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French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. (Photo: AFP)World
War on ISIS 'starting to pay off': French Minister

Manama: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told forces on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf on Thursday that the...

2 Jan 2016 10:54 AM IST

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China creates three new army units to modernise military

China's military is currently 2.3 million strong but has plans to cut it by 300,000.

2 Jan 2016 10:42 AM IST

Police personnel stand guard outside the Munich train station on Thursday. — AFPWorld
ISIS attack alert in Munich lifted

Police had shut down 2 train stations an hour before New Year

2 Jan 2016 6:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)World
Modi visit challenged in Lahore high court

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Pakistan was challenged in the Lahore high court on Friday.

2 Jan 2016 6:17 AM IST

Taliban suicide attack at Kabul restaurantWorld
Taliban suicide attack at Kabul restaurant

A Taliban suicide car bomber hit a French restaurant popular with foreigners in Kabul Friday, in a New Year’s day...

2 Jan 2016 6:13 AM IST

Injured Madhesi leader brought to Delhi for treatmentWorld
Injured Madhesi leader brought to Delhi for treatment

Nepal’s top Madhesi leader Rajendra Mahato, who had suffered injuries in a clash with the police during a sit-in...

2 Jan 2016 6:11 AM IST

Kim Jong-un vows to raise living standards, warns ‘provocateurs’World
Kim Jong-un vows to raise living standards, warns...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said raising living standards was his top priority in a low-key annual New Year’s...

2 Jan 2016 6:09 AM IST

Iran-US tensions flare over new sanctions threatWorld
Iran-US tensions flare over new sanctions threat

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has denounced possible new US sanctions on his country which could jeopardise a...

2 Jan 2016 6:06 AM IST

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Defiant Parisians bid adieu to 2015

French President Francois Hollande with police personnel during a visit to the security control centre at the...

2 Jan 2016 6:02 AM IST

Recep Tayyip ErdoganWorld
Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Hitler’s Germany was effective

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is pushing for more executive powers, cites Hitler’s Germany as an...

2 Jan 2016 5:59 AM IST

Minister says French jets hit ISIS oil sites in SyriaWorld
Minister says French jets hit ISIS oil sites in Syria

French warplanes bombed ISIS group oil installations close to its Syrian stronghold of Raqa on Friday, as France’s...

2 Jan 2016 5:56 AM IST

Hitler’s Mein Kampf an enduring taboo in IsraelWorld
Hitler’s Mein Kampf an enduring taboo in Israel

The controversy over the upcoming re-publication of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf in Germany is having particular...

2 Jan 2016 5:54 AM IST

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