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Iraq deploying thousands of troops to retake Mosul

With the help of US-led air strikes and training, Iraqi forces have since regained significant areas from IS.

8 Feb 2016 4:57 PM IST

Germany: Stun guns in demand amid security concerns

Prague-based Euro Security Products, or ESP, has been flooded by new orders from Germany for stun guns and can't keep up...

8 Feb 2016 4:56 PM IST

The dead body of a migrant boy lies on the beach near the Aegean town of Ayvacik, Canakkale, Turkey. (Photo: AP)

At least 11 migrants drown off Turkey: report

The migrants had set off from the district of Dikili in western port city of Izmir to reach the Greek island of Lesbos.

8 Feb 2016 4:41 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar. (Photo: AP)

Pak rejects India’s charge, says JeM chief did not plot...

The investigation team formed by Nawaz Sharif said that evidence provided by India failed to implicate Masood Azhar.

8 Feb 2016 4:11 PM IST

ISIS losing fighters to rival groups after pay cuts: report

US military officials estimate that IS has lost as much as 40% of the territory it held in Iraq and as much as 20% in...

8 Feb 2016 4:08 PM IST

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Man unites with daughter after 20 years, rapes her

When the woman and her dad were alone at home, he said 'give dad a hug' while kissing her on the neck and groping her.

8 Feb 2016 3:49 PM IST

Somalia plane bomber was meant to be on Turkish flight: airline...

Nairobi: A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it...

8 Feb 2016 3:47 PM IST

Thai father kills 4 kids following spat with wife

The shocking spree is the latest murder rampage in a country where lovers' quarrels frequently escalate into fatal...

8 Feb 2016 3:02 PM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi, left, arrives to participate in the first-day regular session of the upper house of parliament. (Photo: AP)

Reports hint Suu Kyi could become Myanmar president

Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party won a landslide victory in the Nov. 8 general elections.

8 Feb 2016 2:08 PM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Chaudhry Sarwar. (Photo: YouTube Video Grab)

Pak’s Tehreek-i-Insaf leader warns govt of anti-people policies

Sarwar said the PTI had a huge public following and it could launch a massive protest movement without anybody's...

8 Feb 2016 1:50 PM IST

Slain Italian student in Egypt suffered 'inhuman' violence

Rome prosecutors have opened a murder investigation into the death of Giulio Regeni.

8 Feb 2016 1:07 PM IST

Philip Ruddock became Australias longest-serving immigration minister, serving from 1996 to 2003. (Photo: Twitter)

Controversial minister to become Australia's rights envoy

During his tenure, he implemented Pacific solution to deter asylum seekers from attempting to reach Australia by boat.

8 Feb 2016 12:22 PM IST