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Brics members score the lowest in 2015 corruption perception indexWorld
Brics members score the lowest in 2015 corruption perception index

Brazil, plagued by a scandal surrounding state oil giant Petrobas, registered the biggest plunge on the corruption index...

28 Jan 2016 3:09 AM IST

French justice minister quitsWorld
French justice minister quits

French justice minister Christiane Taubira quit on Wednesday in protest over the government’s efforts to strip...

28 Jan 2016 3:07 AM IST

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International slam IndiaWorld
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International slam India

The Indian government “failed” to address increasing attacks on religious minorities and imposed...

28 Jan 2016 12:34 AM IST

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Japan's emperor Akihito visits Philippine WWII cemetery

Akihito's visit is the first by a Japanese emperor to the Philippines and comes as the two countries fortify economic...

27 Jan 2016 4:05 PM IST

A Palestinian walks on a newly-made section of a road that was financed by the European Union. (Photo: AP)World
Road project puts Israel, EU on collision course

EU is financing the paving of the dirt road by Palestinians as part of a broader effort to help them develop the local...

27 Jan 2016 3:14 PM IST

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8 Hamas men missing after Gaza tunnel collapse

The tunnel collapsed overnight in the area of Jabalia in the north of the Palestinian enclave after several days of...

27 Jan 2016 3:12 PM IST

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A third of world population lives in nations without freedoms

2015 shaped by mass migration, crackdowns on dissent, xenophobia and terror attacks marked 10th straight year of decline...

27 Jan 2016 2:33 PM IST

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UN launches appeal for $393M humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

Afghanistan is one of world's poorest countries and regularly suffers natural disasters like earthquakes and storms that...

27 Jan 2016 2:32 PM IST

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement that the Shebab would have no time to breathe and vowed revenge.World
Bomb kills Kenya police as troops pull out of Somali bases

Kenyan police chief confirmed ‘there was an incident where a police lorry hit an improvised explosive...

27 Jan 2016 2:31 PM IST

Zero fighters were considered one of the most capable long-range fighter planes in World War II (Photo: AP)World
Legendary Zero fighter flies over Japan for 1st time since WWII

The restored plane made a brief flight to and from a naval base in southern Japan.

27 Jan 2016 12:19 PM IST

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Trump says Fox news won't make money without him

Trump's blunt-spoken candidacy has boosted ratings for the Republican presidential debates.

27 Jan 2016 12:18 PM IST

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Jihadi Jack tags Paris attack mourners 'bloody fools' on FB

Messages posted from Jack Letts' account revealed that his friends in the Middle East have killed soldiers.

27 Jan 2016 12:15 PM IST

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