, but strong currents prevented it...

1 Nov 2018 3:40 PM IST

Trump said that he was working with Congress to find USD 6 billion in new funding for 2018 and 2019 to fight the opioid crisis. The plan will also seek to cut opioid. (Photo: File)

China having hard time, says Donald Trump over trade war

The two nations had already imposed tariffs on USD 50 billion of each other's goods before the September sanctions.

1 Nov 2018 2:58 PM IST

While the visa category used by numerous IT professionals from India among others was discontinued in 2010, the applicants are eligible to apply for permanent residency in Britain if they meet the necessary requirements. (Photo: File/Representational)

Skilled Indian professionals protest UK's unfair, inhuman' visa norms

The protest Wednesday focused on the issue of indefinite leave to remain applications being delayed or turned down by...

31 Jan 2018 6:42 PM IST

The explosion comes exactly a week after Taliban militants stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul, killing at least 22 people, the majority foreigners. (Photo: ANI)

95 killed, 158 injured in suicide car bombing in Kabul, Taliban claims...

Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack.

27 Jan 2018 2:42 PM IST