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Bashar al-Assad amnesty to rebels who surrender

Bashar al-Assad amnesty to rebels who surrender

Syria regime ally Russia on Thursday announced a “large-scale” aid operation to allow civilians and fighters...

29 July 2016 6:03 AM IST

Defiant Angela Merkel defends refugee stance

Defiant Angela Merkel defends refugee stance

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday rebuffed calls to reverse her welcoming stance toward refugees in the wake...

29 July 2016 4:58 AM IST

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Turkey reshuffles military after half of generals fired

Turkey’s top military commanders met Thursday to replace almost half of their generals in a radical shake-up after...

29 July 2016 4:57 AM IST

Peru’s new President a former Wall Street economist

Peru’s new President a former Wall Street economist

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who will be sworn in Thursday as President of Peru, says he will hit the ground running after a...

29 July 2016 4:55 AM IST

File photo of Gurdip Singh’s family members holding his photographs in Rajasthan.

Note verbale sent to save Indian in Indonesia

India has issued a “note verbale” to Indonesia, asking Jakarta not to execute Indian death-row convict...

29 July 2016 1:11 AM IST

Michael Bloomberg speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. (Photo: AP)

I know a con when I see one: Michael Bloomberg

In what’s being called a coup for the Democrats, self-made billionaire, philanthropist and former New York mayor...

29 July 2016 1:06 AM IST

Russia orders closure of watchdog ahead of vote

Russia orders closure of watchdog ahead of vote

Russia has ordered independent election watchdog Golos be closed down for breaking a controversial NGO law, less than...

29 July 2016 12:45 AM IST

Humaira Bibi, sister of Zulfikar Ali, convicted of drug crimes, cries in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia ignores pleas, set to execute 14

Indonesia Thursday rejected appeals from the UN and EU to halt the execution of 14 drug convicts including foreigners,...

29 July 2016 12:43 AM IST

‘Will press ahead with anti-missile system tests’

‘Will press ahead with anti-missile system tests’

China’s defence ministry confirmed on Thursday that it was pressing ahead with anti-missile system tests after...

29 July 2016 12:40 AM IST

Bangladesh: American among militants killed

One of nine suspected militants killed in a police raid in Bangladesh this week was a Bangladeshi-American who was a...

29 July 2016 12:39 AM IST

Guns cheaper than phones in Pakistan’s tribal town

Gunsmith Khitab Gul tests a gun near a workshop in the tribal area of Darra Adamkhel, 35 km south of Peshawar. (Photo:...

29 July 2016 12:36 AM IST

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ISIS plot to find UK-based recruit to launch attack on Britain...

The alleged recruit was asked to target Big Ben or London Bridge, eventually settling on an unnamed major shopping...

28 July 2016 6:36 PM IST