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French President François Hollande

On Earth Day, 171 countries sign climate deal

Leaders from more than 170 countries gathered at the United Nations on Friday to sign the Paris climate deal, a record...

23 April 2016 6:53 AM IST

Israel blocks off Gaza Strip, West Bank for Passover

Israel blocks off Gaza Strip, West Bank for Passover

Israel has announced the closure of all points of entry bet-ween the occupied West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and Israeli...

23 April 2016 6:51 AM IST

US to buy 32 tonnes of heavy water from Iran

US to buy 32 tonnes of heavy water from Iran

Kerry to meet Zarif over sanctions relief

23 April 2016 6:50 AM IST

Airstrikes on Syria’s Aleppo kill 18 civilians

Airstrikes on Syria’s Aleppo kill 18 civilians

Airstrikes on rebel-held neighbourhoods in Syr-ia’s second city Aleppo on Friday killed at least 18 civilians and...

23 April 2016 6:49 AM IST

Germany: Radical Islamists behind gurdwara attack

Germany: Radical Islamists behind gurdwara attack

An explosion at a gurdwara in Germany’s Essen city was a “terror attack” carried out by radical...

23 April 2016 6:48 AM IST

This file photo shows Nepalese workers building a home in Bhuji village in Ramechhap. — AFP

‘Belgium bomber was prison guard for ISIS’

Najim Laachraoui made bombs for Paris attack

23 April 2016 6:47 AM IST

A year on, Nepal quake survivors wait for aid

A year after an earthquake flattened her home in Nepal, Menuka Rokaya still lives in a tent with her husband and...

23 April 2016 6:45 AM IST

US to propose Obama Hiroshima visit in May

The United States will propose that President Barack Obama visit Hiroshima, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper said on...

23 April 2016 6:43 AM IST

Lawmakers visit Tokyo war shrine

Lawmakers visit Tokyo war shrine

Dozens of Japanese lawmakers including a Cabinet minister visited a Tokyo war shrine on Friday in a ritual angering...

23 April 2016 6:42 AM IST

Sharif among Pakistan’s richest politicians

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has emerged as one of the richest politicians in Pakistan with personal assets worth worth...

23 April 2016 6:41 AM IST

China denies troops at North Korea border

China’s defence ministry on Friday denied reports that Chinese troops were massing on the North Korean border,...

23 April 2016 6:40 AM IST

China to build nuclear plants

China to build nuclear plants

China is getting closer to building maritime nuclear power platforms that could one day be used to support projects in...

23 April 2016 6:38 AM IST