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Swiss say ‘no’ to radical money-for-nothing plan

Swiss say ‘no’ to radical money-for-nothing plan

The Swiss on Sunday flatly rejected a radical proposal to provide the entire population with a basic income.

6 Jun 2016 12:53 AM IST

Saudi Arabia expands its anti-Iran strategy

Saudi Arabia expands its anti-Iran strategy

Under King Salman, Saudi Arabia is expanding its confrontation with Iran well beyond Wast Asia, no longer relying...

6 Jun 2016 12:48 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AFP)

Have at least 3 kids: Erdogan to Turkish women

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged Turkish women to have at least three children, saying a woman’s...

6 Jun 2016 12:46 AM IST

Boko Haram attack in Niger kills 32 soldiers

Boko Haram attack in Niger kills 32 soldiers

Thirty soldiers from Niger and two from Nigeria were killed in a Boko Haram attack by “hundreds of...

6 Jun 2016 12:43 AM IST

Paris: Museums set to open as flood eases

Paris: Museums set to open as flood eases

The riverside Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris reopened on Sunday as flood waters slowly receded from the French...

6 Jun 2016 12:29 AM IST

Russia: US won’t discuss missile system

Russia: US won’t discuss missile system

The United States has refused Russian offers to discuss Washington’s missile defence programme, Russian deputy...

6 Jun 2016 12:28 AM IST

Protein that fights Zika virus identified

Protein that fights Zika virus identified

Scientists found a very small protein in our body that can swallow up and quarantine the Zika virus, dramatically...

6 Jun 2016 12:26 AM IST

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Alarm over Nigerian Christian killed for 'insulting' Islam

Nigeria's 170 million people are divided almost equally between Christians mainly in the south and Muslims predominantly...

5 Jun 2016 11:04 AM IST

A resident watches as an excavator clears a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Yueyang city. (File Photo: AP)

China braces for heavy rain; issues alert

Regions in southwest China's Sichuan Basin will experience downpour of up to 130 mm within 24 hours.

5 Jun 2016 11:03 AM IST

US Defence Secretary Ash Carter with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar during their bilateral meeting in Singapore.

India and US discuss 'networked security architecture', says Pentagon

The two leaders also reviewed the preparations for Narendra Modi's visit to the US next week.

5 Jun 2016 11:02 AM IST

UCLA shooting: Mainak Sarkar broke into his wife’s house

A student of the University of California, Los Angeles, is hugged by a friend during a vigil on Friday to remember...

5 Jun 2016 7:26 AM IST

Syrian Army pushes into ISIS bastion

Syrian Army pushes into ISIS bastion

Russian-backed Syrian troops pushed into the ISIS group’s bastion province Raqa on Saturday, threatening to catch...

5 Jun 2016 7:23 AM IST