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Syria is like a mini version of a world war happening in one place and I thought I should write about Syria. (Photo: Repesentational Image/AFP)

7-yr-old India-origin boy writes to Santa to bring peace to Syria

I have been reading about the world war and nuclear bomb in Japan and I feel I don't really like it, seven-year-old...

16 Dec 2016 4:39 PM IST

Tamara Louise Thompson with her daughters. (Photo: Facebook)

Australian mom starves 3-month-old daughter to death

The toddler's body was found in a mummified state in July last year.

16 Dec 2016 2:53 PM IST

Pakistan alleged that targeting of the school van resulted in the death of a civilian and injuries to four school children. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Pakistan summons Indian envoy over school van firing

Pak stated that the deliberate targeting of civilians, villages and civilian transport is condemnable and contrary to...

16 Dec 2016 2:49 PM IST

China's 1st aircraft carrier undertakes live-fire exercise

The test which involved live ammunition was to determine weapon performance in various areas.

16 Dec 2016 11:13 AM IST

The screen shot posted by Fontanka showed the ad on popular website Avito.ru which seems to depict a grey-haired man reclining on a couch in a plaid shirt. (Representational Image)

To earn extra cash, retired Russian man offers to serve others' jail...

The man said he would not take 'cases including violence' or 'petty cases' and only works on Russian territory.

16 Dec 2016 10:37 AM IST

South Korea President Park Geun-hye. (Photo: AP)

Investigators plan to raid S Korean presidential palace

Park has formally been identified as a suspect in the criminal investigation -- a first for a sitting South Korean...

16 Dec 2016 10:29 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AFP)

Modi holds BJP Parliamentary meet, may take on Rahul Gandhi

The Prime Minister is expected to take on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi.

16 Dec 2016 10:06 AM IST

Property enquiries, meanwhile, have slumped by 80 percent around the Indian capital since the cash crackdown.

India still one of the fastest-growing countries in world: White House

Economic growth in India continues at pace of projected 7.4 % over the four quarters of 2016, said the report.

16 Dec 2016 9:26 AM IST

President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyberattacks. (Photo: AP)

US will retaliate against Russian hacking: Obama

Pointing the finger at the Russian president over meddling in the election also puts the White House on a collision...

16 Dec 2016 9:13 AM IST

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Photo: AP)

Ban's gay rights work not in UN tribute

Ban has won praise from LGBT activists for his appeals to countries to decriminalise homosexuality.

16 Dec 2016 6:24 AM IST

Israeli lawmakers and their assistants protest outside Parliament against the skirt ban on Thursday.

Israel's Parliament moves to quell anger on short skirt ban

The debate touched on sensitive religious issues in increasingly conservative Jerusalem.

16 Dec 2016 6:16 AM IST

Pottya, named after a slang word for chubby, is changing its image with the release of albums and live concerts.

Chubby pop stars combat obesity jokes

Heavy people are the frequent target of jokes in the media and use of the derogatory debu, or fatso, remains common.

16 Dec 2016 3:13 AM IST