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China to give unified work visas to attract foreign workers

A single work permit is commonly used in most developed countries for global talent recruitment.

9 Sept 2016 4:28 PM IST

Duterte sparked a storm on the eve of an Asian summit this week by labelling Obama a son of a whore. (Photo: AP)

Duterte says did not insult Obama, calls UN chief Ban Ki-moon a 'fool'

Acid-tongued Duterte said the Philippine expression 'putangina' should not be taken at face value.

9 Sept 2016 3:31 PM IST

Following the incident, she went into labour at the MedStar Washington Hospital Centre. (Photo: AFP)

US: Gunman shoots pregnant woman in the stomach, kills her unborn...

Johnson's mother, Cassandra, said that her daughter's twin girls lived long enough only to be named -- Heaven and...

9 Sept 2016 3:31 PM IST

Hajj pilgrims get ID bracelets after deadly stampede

Last year's, stampede which happened during the hajj stoning ritual, killed around 2,300 people.

9 Sept 2016 3:30 PM IST

Police officers stand guard as they take part in a raid in Boussy-Saint-Antoine, east of Paris. (Photo: AP)

French police shoot, arrest 'Islamic State' gas car suspect

Police have arrested three female suspects said to have been planning fresh attacks.

9 Sept 2016 1:44 PM IST

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Air strike kills top jihadist rebel commander in Syria

The jihadist Fateh al-Sham is a leading member of the Army of Conquest which groups its fighters with Islamist factions.

9 Sept 2016 1:43 PM IST

Growing evidence of terror groups reviving sex slave trade: report

ISIS fighters have used encrypted communications to auction enslaved Yazidi women and launder profits.

9 Sept 2016 1:08 PM IST

Pakistan extends stay for Afghan refugees until March 2017

Pak is currently hosting at least 1.5 million refugees and an additional 1 million unregistered Afghans are staying in...

9 Sept 2016 1:07 PM IST

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (Photo: AFP)

Ban Ki-moon welcomes pledge by India, others on peacekeeping missions

He reaffirmed the world body's pledge to work with the countries to improve the performance of UN peacekeepers.

9 Sept 2016 12:30 PM IST

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (Photo: AP)

Deciding to go after Osama into Pakistan was not easy: Clinton

Her comments came three days before the 15th anniversary of al-Qaeda attack on twin towers in New York that killed more...

9 Sept 2016 12:29 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

North Korea confirms 'nuclear warhead explosion' to counter 'US...

The explosion was described by the South as Pyongyang's largest-ever such blast.

9 Sept 2016 11:36 AM IST

Brothers Robert, second left, and Michael Bever, third left, are escorted into a courtroom. (Photo: AP)

US teens confess to stabbing parents, 3 siblings in killing spree for...

The brothers admitted to the police that they wanted to be famous murderers and kill more people.

9 Sept 2016 11:35 AM IST