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World tourism numbers hit record 1.18 billion in 2015: UN

Tourism arrivals fell by 8.0 percent in North Africa where nations like Tunisia were hit by terrorist attacks.

18 Jan 2016 5:56 PM IST

UK Prime Minister David Cameron (Photo: AP)

Muslim mothers will be deported if they fail English test, says...

Those who were not able to integrate into UK society were at risk of being more susceptible to extremist ideologies, he...

18 Jan 2016 5:16 PM IST

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Five Bangladesh militants jailed for 10 years for bombings

Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen group set off nearly 500 bombs almost simultaneously on a single day in 2005.

18 Jan 2016 5:14 PM IST

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AFP)

Afghanistan to hold delayed parliamentary polls on October 15

President Ashraf Ghani last year extended the assembly's mandate until elections were feasible.

18 Jan 2016 4:45 PM IST

Presidential front runner Hillary Clinton. (Photo: AP)

Bill Clinton's role would start at kitchen table, says Hillary

'I am going to have the very best advisers that I can possibly have,' says Hillary Clinton.

18 Jan 2016 4:12 PM IST

UK lawmakers to debate on banning Donald Trump

Under British law any online petition backed by 100,000 people who provide, confirm email address is considered for...

18 Jan 2016 4:03 PM IST

French president declares economic emergency

Hollande stressed urgency of updating France's labor-friendly business model in a fast-moving, increasingly globalised...

18 Jan 2016 3:45 PM IST

Second round of four-nation meeting in Kabul seeks to revive Taliban...

Afghanistan sees the support of Pakistan as vital to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table.

18 Jan 2016 3:14 PM IST

A Muslim woman leaves the Regents Park Mosque in London. (Photo: AFP)

Britain to offer language classes to women Muslim migrants

Some 190,000 Muslim women in England speak little or no English.

18 Jan 2016 2:58 PM IST

US vows it 'won't rest' until Iran frees ex-FBI agent

Levinson, 67, was reportedly investigating cigarette counterfeiting in the region.

18 Jan 2016 2:41 PM IST

Iran says new US sanctions illegitimate, points to Washington's arms...

US sanctions against Iran's ballistic missile programme have no legal or moral legitimacy, foreign ministry spokesman...

18 Jan 2016 2:24 PM IST

Unconfirmed reports said there could be up to two fatalities and the shelling likely came from Syria.

Four wounded in shelling near school in Turkish town on Syrian border:...

Unconfirmed reports said there could be up to two fatalities and the shelling likely came from Syria.

18 Jan 2016 1:47 PM IST