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Two women wear masks on a street in Beijing amid a high alert over increasing air pollution. (Photo: AFP)

China: Principal penalized for organizing outdoor exam

More than 20 cities in north China including capital Beijing issued red alerts for the latest bout of polluted air.

21 Dec 2016 7:53 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Ministers Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. (Photo: AFP)

Pak gathering evidence on Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav: Sartaj Aziz

Aziz said that Pakistan will share dossiers on India's 'involvement in subversive activities' with the UN.

21 Dec 2016 3:54 PM IST

This image made from video provided by APTN, shows a view from a drone of smoke billowing from the San Pablito Market, where an explosion ripped through a fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico. (Photo: AP)

Resident describes Mexico blast, says it was 'like a plane crash'

The apocalyptic scene tearing through the fireworks market in the Mexico City suburb of Tultepec struck terror into...

21 Dec 2016 3:44 PM IST

Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte killings in 1980s were part of police ops: Philippines

Duterte recounted how in 1988, he and local police ambushed and killed three suspected kidnappers.

21 Dec 2016 3:13 PM IST

The three families claim Twitter, Googles YouTube and Facebook provided the terrorist group ISIS with accounts they use to spread extremist propaganda, raise funds and attract new recruits. (Photo: AFP)

Orlando nightclub victims' families sue Twitter, FB

The families accused the companies of providing material support to the self-radicalised gunman.

21 Dec 2016 12:25 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. (Photo: AP)

Lankan man who hit Rajiv Gandhi in 1987 predicts Sirisena's death

Vijitha Rohana Wijemuni, who was jailed for attacking Gandhi, made an astrological prediction on Facebook about death of...

21 Dec 2016 10:51 AM IST

People offer their respect near the crime scene in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: AP)

Germany frees suspect in market attack, says accused still at large

The truck smashed into wooden huts serving mulled wine and sausages on Monday.

21 Dec 2016 9:57 AM IST

The queen has already slightly reduced her engagements in the past year, according to estimates in British media, from 393 in 2014 to 341 in 2015. (Photo: AP)

Britain's 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth II reduces royal duties

Prince Harry will take the queen's place at the Rugby Football Union, where she has been official patron since...

21 Dec 2016 9:40 AM IST

Police secure the area in front of the Islamic center, in Zurich, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. A Zurich police official says a gunman has injured several people in Switzerlands largest city. (Photo: AP)

Swiss mosque gunman an 'occult-obsessed killer'

The black-clad assailant committed suicide after Monday's spree and his body was found on a nearby river bank, police...

21 Dec 2016 9:36 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump took on Bill Clinton on Tuesday in a new tweet attack. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump takes on ex-prez Bill Clinton

Clinton also said Trump called him after the election and sounded surprisingly cordial after such a bitter campaign.

21 Dec 2016 9:31 AM IST

Firefighters and rescue workers walk through the scorched ground of Mexicos best-known fireworks market after an explosion explosion ripped through it, inTultepec, Mexico. (Photo: AP)

At least 29 killed in Mexico fireworks market blast

Television images showed a flurry of pyrotechnics exploding into the early afternoon sky as a giant plume of smoke rose...

21 Dec 2016 9:11 AM IST

Local policemen walk through the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

27 dead, 80 hurt as explosion destroys fireworks market outside Mexico...

The smoking, burned out shells of vehicles ringed the perimeter.

21 Dec 2016 6:58 AM IST