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Pakistan gives citizenship to first Khyber non-Muslim

Pakistan gives citizenship to first Khyber non-Muslim

Pakistan has awarded a Christian man from a troubled tribal region citizenship in a first for a non-Muslim, officials...

20 March 2016 4:07 AM IST

Paris suspect charged with ‘terrorist murder’

Armed police officers escort Salah Abdeslam to a police vehicle during a raid in the Molenbeek neighbourhood of...

20 March 2016 3:48 AM IST

British minister quits over cuts to disability benefits

British minister quits over cuts to disability benefits

Britain’s welfare minister Iain Duncan Smith resigned on Friday over planned reductions in welfare payments for...

20 March 2016 3:46 AM IST

LA drone comes within 200 feet of jet near airport

LA drone comes within 200 feet of jet near airport

A drone came within 200 feet of hitting a Lufthansa jet near Los Angeles International Airport, the latest run-in...

20 March 2016 3:43 AM IST

Airstrikes ‘kill 39 civilians’ in ISIS bastion in Syria

Airstrikes ‘kill 39 civilians’ in ISIS bastion in Syria

A wave of airstrikes killed at least 39 civilians on Saturday in Raqa, the main stronghold of ISIS in Syria, a...

20 March 2016 3:39 AM IST

Lori J. Robinson

Mitt Romney urges Republicans to back Ted Cruz

Republican Mitt Romney said on Friday he would vote for US Senator Ted Cruz in Utah’s presidential nominating...

20 March 2016 3:36 AM IST

Barack Obama names woman to combatant command

Barack Obama names woman to combatant command

US President Barack Obama has decided to nominate Air Force general Lori J. Robinson to lead all military forces in...

20 March 2016 3:34 AM IST

Armed police officers escort a suspect to a police vehicle during a raid in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels, Belgium

How Paris attacks prime suspect gave investigators a slip for so long

It is suspected that prime suspect Salah Abdeslam's friends had smuggled him in a wardrobe in November.

19 March 2016 3:40 PM IST

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Captive British journalist appears in new IS video

It is first video featuring John Cantlie to be released by IS since Feb 2015, when he appeared in what he said was...

19 March 2016 2:35 PM IST

A Pakistani man runs for cover from heavy rain in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Photo: NDMA.gov.pk)

11 killed due to heavy rains in Pakistan

Local residents launched a rescue operation amid heavy rains and thunders.

19 March 2016 2:32 PM IST

Russian emergency fire trucks are seen among the wreckage of a crashed plane at the Rostov-on-Don airport. (Photo: AP)

Russia: Two Indians among 62 killed in Flydubai plane crash

The plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia.

19 March 2016 1:55 PM IST

A woman wearing a mask walks through a street covered by dense smog in Harbin, northern China. (Photo: AP)

China on yellow alert as heavy pollution chokes several cities

China has a four-tier warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious followed by orange, yellow and...

19 March 2016 12:20 PM IST