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Czechs pick ‘Czechia’ as alternative name for nationWorld
Czechs pick ‘Czechia’ as alternative name for nation

The Czech Republic’s leaders have chosen “Czechia” as the one-word alternative name of their country...

16 April 2016 6:27 AM IST

Berlin allows probe over TV comic’s Erdogan satireWorld
Berlin allows probe over TV comic’s Erdogan satire

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday authorised criminal proceedings sought by Turkey against a German TV comedian...

16 April 2016 6:25 AM IST

ISIS advances near Turkish border, AleppoWorld
ISIS advances near Turkish border, Aleppo

ISIS se-ized a hilly area southeast of the Syrian city of Aleppo, it and monitors said on Friday, aft-er making advances...

16 April 2016 6:25 AM IST

‘US could’ve shot down Russian jet’World
‘US could’ve shot down Russian jet’

A Russian military jet that flew just feet from a US destroyer in international waters in the Baltic Sea could have been...

16 April 2016 6:24 AM IST

Lower House members who support Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment demonstrate during a session. -AFPWorld
Brazil Supreme Court rejects impeachment halt

A majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-ditch attempt by President Dilma Rousseff to halt...

16 April 2016 6:23 AM IST

Barack Obama heads to Saudi in bid to mend frayed tiesWorld
Barack Obama heads to Saudi in bid to mend frayed ties

US President Barack Obama will visit King Salman and the Saudi royal court in Riyadh next week in a bid to mend...

16 April 2016 6:20 AM IST

Islamabad fears RAW may kidnap its officialsWorld
Islamabad fears RAW may kidnap its officials

Pakistan fears that India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is plotting to kidnap Pakistani officials in the...

16 April 2016 6:19 AM IST

Riyadh: Gave $681 million to Malaysia PM as donationWorld
Riyadh: Gave $681 million to Malaysia PM as donation

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said the $681 million banked into the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s...

16 April 2016 6:18 AM IST

Pak Punjab: No wedding fireworksWorld
Pak Punjab: No wedding fireworks

In a bid to discourage extravagant marriages, Pakistan’s Punjab province has passed a law banning more than one...

16 April 2016 6:17 AM IST

A collapsed house in the town of Mashiki in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on Friday. — AFP,APWorld
Aftershocks rattle Japan as quake kills 9

Over 130 more tremors felt

16 April 2016 6:16 AM IST

US papers suggest Pak link to attacks on CIA agentsWorld
US papers suggest Pak link to attacks on CIA agents

Islamabad must act against all militant groups: US state dept.

16 April 2016 6:14 AM IST

Carter visits carrier in South China SeaWorld
Carter visits carrier in South China Sea

China says US-Philippines joint patrols promote regional militarisation

16 April 2016 6:13 AM IST

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