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Nearly a thousand new surveillance cameras were installed this month at Meccas Grand Mosque

Iran says to miss hajj, Saudi 'blocking path to Allah'

It would be the first hajj in almost 30 years to take place without the participation of pilgrims from Iran.

29 May 2016 6:16 PM IST

The teleprinter for the Lorenz cipher machine (Photo: National Museum of computing, UK)

Secret German WWII code machine found on eBay for £9.50

Volunteers from UK's National Museum of Computing used eBay to track down the historic teleprinter for the Lorenz...

29 May 2016 6:12 PM IST

Several female undergraduates heard someone systematically going through the house, trying their locked bedroom door handles.

Pak-origin man sentenced to 12 years for raping students in UK

He was fuelled by drink and drugs as he followed and then attacked his victims.

29 May 2016 5:10 PM IST

More than 60 bodies are said to have been recovered, including those of three infants, and hundreds are believed to be missing.

Rescued refugees say ship sank off Italy with hundreds aboard

Three vessels carrying refugees already are confirmed to have sunk or capsized this week.

29 May 2016 11:58 AM IST

Demonstrators protest the gangrape of a 16-year-old girl in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Brazil gangrape: Police identifies 4

The police has identified and are looking for four of more than 30 men who the gangraped a 16-year-old girl and then...

29 May 2016 5:33 AM IST

Pakistan fails to seal F-16 deal after financing row

Pakistan fails to seal F-16 deal after financing row

Pakistan seems to have failed to seal the $700 million deal for the purchase of eight F-16 fighter jets from the US...

29 May 2016 5:30 AM IST

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter (Photo: AP)

Malaysia row as government backs Islamic law

Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government threw its support in Parliament this week behind an Islamic penal code...

29 May 2016 5:27 AM IST

‘China actions may create Great Wall of self-isolation’

‘China actions may create Great Wall of self-isolation’

China’s military expansion in the disputed South China Sea poses a growing risk to the region’s prosperity...

29 May 2016 5:23 AM IST

WHO won’t move Olympics due to Zika

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due...

29 May 2016 5:20 AM IST

45 bodies found after migrant ship mishap

45 bodies found after migrant ship mishap

Syrian migrants arrive in Subang, Malaysia, on Saturday. Malaysia received 68 Syrian refugees, including 31 children,...

29 May 2016 5:08 AM IST

35 held as anti-Donald Trump protests get violent

35 held as anti-Donald Trump protests get violent

San Diego police officers arrest a man protesting against Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump after he held a...

29 May 2016 5:07 AM IST

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump nomination city keeps 200 jail beds for protesters

The US city that would host the crucial Republican National Convention in July has reserved 200 beds at the jail...

29 May 2016 3:37 AM IST