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EU unveils plan to avoid ‘Brexit’

EU unveils plan to avoid ‘Brexit’

EU president Donald Tusk on Tue-sday unveiled key proposals to keep Britain in the bloc, including a four-year brake on...

2 Feb 2016 11:35 PM IST

No proof of forced WWII sex slavery, Japan informs UN

No proof of forced WWII sex slavery, Japan informs UN

Japan says it has found no evidence its WWII government and military forcibly rounded up women to be sex slaves, Tokyo...

2 Feb 2016 11:25 PM IST

Pakistani Hindus panic after temple is desecrated

Pakistani Hindus panic after temple is desecrated

Three pistol-waving bearded men stormed a 60-year-old temple in Pakistan’s largest city and desecrated the idol of...

2 Feb 2016 11:23 PM IST

Pakistan judge warns Sharif can go to jail

Pakistan judge warns Sharif can go to jail

A senior judge of Pakistan’s Supreme Court warned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could lose his job and go to jail if...

2 Feb 2016 11:22 PM IST

Pakistan, Dhaka detain each other’s staff over 1971 war trial

Pakistan, Dhaka detain each other’s staff over 1971 war trial

Bangladesh Tuesday summoned the Pakistani envoy in Dhaka and handed him a protest note amid renewed tensions in...

2 Feb 2016 11:21 PM IST

Avoid backing militants in Kashmir: Pakistan panel

Avoid backing militants in Kashmir: Pakistan panel

A Pakistani parliamentary panel has asked the Sharif government to avoid “encouraging” support to militant...

2 Feb 2016 11:19 PM IST

Chinese ship to search for missing MH370 plane in Indian Ocean

'Dong Hai Jiu 101' will join search for the Boeing 777 plane on February 10.

2 Feb 2016 7:45 PM IST

Around one-third of French teens between 15 and 19 years old smoke, according to government statistics.

French schools cite terrorism as reason to lift smoking ban

Step taken as students don't become terrorist targets when they gather for cigarette breaks on the street outside.

2 Feb 2016 5:47 PM IST

Former South Korean sex slaves, who were forced to serve for the Japanese Army during World War II. (Photo: AP)

Japan tells UN no evidence of forced WWII sex slavery

Under a December deal Japan offered one-billion yen payment to surviving ‘sex slaves’.

2 Feb 2016 5:45 PM IST

Dutch NGO offers pregnant women with Zika free online abortion aid

It comes amid a regional surge in cases of microcephaly a devastating condition in which baby is born with abnormally...

2 Feb 2016 5:04 PM IST

India, Brunei agree to boost defence ties; ink 3 agreements

The agreement on health aims to establish cooperation by means of pooling technical, scientific, financial and human...

2 Feb 2016 4:44 PM IST

Dawood appears on the UK Treasury departments Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK.

Dawood only ‘Indian’ on UK asset freeze list with 4 Pak...

The gangster is reportedly based in Pakistan but Islamabad has denied his presence.

2 Feb 2016 4:37 PM IST