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Iran election field narrows to less than 5,000

Iran election field narrows to less than 5,000

The field for Iran’s parliamentary election on Friday has narrowed sharply with more than a fifth of the...

26 Feb 2016 6:55 AM IST

Germany approves tougher asylum rules

Germany approves tougher asylum rules

The German Parliament on Thursday approved new measures to tighten asylum rules in an effort to stem an unprecedented...

26 Feb 2016 6:26 AM IST

IMF asks G20 to prepare global economic stimulus

IMF asks G20 to prepare global economic stimulus

The Group of 20 (G20) nations must plan now for a coordinated stimulus programme to keep a slowing global economy from...

26 Feb 2016 4:59 AM IST

‘Parts made by Indian firms reached ISIS’

‘Parts made by Indian firms reached ISIS’

Seven Indian companies are among those from 20 countries named in a list whose components were used by the ISIS to make...

26 Feb 2016 1:29 AM IST

A peek at Al Qaeda’s next suicide bombers

One is a devout and cheery Saudi, the other a British convert overcome by doubt, the third a Syrian fascinated by the...

26 Feb 2016 12:49 AM IST

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Egyptian President el-Sisi 'put on sale' on eBay

The page carried a smiling photograph of Sisi with his details that described him as 'slightly used' one with a military...

25 Feb 2016 7:31 PM IST

ISIS, al-Qaeda using Facebook to buy weapons: report

ISIS, al-Qaeda using Facebook to buy weapons: report

One of the weapons for sale is a MANPADs or man-portable air defence systems, capable of bringing down both civilian and...

25 Feb 2016 6:19 PM IST

Colombia reports 'probable' case of microcephaly in aborted fetus

Zika virus was identified in the amniotic fluid surrounding a severely deformed and aborted fetus.

25 Feb 2016 6:17 PM IST

Hungarian PM blasts 'rude' Germany over refugee crisis

The hardline leader is deeply opposed to an EU plan to distribute 160,000 asylum-seekers among member states under a...

25 Feb 2016 4:48 PM IST

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Emergency workers find bodies of Nepal plane crash victims

Police and army returned to the crash site at first light after abandoning recovery efforts late Wednesday.

25 Feb 2016 4:46 PM IST

China fighter jets in South China Sea

Beijing says media ignores other claimants’ weaponry in the waters

25 Feb 2016 7:43 AM IST

WHO chief: Zika fight a ‘long journey’

WHO chief: Zika fight a ‘long journey’

The head of the World Health Organisation has warned that the fight against Zika, a mosquito-transmitted virus linked to...

25 Feb 2016 7:40 AM IST