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China says 500 people monitoring for radiation after North Korea test

The ministry was testing air, soil and snow samples, and would continue to test and maintain their current emergency...

11 Jan 2016 3:24 PM IST

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Michelle invites Satya Nadella for Barack Obama's last State of the...

One of the seats at the Union Address would remain vacant for the victims of gun violence.

11 Jan 2016 2:51 PM IST

Women participants of Women on Wheels ride their motor-bikes during a rally launching the Women on Wheels campaign in LahoreWorld
Four wheels good, two wheels better for Pakistan's female motorists

The idea of women straddling motorcycles or driving rickshaws for money is still taboo in the deeply conservative Muslim...

11 Jan 2016 2:50 PM IST

The decision to form a joint investigation team was discussed between Sharif and Chief of Army Staff. (Photo: PTI)World
Pakistan arrests suspects, forms joint investigation team to probe...

Sharif is actively involved in getting to the bottom of the Pathankot incident, Prime Minister's House said.

11 Jan 2016 2:08 PM IST

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On Benin's Voodoo holiday, followers pray and sacrifice for peace

At the ceremony in Ouidah, spiritual leader Daagbo Hounan Houna II appealed to the dead to help keep order during the...

11 Jan 2016 11:37 AM IST

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US troops put on highest alert for any North Korea provocation

US forces in South Korea were put on their highest level of alert on Monday

11 Jan 2016 11:20 AM IST

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After 3-year gap, Egypt parliament picks speaker to push through Sisi...

The newly elected legislature has 15 days to approve hundreds of laws issued by executive decree during the period when...

11 Jan 2016 11:15 AM IST

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Angela Merkel under pressure as Cologne violence cases rise to 516

Justice minister Heiko Maas said he believed the violence in the western city of Cologne was organised.

11 Jan 2016 11:10 AM IST

New elected President of the Catalan Government Carles Puigdemont is congratulated by former President Artur Mas. (Photo: AFP)World
Catalonia elects new leader tasked with secession from Spain

The appointment of Carles Puigdemont drew an immediate rebuke from Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

11 Jan 2016 11:09 AM IST

Both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are generating overwhelming enthusiasm among Republican voters.World
US Republicans may face 'devil's bargain' in presidential campaign

Both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are generating overwhelming enthusiasm among Republican voters.

11 Jan 2016 10:49 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid with his Australian counterpart Bob Carr. (Photo: PTI)World
India-Australia social security pact comes into operation

The pact is likely to boost bilateral business linkages.

11 Jan 2016 10:25 AM IST

Afghan security forces gather at the site of a suicide attack after clashes with Taliban fighters in front of the Parliament. (PWorld
Taliban talks: Pakistan, China, US seek roadmap to peace in war torn...

Pakistan is accused of harbouring some of the fiercest factions of the Taliban, including the Haqqani group.

11 Jan 2016 10:24 AM IST

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