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Several hundred people at the Baoli Club, located in Beijings Dongcheng district and two other clubs in the Haidian district were arrested. (Representational Image)

Hundreds arrested in China over sex trade

Workers at the Landai Club said police raided the premises and took away over 300 club employees including over 100...

26 Dec 2016 1:07 PM IST

Flowers and candles are placed in memory of victims of the crashed plane in the center of Sochi, Russia. (Photo: AP)

Russia examines all possible reasons for Black Sea jet crash

All 84 passengers and eight crew members on board the Soviet-built Tu-154 plane operated by the Russian military are...

26 Dec 2016 9:32 AM IST

Miller had served as a senior Trump spokesman, and the communications directors role is to shape the administrations media strategy. (Photo: AP)

Trump's pick for top communications job steps aside

Miller had previously worked for Senator Ted Cruz, one of Trump's rivals in the Republican presidential campaign.

26 Dec 2016 9:28 AM IST

Pope Francis kisses a figurine of baby Jesus as he celebrates a mass on Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, in the Vatican. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis says materialism has taken Christmas hostage

Jesus was born rejected by some and regarded by many others with indifference, says Pope.

26 Dec 2016 4:38 AM IST

Asif Ali Zardari (Photo: AP)

Zardari's friend booked under Pak anti-terror law

Majeed's company Omni Group was raided and some weapons were recovered there.

26 Dec 2016 4:30 AM IST

Captain Niloofar Rahmani, 25, has sought asylum in the US after completing a training course there.

Kabul riled by first female pilot's US sortie'

Rahmani had been a symbol of efforts to improve the situation of women in her country.

26 Dec 2016 4:17 AM IST

A raid by the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit at a house in Ashkona Purba Para area of Dhaka led to the capture of two female militants and rescue of three children. (Photo: ANI)

Female jihadists take centre-stage: Dhaka witnesses first 1st suicide...

Two others were killed in the raid - woman killing herself by detonating suicide vest and teenage boy whose cause of...

25 Dec 2016 6:22 PM IST

US: How the body of an old lady ended up as part of an Army blast test

US: How the body of an old lady ended up as part of an Army blast test

Her family had hoped that Doris Stayffer's body would be used to study Alzheimer's disease.

25 Dec 2016 4:26 PM IST

Pope Francis kisses a child during an audience to exchange Christmas greetings with Vatican employees. (Photo: AP)

Pope says Christmas 'hostage' to materialism, God in shadows

Francis said the many in the wealthy world had to be reminded that the message of Christmas was humility, simplicity and...

25 Dec 2016 3:23 PM IST

Pakistan Defence minister Khawaja Asif. (Photo: File)

Pak minister issues nuke threat to Israel following fake news

A report in the New York Times said a fake news story prompted Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif to...

25 Dec 2016 3:05 PM IST

Liaoning. (Photo: AP)

China: 1st aircraft carrier en route Western Pacific

State media said, it is the first time that the Liaoning has headed to "distant sea waters."

25 Dec 2016 12:39 PM IST

Several in German city of Augsburg will have to leave their homes Christmas morning while authorities defuse a giant 1.8-ton aerial bomb from World War II. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

On Christmas morning, Germans leave homes as WW II bomb is defused

German city of Augsburg's medieval cathedral and City Hall are in the area to be sealed off.

25 Dec 2016 12:03 PM IST