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Report: North Korea begins fuelling rocket

Report: North Korea begins fuelling rocket

US satellite data suggests North Korea may have already begun fuelling a rocket it plans to launch this month in the...

6 Feb 2016 5:24 AM IST

Israeli soldiers patrol a slope at the Mount Hermon ski resort. (Photo: AFP)

In Israel, skiing on the edge of Syria’s war

The snowy ridge of Mount Hermon separates two worlds. In one, Syria’s war rages. In the other, Israeli tourists...

6 Feb 2016 5:24 AM IST

Japan likely to change Buddhist icon on maps

Japan likely to change Buddhist icon on maps

As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and caters to a surging influx of foreign visitors, the country faces...

6 Feb 2016 5:23 AM IST

Zambian President Edgar Lungu with Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican on Friday. — AFP

ISIS fighters dwindle in Iraq, Syria: US intelligence

The Islamic State (ISIS) has as many as 25,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq, down from a previous estimate of up to...

6 Feb 2016 5:18 AM IST

Pope Francis set for historic meet with Russian Patriarch

Pope Francis set for historic meet with Russian Patriarch

Pope Francis will meet Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Cuba next week in a historic first meeting between the heads...

6 Feb 2016 5:15 AM IST

David Cameron woos Polish leaders over ‘Brexit’ deal

David Cameron woos Polish leaders over ‘Brexit’ deal

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday appeared to have come a step closer to sealing a contentious EU-wide deal...

6 Feb 2016 5:13 AM IST

UN: Uphold abortion right amid Zika scare

UN: Uphold abortion right amid Zika scare

The top UN human rights official called on Friday for countries with the Zika virus to make available sexual and...

6 Feb 2016 5:11 AM IST

Hillary Clinton mounts attack on Sanders

Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton shake hands at the end of their debate in Durham,...

6 Feb 2016 5:10 AM IST

Julian Assange tells UK, Sweden to let him go after UN finding

Police have said they are obliged to detain Assange if he sets foot outside the embassy on British soil.

5 Feb 2016 6:56 PM IST

Swaraj, Lanka PM hold talks on investment, SEZ

The two leaders will co-chair the 9th Joint Commission meeting to discuss key bilateral and regional issues.

5 Feb 2016 5:43 PM IST

A Malian military source said Malian troops were fighting to neutralise the terrorists. (Photo: AP)

Jihadists attack UN camp in Mali's Timbuktu: sources

Bodies lay on the ground near the UN compound, where Nigerian forces are based, a resident said.

5 Feb 2016 5:00 PM IST

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un (Photo: AFP)

Avoid raising rocket launch tensions, China tells N Korea

The North was believed to be making preparations for a test launch of a long-range rocket.

5 Feb 2016 4:59 PM IST