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India not immune to ISIS threat, says UAE

India not immune to ISIS threat, says UAE

Warning that India is not immune to the threat from the Islamic State (ISIS), the UAE, which has deported about a dozen...

9 Feb 2016 3:56 AM IST

Nepal: Madhesis end border blockade

Nepal: Madhesis end border blockade

Nepal’s Madhesis protesting against a new Constitution Monday called off their nearly five-month crippling...

9 Feb 2016 2:42 AM IST

Myanmar’s new President name to be known March 17

Myanmar’s new President name to be known March 17

The names of Myanmar’s next President and two vice presidents will be revealed on March 17, an official said...

9 Feb 2016 2:41 AM IST

9 killed, 23 injured in twin blasts in Afghan

9 killed, 23 injured in twin blasts in Afghan

Two suicide bombers targeting Afghan government and military employees killed at least nine people on Monday and wounded...

9 Feb 2016 2:39 AM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa brother slams UN probe

Mahinda Rajapaksa brother slams UN probe

Stepping up opposition to a UN-backed probe into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, former defence minister Gotabhaya...

9 Feb 2016 2:37 AM IST

North Korea latest launch put two objects in orbit

North Korea latest launch put two objects in orbit

North Korea launched a long-range rocket has drawn renewed international condemnation.

9 Feb 2016 2:35 AM IST

North Korea may spur US missile buildup in Asia

North Korea may spur US missile buildup in Asia

North Korea’s latest rocket launch might kick off a buildup of US missile defence systems in Asia, US officials...

9 Feb 2016 2:33 AM IST

Turbulence seen as Year of Monkey begins

Turbulence seen as Year of Monkey begins

As the Lunar New Year of the Monkey swings into action Monday, fortune tellers foresee 12 months of political and...

9 Feb 2016 2:31 AM IST

Dhaka ‘covers up’ Tibetan art after China complains

Dhaka ‘covers up’ Tibetan art after China complains

One of Bangladesh’s biggest art shows has covered up an exhibit by Tibetan artists after the Chinese embassy in...

9 Feb 2016 2:30 AM IST

Turkey: Can’t shoulder refugee crisis alone as 30,000 wait for...

Syrians gather to collect food of workers from Turkish Islamic aid group IHH at a temporary refugee camp for displaced...

9 Feb 2016 2:28 AM IST

Iraqi Hezbollah warns against Arab troops

Iraqi Hezbollah warns against Arab troops

One of Iraq’s most powerful Iranian-backed Shia militias on Sunday warned that Arab forces sent to Syria or Iraq...

9 Feb 2016 2:25 AM IST

Barack Obama ticks off Middle East on human rights

Barack Obama ticks off Middle East on human rights

US President Barack Obama says governments across the Middle East that make a “commitment to justice and human...

9 Feb 2016 2:24 AM IST