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How Iran kept flying under sanctions

How Iran kept flying under sanctions

In December 2012, aircraft trader James Kim received a letter from a company based in Cyprus offering to buy four...

2 Feb 2016 12:22 AM IST

UK approves embryo gene editing amid ethics debate

UK approves embryo gene editing amid ethics debate

Britain on Monday granted its first licence to genetically modify human embryos for research into infertility and why...

2 Feb 2016 12:20 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: PTI)

Need more leads on Pathankot attack, says Pak as probe heads nowhere

Pakistan puts onus on India for fresh evidence, writes to foreign ministry.

1 Feb 2016 4:58 PM IST

Abul Bajandar, dubbed ‘Tree Man’, at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday. — AFP

Afghan version of ‘Be Like Bill’ makes online splash

An Afghan iteration of the popular “Be Like Bill” Internet meme has gone viral online, with its Facebook...

1 Feb 2016 5:43 AM IST

9 Americans held for terrorism in Saudi Arabia

9 Americans held for terrorism in Saudi Arabia

Saudi authorities arrested nine American citizens among 33 “terror” suspects rounded up over the past days,...

1 Feb 2016 5:42 AM IST

Pak UN envoy acted as messenger

Pakistan’s incumbent envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi apparently acted as an informal messenger between the US and...

1 Feb 2016 5:41 AM IST

Suu Kyi MPs to form government today

Suu Kyi MPs to form government today

After decades of struggle, hundreds of legislators from Aung San Suu Kyi’s camp will form Myanmar’s ruling...

1 Feb 2016 5:37 AM IST

The ‘Be Like Bill’ Internet meme on a Facebook account on an Afghan student in Kabul. — AFP

Pak University V-C may be axed over attacks

Serious security lapses were responsible for the deadly Taliban attack on the Bacha Khan University, a probe panel has...

1 Feb 2016 5:34 AM IST

Surgery for Bangladeshi Tree Man to remove warts

Surgery for Bangladeshi Tree Man to remove warts

A Bangladeshi man dubbed “Tree Man” for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet will finally have...

1 Feb 2016 5:30 AM IST

Syria talks hit snag as US urges rivals to act

Syria talks hit snag as US urges rivals to act

Syrian peace talks ran into trouble Sunday with the government delegation denouncing Opposition negotiators as...

1 Feb 2016 5:27 AM IST

Moscow violated our airspace again: Turkey

Moscow violated our airspace again: Turkey

Turkey on Saturday accused Russia of a fresh violation of its airspace, warning Moscow it would “face...

1 Feb 2016 5:25 AM IST

UK PM meets EU’s Tusk for crunch talks

UK PM meets EU’s Tusk for crunch talks

British Prime Minister David Cameron meets EU president Donald Tusk at Downing Street on Sunday as negotiations reach a...

1 Feb 2016 5:23 AM IST