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Libya announces unity CabinetWorld
Libya announces unity Cabinet

Libya’s UN-brokered nati-onal unity government announced its formation on Tuesday under a disputed deal aimed at...

20 Jan 2016 12:17 AM IST

About 3,500 slaves held by ISIS in IraqWorld
About 3,500 slaves held by ISIS in Iraq

An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are believed to be held as slaves in Iraq by ISIS militants who...

20 Jan 2016 12:16 AM IST

Assad’s gains cast cloud on Syria peace talksWorld
Assad’s gains cast cloud on Syria peace talks

Syrian peace talks due next week are looking increasingly moot as a string of recent battlefield victories by government...

20 Jan 2016 12:14 AM IST

Anti-ISIS airstrikes flatten ancient Iraq churchWorld
Anti-ISIS airstrikes flatten ancient Iraq church

An air raid carried out by the anti-Islamic State coalition has destroyed an ancient Syrian-Orthodox church in northern...

19 Jan 2016 11:07 PM IST

Sikh, 3 Muslims ordered off US flight by pilotWorld
Sikh, 3 Muslims ordered off US flight by pilot

$9 million lawsuit filed against American Airlines

19 Jan 2016 11:00 PM IST

Japanese court: No dating ban on pop ‘idol’World
Japanese court: No dating ban on pop ‘idol’

A former female pop star, who was sued by her talent agency for dating a fan, won a legal battle this week after a court...

19 Jan 2016 10:56 PM IST

Taiwan President door knock makes newsWorld
Taiwan President door knock makes news

The Taiwan government insisted it was business as usual on Tuesday, three days after the ruling party was routed in...

19 Jan 2016 10:55 PM IST

‘US set to supply 8 F-16s to Pakistan’World
‘US set to supply 8 F-16s to Pakistan’

The US is committed to supply eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan despite India’s efforts to block its delivery,...

19 Jan 2016 10:54 PM IST

Swede held in China for ‘inciting opposition’World
Swede held in China for ‘inciting opposition’

China’s state media on Tuesday published an apparent confession from a Swedish human rights activist detained amid...

19 Jan 2016 10:47 PM IST

Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo: AP)World
Iran's top leader expresses 'pessimism' after nuclear deal

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Tehran should ‘exercise care the other party implements its commitments.’

19 Jan 2016 5:21 PM IST

Representational Image.World
ISIS faces cash crunch, slashes salaries of its fighters

ISIS’s treasury ministry decided to cut salaries of its fighters in half due to the ‘exceptional...

19 Jan 2016 5:18 PM IST

Ladyjek mobile app has been downloaded about 50,000 times (Photo: Screen grab)World
Demand for women-only motorcycle taxis soars in Indonesian capital

Hundreds of Indonesians use its services each day.

19 Jan 2016 4:31 PM IST

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