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Row over pro-Beijing Hong Kong varsity appointment'

Hong Kong University students and alumni voiced fury on Thursday after a pro-Beijing official was appointed to a senior...

1 Jan 2016 5:43 AM IST

US preparing new curbs against Iran

US preparing new curbs against Iran

The Obama Administration is preparing a fresh set of sanctions against individuals and companies for their alleged role...

1 Jan 2016 5:41 AM IST

Before Mosul, Falluja battle awaits Army

Before Mosul, Falluja battle awaits Army

Iraqi forces may face a big battle near Baghdad before they can try to retake the Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold of...

1 Jan 2016 5:40 AM IST

Israel rejects romantic novel for schools

Israel rejects romantic novel for schools

Israel’s education ministry has disqualified a book depicting a love story between an Israeli and a Palestinian...

1 Jan 2016 5:36 AM IST

6 held in Brussels for New Year terror plot

6 held in Brussels for New Year terror plot

Paris, Belgium, Moscow and Italy cancel traditional festivities fearing attack

1 Jan 2016 5:33 AM IST

Paris attacks: 10th suspect is charged

Paris attacks: 10th suspect is charged

Belgian prosecutors said on Thursday they have arrested a 10th suspect over the jihadist attacks in Paris last month and...

1 Jan 2016 5:31 AM IST

Merkel terms refugee influx an opportunity

Merkel terms refugee influx an opportunity

Chancellor Angela Merkel stood firm on her decision to open Germany to refugees despite mounting criticism, telling...

1 Jan 2016 5:27 AM IST

1 million Hebdo copies to mark attack

1 million Hebdo copies to mark attack

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo said it would release nearly a million copies of a special issue to mark a year...

1 Jan 2016 5:26 AM IST

Missouri: Drowned soldiers identified

Missouri: Drowned soldiers identified

Five international soldiers who were on holiday leave during a temporary assignment at Fort Leonard Wood drowned when...

1 Jan 2016 5:24 AM IST

Storm pushes winter North Pole above freezing

Storm pushes winter North Pole above freezing

Temperatures at the North Pole rose above freezing point, 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm and the latest...

1 Jan 2016 5:22 AM IST

New Years Eve fireworks display and all official events are being canceled in Brussels due to threats of extremist attack- AP

Brussels fears Paris-like strike, New Year’s fireworks canned

The Belgian police on Thursday detained six more people over an alleged New Year attack plot in Brussels and arrested a...

31 Dec 2015 11:57 PM IST

Actor Alex Hassell poses for a photograph in his dressing room at the Barbican Theatre in London. — AFP

All the world’s a stage: UK’s RSC in first tour of China

Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company embarks on its first major tour of China in 2016, presenting the Bard’s...

31 Dec 2015 11:14 PM IST