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British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will trigger Article 50 of the EUs key treaty, beginning two years of exit talks, by March 31. (Photo: AFP)

EU gets tough: Bloc tells UK Brexit is lose-lose situation

EU leaders have grown increasingly firm in their insistence that Britain won't get an easy ride.

25 Nov 2016 7:15 PM IST

More than 70 people were admitted to hospital after the crash in the northern province of Semnan on the main line between the capital Tehran and second city Mashhad. (Photo: AP)

At least 31 dead in Iran train crash

The front four coaches of the train derailed and overturned after it rammed into the back of an intercity express.

25 Nov 2016 6:28 PM IST

More than 2,700 flights have now been cancelled since the start of the walkout, causing travel disruptions for over 345,000 passengers, Lufthansa said in a statement. (Photo: AP)

1 lakh passengers hit on third day of Lufthansa strike

Pilots are demanding a pay rise of an average of 3.66 percent per year, retroactive for the past five years.

25 Nov 2016 6:17 PM IST

The UK is home to over 432,000 Sikhs, according to the 2011 census, making up 0.7 per cent of the population. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Many Sikhs in UK reject being described as Indian

The Sikhs would prefer a separate ethnic category created for a Sikh identity, according to UK Sikh Survey 2016.

25 Nov 2016 6:10 PM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump says he's trying to save jobs in US

Trump said he was working to keep the makers of Carrier air conditions from relocating from Indianapolis to Mexico.

25 Nov 2016 5:36 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz. (Photo: AP)

Bilateral talks will be held only if Kashmir issue is included: Sartaj...

Pakistan will continue to support Kashmiris in their fight for the right of self determination, Aziz said.

25 Nov 2016 5:26 PM IST

The year with the highest number of Pakistani deportees is 2014 with 73,064 deportees, whereas 2010 has the smallest number at 46,032. (Photo: Representational Image)

2.5 lakh Pakistanis deported during 2012-15

Most of the individuals deported from Saudi Arabia and the UAE were job seekers and businessmen.

25 Nov 2016 5:14 PM IST

A wildfire roared through parts of Israels third-largest city on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. (Photo: AP)

Hundreds flee wildfires near Jerusalem

Police have arrested a number of people in connection with the fires across the country.

25 Nov 2016 4:50 PM IST

The incident is the latest in a series of hate incidents in which headscarf- wearing women have been targeted. (Photo: Representational Image)

Hijab-clad woman accosted, called 'terrorist' at US store

The customer called her a terrorist and told the Muslim woman to get out of the country.

25 Nov 2016 4:44 PM IST

Widespread allegations of rape have raised fears that Myanmars security forces are systematically using sexual violence against the stateless Rohingya. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

'They raped us one by one: Myanmar's Rohingya woman

The violence has forced thousands to flee, prompting a UN official to accuse Myanmar of carrying out ethnic cleansing.

25 Nov 2016 4:32 PM IST

Former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and John Major (Photo: AFP)

British ex-PMs raise possibility of new Brexit vote

Theresa May's government intends to start formal exit talks with the EU by the end of March.

25 Nov 2016 4:08 PM IST

In March 2001, Taliban leader Mullah Omar ordered the destruction of two 1,500-year-old Buddha statues in the eastern town of Bamiyan, because they were judged to be anti-Islamic. (Photo: AP)

Explained: Why do religious extremists attack art?

'The very idea of â€‹subversive art that society could rejoice in as a manifestation of freedom and creativity is alien...

25 Nov 2016 11:03 AM IST