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Syria Opposition rejects UN proposal for Bashar al-Assad to stay

Syria Opposition rejects UN proposal for Bashar al-Assad to stay

Syria’s Opposition has rejected a proposal from the UN envoy that would have kept Bashar al-Assad as President...

17 April 2016 7:19 AM IST

Boris Johnson addresses supporters during a Vote Leave meeting in Newcastle. -AP

Hypocritical of Obama to opposeBrexit: Boris Johnson

It would be hypocritical of President Barack Obama to support Britain staying in the European Union because Washington...

17 April 2016 7:19 AM IST

US approves 22 women for ground combat role

US approves 22 women for ground combat role

In a major step towards integrating women into ground combat roles, the US Army will commission the first 22 women...

17 April 2016 7:17 AM IST

Brazils President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a meeting at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff blasts ‘corrupt’ critics

Rousseff lobbies MPs on eve of impeachment vote

17 April 2016 7:17 AM IST

UN rights chief ticks off Donald Trump for bigotry

UN rights chief ticks off Donald Trump for bigotry

The UN rights chief took a swipe at US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Friday, accusing him of...

17 April 2016 7:17 AM IST

European Union top diplomat admits Iran nuclear deal difficulties

European Union top diplomat admits Iran nuclear deal difficulties

The European Union’s top diplomat during a visit to Tehran on Saturday admitted difficulties in implementing...

17 April 2016 7:15 AM IST

Bangla editor held for ‘plot to kill PM’s son’

Bangla editor held for ‘plot to kill PM’s son’

The Bangladeshi police on Saturday arrested a magazine editor over an alleged plot to kill the Prime Minister’s...

17 April 2016 7:13 AM IST

Pak varsity stops men, women socialising

Pak varsity stops men, women socialising

The chief proctor of the University of Swat in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa barred the university’s male...

17 April 2016 7:12 AM IST

400-year-old castle’s wall breached

400-year-old castle’s wall breached

The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of...

17 April 2016 7:11 AM IST

Residents stand on a split road in earthquake-hit Mashiki, in southern Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture, on Saturday. — AP

Earthquake: Many trapped as Japan toll hits 41

2 more powerful quakes wreack havoc

17 April 2016 7:10 AM IST

Sushma Swaraj arrives in Iran with an aim to boost ties

India imports close to 12 million tonnes of crude from Iran and it is looking at increasing the oil import from the...

16 April 2016 6:07 PM IST

US Army approves first female officers for ground combat jobs

Ground combat jobs, previously closed to women, has now been opened up with a historic change in rules.

16 April 2016 5:13 PM IST