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Donald Trump’s bid no mere publicity stunt

Donald Trump speaks as his wife Melania looks on at his election night watch party in Manchester, New Hampshire, on...

11 Feb 2016 5:50 AM IST

UK’s Independent reverts to using Bombay

UK’s Independent reverts to using Bombay

British newspaper the Independent will switch back to using Bombay rather than Mumbai when referring to India’s...

11 Feb 2016 5:46 AM IST

Climate ‘forcing species to move’

Climate ‘forcing species to move’

Warming temperatures are causing about half of the world’s plants and animals to move location, an international...

11 Feb 2016 5:44 AM IST

French foreign minister quits

Veteran French politician Laurent Fabius bowed out of government Wednesday after a career spanning more than three...

11 Feb 2016 5:42 AM IST

Fish, GM insects join Zika fight

Fish, GM insects join Zika fight

With larva-chomping fish and genetically modified insects, Latin Americans are deploying legions of little helpers to...

11 Feb 2016 5:41 AM IST

Senator Bernie Sanders waves to supporters in Concord, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Sanders beats Hillary, Trump triumphs

Hillary Clinton was on Wednesday handed out a shocking defeat by her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders in the New...

11 Feb 2016 5:26 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong-un ‘executes’ North Korea military chief over...

Ri Young-gil had been chief of general staff for Kim Jong-un's regime since August 2013.

10 Feb 2016 4:03 PM IST

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US WWII veteran reunites with wartime girlfriend in Australia

The two eventually married other people. Thomas' wife died in 2001; Morris divorced her husband after 30 years.

10 Feb 2016 3:56 PM IST

Irans air force still heavily depends on domestically modified versions of long-outdated warplanes. (Photo: AFP)

Iran to purchase Sukhoi-30 fighter jets from Russia

The advanced defensive weapons system deal was frozen in 2010 due to U.N sanctions.

10 Feb 2016 3:22 PM IST

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Photo: AP)

Ban Ki-moon warns against ISIS spread in South Asia

In Afghanistan and Pakistan, ISIL continues to develop a network of contacts and sympathisers who carry out attacks in...

10 Feb 2016 3:22 PM IST

South Korea to suspend operations at joint industrial park in North...

South stopped operations at the complex so that their investment would not be used by North to fund missile development.

10 Feb 2016 1:26 PM IST

Mikhail Kasyanov (Photo: AFP)

Russian Opposition leader attacked with a cake

Earlier this year, Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya republic, called Russian opposition figures 'enemies...

10 Feb 2016 1:25 PM IST