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People check bodies of migrants that were drowned as they were trying to reach Greece, at a port near Izmir, Turkey (Photo: AP)

15 migrants dead as boats sink off Greece coast

Port police said 48 survivors managed to reach the shore of Farmakonisi after the first boat hit rocks as it tried to...

22 Jan 2016 1:11 PM IST

EU, Lanka disscuss UNHRC resolution implementation

The resolution calls upon Colombo to establish a credible judicial process to go into the alleged rights abuses.

22 Jan 2016 12:44 PM IST

Prisoners just released from Insein Prison pose for photographers outside the prison in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar releases political prisoners before power transfer

Insein is one of Myanmar's largest prisons. It is used for jailing political prisoners, including Suu Kyi for s stint in...

22 Jan 2016 12:42 PM IST

Over 20 killed as Somali forces end siege of restaurant

Blasts and bursts of gunfire could be heard as Somali special forces went from room to room pursuing the al-Shabab...

22 Jan 2016 12:21 PM IST

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At least 19 dead in Somalia Shebab restaurant attack

5 gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the Somalian capital Mogadishu.

22 Jan 2016 11:11 AM IST

Taiwan president's Facebook flooded with pro-Beijing posts

Tsai, chairwoman of China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was elected President on Saturday in a sweeping...

22 Jan 2016 10:38 AM IST

Under pressure, Merkel looks to Turkey for help in migrant crisis

Merkel herself has said she will use the occasion to raise thorny topics such as media freedom and the situation of the...

22 Jan 2016 10:05 AM IST

The test is now standardized as the Scoville scale.

Google doodle marks 151st birthday of American pharmacist Wilbur...

Scoville is known for his creation of the "Scoville Organoleptic Test".

22 Jan 2016 9:48 AM IST

US is hoping to facilitate better co-operation between the two South Asian neighbours, the statement read. (Photo: AP)

Pak, Afghan need to work together against Taliban: US

Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and the US have called on all Afghan Taliban groups to start talks with Kabul to find a...

22 Jan 2016 9:46 AM IST

Time to push for nuclear talks without North Korea: Seoul

Teheran last year agreed to curb its nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions.

22 Jan 2016 9:45 AM IST

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ISIS should be kicked off from open web: Google

The group has been able to use the internet to exaggerate their size.

22 Jan 2016 9:31 AM IST

Attack on Pakistan univ raises tough question: should teachers shoot...

As more details of Wednesday's assault emerged, attention focused on at least two members of staff who took up arms to...

22 Jan 2016 9:30 AM IST