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Chinese company to resume work on Sri Lankan port city

The project was suspended because of questions about its environmental impact.

15 March 2016 6:48 PM IST

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Cambodian student jailed for 'colour revolution' Facebook post

A Cambodian opposition senator also faces up to 17 years in jail after a court charged him for posting a disputed...

15 March 2016 4:13 PM IST

'Forced labour' for thousands of maids in Hong Kong

The new report defined forced labour as employment for which the worker had not been recruited freely.

15 March 2016 3:24 PM IST

Both the girl and her grandmother sustained burn injuries and were rushed to district hospital in Mapusa. (Representational imag

US man jailed 150 years for abusing girls in Russia

He raped a 12-year-old girl in 2009 and threatened to decapitate her and play soccer with her head if she told anyone of...

15 March 2016 11:15 AM IST

Local people stand near a taped off area that formed part of the crime scene outside the Nouvelle Paillote Hotel,. (Photo:AP)

Al Qaeda gunmen drank in bar before unleashing Ivory Coast attack

The attack raised questions about Ivory Coast's preparedness, with some asking why such a sensitive target was left so...

15 March 2016 11:01 AM IST

Taliban militants (Representational Photo: AFP)

In secret meetings, Taliban rejected Pakistan pressure on peace...

A Pakistani official in Islamabad said the Taliban's recent success on the battlefield inside Afghanistan had changed...

15 March 2016 10:56 AM IST

Israel doubles budget for Indian Jews’ immigration

Israel doubles budget for Indian Jews’ immigration

Some 700 Indian Jews will be able to immigrate to Israel in 2016, a three-fold increase over 2015, after the Israeli...

15 March 2016 7:08 AM IST

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Mohammad Javad Zarif defends Iran missile tests

Iran’s foreign minister on Monday defended the nation’s right to use ballistic missiles following a test...

15 March 2016 7:05 AM IST

EU-Russia spacecraft blasts off for Mars in search of life

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft blasts off from the launch pad at the Russian-leased...

15 March 2016 5:13 AM IST

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen (Photo: AP)

Maldives, India to set up counter-terror system

Mechanism to counter ISIS radicalisation attempts

15 March 2016 5:09 AM IST

Parliament to elect Myanmar’s new President today

NLD party leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to attend a meeting of her party legislators in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Monday....

15 March 2016 5:05 AM IST

Malaysia, Australia to discuss China moves

Activists chant anti-China slogans as they hold posters reading “Gac Ma, our country will never forget”...

15 March 2016 5:02 AM IST