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Statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College, Oxford.

FW De Klerk slams Cecil Rhodes statue removal plan

South Africa’s last white President F.W. De Klerk on Saturday criticised a campaign to remove the statue of...

28 Dec 2015 2:05 AM IST

A man tries to wade through water at Mytholmroyd in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. --AP

Floods hit parts of England, government scrambles to respond

Heavy rains triggered floods in parts of England on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes and the...

27 Dec 2015 6:17 AM IST

A villager removes bricks after his home was damaged in an earthquake in Surkhroad district of Jalalabad- AP

Scores injured as quake jolts Afghanistan Pakistan region

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush jolted Afghanistan and Pakistan, damaging homes and leaving dozens...

27 Dec 2015 6:09 AM IST

Top Syrian rebel killed in airstrike

Top Syrian rebel killed in airstrike

Powerful Syrian rebel chief Zahran Alloush was killed in a regime air-strike east of Damascus, dealing blows to both the...

27 Dec 2015 5:10 AM IST

Japan says armed China ship near disputed isles

Japan says armed China ship near disputed isles

A Chinese Coast Guard ship which appeared to be armed with several cannon on Satu-rday entered what Tokyo regards as its...

27 Dec 2015 2:45 AM IST

China defends journo’s expulsion

China defends journo’s expulsion

Beijing says French scribe a ‘champion’ of terrorism

27 Dec 2015 2:43 AM IST

New deadly landslide hits Myanmar jade mine

New deadly landslide hits Myanmar jade mine

Dozens of people were feared missing on Saturday in the latest landslide to hit a remote jade mining region in northern...

27 Dec 2015 2:28 AM IST

Pakistan teen abducted, gangraped by 7, including PML-N worker

Pakistan teen abducted, gangraped by 7, including PML-N worker

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted, gangraped and tortured by seven persons including a worker of the...

27 Dec 2015 2:23 AM IST

Nepal woos Chinese tourists with free visas

Nepal woos Chinese tourists with free visas

Nepal will grant free visas to visitors from neighbouring China as the Himalayan nation seeks to rebuild its tourist...

27 Dec 2015 2:16 AM IST

Vladimir Putin orders anti-terror units on coasts

Vladimir Putin orders anti-terror units on coasts

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered counter-terrorism operational headquarters to be set up in several coastal...

27 Dec 2015 12:36 AM IST

Modi stop in Pakistan is welcomed by China

Modi stop in Pakistan is welcomed by China

China Saturday welcomed the surprise meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz...

26 Dec 2015 11:55 PM IST

‘Concerns over Paris attacker ignored’

‘Concerns over Paris attacker ignored’

A police commission is interviewing staff at a Brussels college after education authorities failed to act on concerns...

26 Dec 2015 11:34 PM IST