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Bashar al-Assad wins expected majority

Baath party wins 200 of 250 seats

18 April 2016 6:16 AM IST

UN: Afghan child casualties soar as urban warfare escalates

Child casualties have soared in Afghanistan this year as the Taliban stepped up attacks in urban areas, the United...

18 April 2016 6:14 AM IST

A Chinese Coast Guard boat circles a Philippines fishing boat in the South China Sea. — AFP

Upgraded training drills for China fleets

China’s South China Sea fleets have conducted training drills with upgraded methods that resemble actual combat...

18 April 2016 6:12 AM IST

President pardons 83 political prisoners

President pardons 83 political prisoners

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw pardoned 83 political prisoners on the country’s traditional New Year on Sunday, a...

18 April 2016 6:11 AM IST

Pakistans Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. -AP

Confusion over Nawaz Sharif return to Pakistan

There was confusion in Pakistan about Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s return from the United Kingdom as even the...

18 April 2016 6:10 AM IST

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia. — AFP

Bangladesh court rejects ex-PM Zia petitions

A court on Sunday rejected two petitions of Bangladesh’s embattled former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia who appeared...

18 April 2016 6:08 AM IST

Residents walk on a street next to houses destroyed in the recent earthquake in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on Sunday. — AFP

Toyota, Sony halt ops after Japan quake

Factories of key Japan companies damaged

18 April 2016 6:06 AM IST

Pentagon Cashmere plan: Mate goats, waste millions

Pentagon Cashmere plan: Mate goats, waste millions

The US defence department once imported Italian and Tajik goats that were supposed to mate on a remote farm and increase...

18 April 2016 1:19 AM IST

Riyadh warns of US assets sale over 9/11 bill

Riyadh warns of US assets sale over 9/11 bill

Saudi would be forced to sell up to $750 billion in treasury securities and other assets in the US, Saudi foreign...

18 April 2016 1:09 AM IST

Parrikar is accompanied by senior officials from army and navy, besides the defence ministry.

Parrikar arrives in Beijing for talks with top PLA officials

He would also visit China's recently integrated western command military headquarters which has jurisdiction over border...

17 April 2016 5:21 PM IST

Rescue workers stand before a destroyed car after the collapse of a bridge in the earthquake. (Photo: AFP)

Modi offers condolences to Ecuador president as quake kills at least...

In Manta, the airport was closed after the control tower collapsed, injuring an air force official.

17 April 2016 12:09 PM IST

Pope Francis kisses a baby while Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew looks on at the Moria detention centre in Mytilene. — AFP

Pope Francis to migrants: You are not alone

Pontiff brings 12 Syrian refugees to Italy in lesson for Europe

17 April 2016 7:21 AM IST