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No sanctions on Russia, but Syria on the table: EU

No sanctions on Russia, but Syria on the table: EU

The EU is not considering sanctions against Russia for its role in Syria, but further measures against its ally Damascus...

18 Oct 2016 6:49 AM IST

Family members celebrate after being reunited with the kidnapped girls during church survices held in Abuja, Nigeria. -AFP

Chibok girls reunite with families, recount horrors

Twenty-one of the over 200 missing Chibok schoolgirls freed after being held by Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists for...

18 Oct 2016 6:48 AM IST

A file photo of a THAAD interceptor being fired during an exercise in 2013.

Japan may speed up missile upgrade after North Korea tests

Japan may accelerate around $1 billion of planned spending to upgrade its ballistic missile defenses in the wake of...

18 Oct 2016 6:47 AM IST

‘Many killed, displaced in Taliban attack’

‘Many killed, displaced in Taliban attack’

The Taliban’s latest offensives in the north and south of Afghanistan have had killed dozens of people and...

18 Oct 2016 6:45 AM IST

Indonesians back from ISIS ranks pose threat

Indonesians back from ISIS ranks pose threat

Dozens of Indonesians who joined Islamic State in Syria have returned home with combat experience and pose a major...

18 Oct 2016 6:44 AM IST

China plays down Duterte’s take on South China Sea

China plays down Duterte’s take on South China Sea

China on Monday sought to playdown comments by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that he would raise the issue of a...

18 Oct 2016 6:43 AM IST

Taseer’s kidnapper, 5 militants killed

Taseer’s kidnapper, 5 militants killed

Six Taliban terrorists, including the alleged kidnapper of the son of slain governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer, have been...

18 Oct 2016 6:42 AM IST

Imran Khan calls for November 2 strike

Imran Khan calls for November 2 strike

PTI chief says shutdown aims to pressure govt to show accountability.

18 Oct 2016 6:41 AM IST

Scotland Yard to roll out body cams for officers

Scotland Yard to roll out body cams for officers

Scotland Yard said on Monday that it will issue large-scale body-worn cameras to its officers to help them in...

18 Oct 2016 1:40 AM IST

'I'm still alive': Italian journalist tells mafia after 10 years under...

The 37-year-old also warned that death threats were not the only means by which the freedom of expression is curtailed...

17 Oct 2016 6:42 PM IST

Bhutto said Modi was blaming Pakistan only to divert attention from atrocities being committed in Kashmir.(Photo: PTI)

Bilawal Bhutto calls PM Narendra Modi butcher

Speaking at a rally in Karsaz here yesterday, Bhutto said Modi is an 'extremist'.

17 Oct 2016 6:38 PM IST

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China says to retaliate after Slovak President meets Dalai Lama

Few foreign leaders are willing to meet the Dalai Lama these days, fearful of provoking a strong reaction from China.

17 Oct 2016 5:55 PM IST