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Syrian forces take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in the ancient city of Palmyra, near Homs, Syria. (Photo: AP)

Syrian army retakes town of Palmyra from ISIS

It was also the second blow for ISIS group in Syria in a week, after Turkish fighters seized the Syrian town of al-Bab...

3 March 2017 7:53 AM IST

Kim Jong Nam. (Photo: AP)

Heart attack, not chemical agent, killed Kim Jong Un's half brother: N...

The death of Kim, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's ruler, has unleashed a diplomatic battle between Malaysia...

2 March 2017 8:52 PM IST

Maharashtra-based ISIS suspect Mudbabir Shaik (Accused No. 3) also took part in the meeting, the chargesheet says. (Photo: AP)

In a first, ISIS threatens to shed blood like rivers' in China

The threat came in a half-hour video released Monday by a division of the IS featuring militants from China's Uighur...

2 March 2017 6:47 PM IST

The INCB accused the police in the Philippines of falsifying evidence to justify unlawful killings in the governments war on drugs. (Photo: AP)

UN drugs board slams killings in Philippines

Since June, police have reported killing more than 2,550 people while more than 4,000 others have died in unexplained...

2 March 2017 5:54 PM IST

$Sinn Feins Irish leader, Gerry Adams, in January described Brexit as a \hostile action\ by the British government. (Photo: AP)$ World

Northern Ireland holds snap election in Brexit's shadow

If Sinn Fein and the DUP cannot resolve their differences after the vote, the province will be fully governed from...

2 March 2017 4:50 PM IST

The man took to hurling abuses at her when she began recording his behaviour on her phone. (Photo: Facebook)

Video shows Indian-origin girl racially abused in New York train

When she threatened to inform the police, the man repeatedly shouted at her to stop shooting his video.

2 March 2017 3:40 PM IST

A 36-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly pushed off a moving train by her boyfriend in West Bengals Malda district. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Pak man rapes, impregnates 17-yr-old for rejecting marriage proposal

The girl also alleged that the perpetrator also threatened to kill her brother if she told anyone about the assaults.

2 March 2017 3:35 PM IST

The conference, hosted by the prestigious Sunni Muslim Al-Azhar institute, comes as sectarian conflict continues to ravage the region and after a spate of jihadist attacks on Christians in Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

Muslim, Christian clerics say don't link Islam to terrorism

The statement urged fostering understanding and equality between religions.

2 March 2017 3:24 PM IST

A desert oasis surrounded by palm trees in central Syria, Palmyra is also a strategic crossroads linking the Syrian capital, Damascus, with the countrys east and neighbouring Iraq. (Photo: AP)A look at Palmyra, the archaeological gem that Islamic State fighters retook Sunday from Syrian troops in a major advance. (

ISIS pulls back from Syria's Palmyra: monitor

ISIS had withdrawn to residential neighbourhoods in the east of the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

2 March 2017 3:22 PM IST

A little mouse made for a big delay on a British Airways flight from London to San Francisco. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eek! Mouse delays London-to-San Francisco flight for 4 hours

British Airways apologized and said they were satisfied that only two-legged passengers were on the flight once it took...

2 March 2017 2:34 PM IST

The Regional Passport Authority had intitally renewed his passport for one year.

Israel may ease visa norms to woo Indian tourists

Israel has increased its promotional budgetary allocation to USD 2.5 million in the last two years.

2 March 2017 11:11 AM IST

Three paramilitary soldiers and one policeman were killed yesterday when the gunmen opened fire on a Frontier Corps vehicle on the Fatima Jinnah road of Quetta. (Representational Image)

Pak man set ablaze for not repaying loan to employer: report

Imran, a father of three, was transferred to a hospital in Punjab province with 85% burn injuries, Geo TV reported.

2 March 2017 10:04 AM IST