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Agni-V test: China calls for strategic balance in South Asia

The reference to the strategic balance in South Asia apparently alluded to the military balance between India and...

28 Dec 2016 3:22 AM IST

Sevil Shhaideh, 52, stands at the Romanian presidency before being sworn in as regional development minister in Bucharest, Romania. (Photo: AP)World
Romania's president says he won't name Muslim woman to be PM

Klaus Iohannis gave no reasons for his rejection of Sevil Shhaideh, a relative political novice.

27 Dec 2016 8:53 PM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuWorld
Israel scales back ties with countries which voted against settlements...

Israel has already called back its ambassadors to New Zealand and Senegal for consultations, and cancelled aid...

27 Dec 2016 5:25 PM IST

Mexico man murders Tinder date for refusing him sex, dissolves body in acidWorld
Mexico man murders Tinder date for refusing him sex, dissolves body in...

The man was arrested after the bones of the victim were found at his place along with her bag and clothes.

27 Dec 2016 3:38 PM IST

Finn. (Photo: Facebook | Bring Finn Home)World
Irish dognappers threaten to hang dog if owner fails to pay £13000...

The family had initially offered a reward of £3000, but the dognappers increased the amount to £13000.

27 Dec 2016 1:17 PM IST

A mural on the wall of the Second Avenue Subway station shows Thor Stockman, left, and his husband, Patrick Kellogg. (Source: AP)World
New US subway station has a rare mural: gay couple holding hands

The station on the city's long-awaited Second Avenue subway line is scheduled to open January 1.

27 Dec 2016 12:21 PM IST

Korean Air Lines said its crew members are hesitant to use taser guns, because they are permitted to use them only in grave situations. (Photo: YouTube Videograb)World
Korean Air to allow crew members to use stun guns

The decision was taken after criticism from US singer Richard Marx for its handling of an incident involving a violent...

27 Dec 2016 11:24 AM IST

File photo of World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. (Photo: AP)World
Indus water dispute: World Bank president reaches out to Pakistan FM

The call came in response to the Pakistan FM's earlier letter urging the World Bank to appoint a chairman for then Court...

27 Dec 2016 10:03 AM IST

Millions of people responded to the invitation for Rubis Dec. 26th coming of age party in rural northern Mexico, after her parents video asking everybody to attend went viral. (Photo: AP)World
1.3 million guests attend Mexican teen's 15th birthday bash

The guest list exceeded a million after her parents' video invitation to the milestone event went viral online.

27 Dec 2016 9:28 AM IST

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected reports about demonetisation of Rs 5,000 notes to curb corruption in the country. (Photo: AFP/File)World
Pak denies reports of demonetisation of Rs 5,000 notes

Discontinuation of the note will be a source of major discomfort and anxiety for the people, Pakistan's Ministry of...

27 Dec 2016 9:18 AM IST

David Friedman, President-elect Donald Trumps choice for ambassador to Israel. (Photo: AP)World
Trump's pick for envoy to Israel sparks hot debate

The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli...

27 Dec 2016 9:03 AM IST

Two submersibles stand ready to join the search for bodies and fragments of the crashed plane, on a pier just outside Sochi, Russia on Monday. (World
Russian plane crash: 11 bodies found in Black Sea

The Syria- bound military plane had crashed with 92 people on board.

27 Dec 2016 8:55 AM IST

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