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This photo released by China’s official news agency Xinhua shows former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. (Photo: AFP)

Mao’s body endured time, critics to get embalmed

Days after Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong died 40 years ago the problem of what to do with his...

12 Sept 2016 6:54 AM IST

8-hour standoff at UK gurdwara, 55 held

8-hour standoff at UK gurdwara, 55 held

Fifty-five people were arrested on Sunday after an eight-hour-long armed protest in the West Midlands region of England...

12 Sept 2016 12:19 AM IST

Fifteen years after 9/11, America in perpetual war

US military personnel lower the US flag at a memorial ceremony in honour of the 15th anniversary of the September 11,...

12 Sept 2016 12:09 AM IST

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Indian businessman owns 22 apartments in Dubai's tallest tower Burj...

George V Nereaparambil says he is not stopping at 22 and will continue to buy more if he gets a ‘good deal’.

11 Sept 2016 6:09 PM IST

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Woman parachutist in UK dies after tragic accident

Witnesses described seeing the woman rapidly spiralling down to earth entangled in the canopy cords of her parachute.

11 Sept 2016 5:49 PM IST

The incident was captured on camera by an unidentified passer-by and uploaded on social media. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

Stray dog filmed carrying dead human foetus through streets of...

Eyewitnesses to the incident said hat they tried to rescue the newborn from the dog's mouth, but were unable to.

11 Sept 2016 5:48 PM IST

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Turkish warplanes kill 20 ISIS fighters in north Syria

A vehicle and motorcycle were also destroyed in the Saturday evening airstrike.

11 Sept 2016 5:45 PM IST

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Subramanian Swamy awarded 'Tamil Ratna' in US

The America Tamil Sangam's president highlighted the BJP leader’s contribution to fighting corruption and working...

11 Sept 2016 3:08 PM IST

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Turkey removes two dozen mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links

The crackdown comes as Ankara also pushes ahead with a purge of supporters of US-based Fethullah Gulen, accused of...

11 Sept 2016 3:07 PM IST

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Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugee camp

This is not a problem of Jordan's making, or that Jordan should be left to bear alone, actress-activist said.

11 Sept 2016 3:05 PM IST

In this undated photo, members of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army pay their respects to the body Mao Zedong in China.

‘None expected him to die’: How Mao Zedong’s body...

Within hours nitrogen gas surrounding the corpse had been bought down to a cool eight degrees Celsius.

11 Sept 2016 3:04 PM IST

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15 years after 9/11, America in perpetual war

Barack Obama launched a new era in American warfare – one dominated by drones, special forces and training for...

11 Sept 2016 1:49 PM IST