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Anglicans slam US branch over gay marriage

Anglicans slam US branch over gay marriage

The Anglican Church has slapped sanctions on its liberal US branch for supporting same-sex marriage, a move that averted...

16 Jan 2016 5:48 AM IST

Police carry a 10-year-old boy a three-year-old girl in Karachi after their relatives tried to have them illegally married.

Pakistani clerics block 'un-Islamic' child marriage bill

The proposal called for ‘rigorous’ punishment up to two years in prison for those who organise child...

15 Jan 2016 6:11 PM IST

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. (Photo: AP)

EU chief 'quite sure' of British deal at reform summit in February

'The issues put on the table by the British prime minister are all difficult issues,' said Juncker.

15 Jan 2016 5:19 PM IST

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Russia, Syria agreed 'open-ended' military presence for Moscow

Deal was made to defend the 'sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the Russian Federation and the Syrian...

15 Jan 2016 5:08 PM IST

The trial had been halted and all volunteers taking part recalled, said minister. (Photo: Google Maps)

One person brain-dead, 5 hospitalised after French drug trial goes...

'A serious accident took place during a therapeutic trial near Rennes' in northwestern France, the minister said.

15 Jan 2016 5:04 PM IST

Beijing should be careful not to step into Indo-Nepal issues: Chinese...

As a responsible country, Beijing ought to help address the issue in accordance with its own capacities, says the...

15 Jan 2016 4:45 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran next...

China depends on the Middle East for its oil supplies but has long taken a back seat in the region's diplomatic and...

15 Jan 2016 3:49 PM IST

Pakistani Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan rejects Barack Obama's remarks on terror, instability

Sartaj Aziz rejected Obama's comments in a breakfast meeting with Chinese scholars.

15 Jan 2016 3:40 PM IST

German police patrol in front of the central railway station in Cologne, Germany. (Photo: AP)

German police watch more than 400 potential Islamist militants

Germany and Turkey are both part of a US-led military coalition that is carrying out air strikes against ISIS.

15 Jan 2016 3:36 PM IST

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Manila says worried Filipinos could join Islamic State in Middle East

President Benigno Aquino said authorities would ask their Middle East counterparts to monitor possible radicalisation.

15 Jan 2016 3:02 PM IST

Turkey detains 12 academics accused of signing ‘peace...

Turkey has seen some of the worst violence for decades after the collapse of a ceasefire with the outlawed Kurdistan...

15 Jan 2016 2:34 PM IST

New Ebola case emerges in Sierra Leone

Ebola has killed more than 11,300 people, mostly in West Africa, since it emerged at the end of 2013.

15 Jan 2016 2:29 PM IST