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2 Koreas squabble over defections, talks

2 Koreas squabble over defections, talks

The two Koreas stepped up an angry war of words on Friday as tensions mounted over a series of North Korean defections...

4 Jun 2016 7:08 AM IST

Sardar Haji Jan Mohammad Khilji with some of his children. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistani father of 35 aims for 100 children

A Pakistani father of 35 is now searching for a fourth wife as he romps towards his goal of 100 children, a dubious...

4 Jun 2016 7:06 AM IST

German chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)

Genocide vote won’t kill Germany ties: Turkey

Turkey and Germany are “two very important allies” and the German Parliament’s qualification of World...

4 Jun 2016 7:00 AM IST

Syrian regime strikes kill 38 in Aleppo city

Syrian regime strikes kill 38 in Aleppo city

Regime airstrikes killed dozens of civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo and nearby areas on Friday as the UN Security...

4 Jun 2016 6:54 AM IST

Hungary says billionaire Soros ‘stirring trouble’

Budapest on Friday accused Hungarian-born US billionaire philanthropist George Soros of seeking to spark unrest in the...

4 Jun 2016 6:52 AM IST

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump is unfit for President office: Hillary Clinton

US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton tore into her likely election rival Donald Trump as never before Thursday,...

4 Jun 2016 5:33 AM IST

Brexit flotilla to hit Thames after Cameron bruising

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage confronted by the media before his speech focusing on the upcoming EU...

4 Jun 2016 5:29 AM IST

Delhi: The Viceroy’s Elephant

‘PIO brothers caught up in UK pharma scandal’

Two Indian-origin millionaire brothers on Friday were embroiled in a controversy for allegedly exploiting a loophole in...

4 Jun 2016 5:26 AM IST

The lifeless bodies of migrants lay on the beach near the western city of Zwara, Libya. (Photo: AP)

104 migrant bodies wash up in Libya

The bodies of at least 104 migrants have washed up on a beach in the western Libyan town of Zwara, the Navy said on...

4 Jun 2016 3:03 AM IST

Paris saves high art from high Seine

Paris saves high art from high Seine

Paris’ world-famous museums, Louvre and Musee d’Orsay, were shut down on Friday to salvage valuable artworks...

4 Jun 2016 2:38 AM IST

John McCain urges Asian nations to back binding South China Sea ruling

US Senator urged China to shift from what he termed coercion and intimidation of neighbours to co-operation.

3 Jun 2016 8:07 PM IST

UN readies Syria air drops plan, but needs government approval

United Nations has already been air dropping aid from high altitudes to 110,000 people besieged by ISIS fighters in Deir...

3 Jun 2016 8:05 PM IST