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Japan rescuers struggle with lack of clues for missing boy

Two hunters joined more than 100 rescuers, police and local town officials after they found fresh bear droppings in the...

31 May 2016 1:06 PM IST

Malaysia soldiers carried coffins draped with Australia flags to the tarmac

After decades, 32 Australians' remains return from Malaysia

Australia deployed more than 60,000 military personnel to the Vietnam conflict between 1962 and 1973, of whom 521 were...

31 May 2016 12:50 PM IST

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Four Bangladeshis plead guilty in Singapore to terrorist financing

Items seized from them included manuals on bomb-making and how to use a 0.50 calibre sniper rifle.

31 May 2016 12:03 PM IST

Afghan refugees gather for renewal of their family cards at the Chamkany registration center on the outskirts of Peshawar. t

1.2 million Afghans internally displaced by war: Amnesty International

The report says many of the internally displaced live in horrific conditions on the brink of survival.

31 May 2016 11:57 AM IST

Rai de Souza, 22, a gang rape suspect is escorted by officers as he leaves a police station

Gangrape happened but tests are not proof, says Brazilian police

The rape kit tests were done five days after the incident, well beyond the recommended 72-hour window, says Rio police...

31 May 2016 11:25 AM IST

The seven, aged from 24 to 27, face up to 10 years in jail if found guilty of taking part in an Islamist recruitment network

Brother of Paris attacker on trial over militant training

Bataclan concert hall attacker, Foued Mohamed-Aggad’s brother Karim Mohamed-Aggad, is among the seven accused.

31 May 2016 11:23 AM IST

Behind India was China (3.39 million), Pakistan (2.13 million), Bangladesh (1.53 million) and Uzbekistan (1.23 million).

Over 18 million Indians trapped in slavery, number highest in the...

Modern slavery refers to exploitation in which a person cannot leave because of threats, violence, coercion or abuse of...

31 May 2016 10:55 AM IST

Afghan farmers get high on bountiful poppy harvest

Afghan farmers get high on bountiful poppy harvest

Lashes swished and whirled through the air in a burst of celebration around a sea of opium poppies, as farmers in a...

31 May 2016 5:34 AM IST

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Photo: AP)

Ban Ki-moon ‘baffled’ by South Korea presidency...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denied on Monday that his current South Korea visit was testing the waters for an...

31 May 2016 5:20 AM IST

500 Indian pilgrims stranded in Nepal

500 Indian pilgrims stranded in Nepal

Around 500 Indian pilgrims going to Kailash Mansarovar were stranded in Nepal’s mountainous region of Hilsa and...

31 May 2016 5:19 AM IST

WHO: Tobacco kills 150 every hour in Southeast Asia

WHO: Tobacco kills 150 every hour in Southeast Asia

Tobacco use continues to be a major public health issue across the Southeast Asian region, including India, as it kills...

31 May 2016 5:18 AM IST

Officer accused of verifying Mansour Pak ID seeks bail

Officer accused of verifying Mansour Pak ID seeks bail

Rafique Tareen, a former revenue officer, who was arrested for allegedly verifying the national identity card of slain...

31 May 2016 4:57 AM IST