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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon (Photo: AP)

Assad's fate must not block solution to Syria war, says UN chief

United Nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says it's unacceptable that a solution to the Syrian civil war depends on...

17 Dec 2015 9:55 AM IST

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and US President Barack Obama. (Photo: AFP/File)

US rules out India-type nuclear agreement with Pakistan

Washington: The Obama Administration today ruled out any India-type nuclear agreement with Pakistan as top American...

17 Dec 2015 9:44 AM IST

Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (Photo: AP)

Teen punches Spanish PM in face, breaks his glasses

Madrid: Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy suffered a scare Wednesday when a 17-year-old youth punched him in the...

17 Dec 2015 9:42 AM IST

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Yazidi woman begs UN Security Council to wipe out Islamic State

United Nations: A young Yazidi woman pleaded on Wednesday for the United Nations Security Council to wipe out Islamic...

17 Dec 2015 9:41 AM IST

Nepal’s first woman President Bidya Devi Bhandari

Nepal President escapes unhurt in attack by Madhesis

Nepal’s first woman President, Bidya Devi Bhandari, on Wednesday escaped unhurt as agitating Indian-origin...

17 Dec 2015 6:36 AM IST

‘Indian Army saved Sheikh Hasina, kin in 1971 war’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members faced the risk of being massacred but were saved by a group of...

17 Dec 2015 6:32 AM IST

Afghan security worse in second part of 2015: US

Afghan security worse in second part of 2015: US

The overall security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated in the second half of 2015, with an increase in insurgent...

17 Dec 2015 6:29 AM IST

Pakistan says ‘unaware’ of inclusion in Saudi bloc

Pakistan says ‘unaware’ of inclusion in Saudi bloc

Pakistan found itself in the cross hairs of West Asia politics after Saudi Arabia included it in a 34-nation military...

17 Dec 2015 6:27 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif vows revenge as Pakistan marks anniversary

Nawaz Sharif vows revenge as Pakistan marks anniversary

Teary-eyed relatives of children massacred in a Taliban assault on an Army-run school here paraded the city on...

17 Dec 2015 6:26 AM IST

2 tonnes of explosives recovered

Afghan authorities have seized and destroyed two tonnes of explosives in Kabul, the country’s intelligence agency...

17 Dec 2015 6:24 AM IST

Hassan Rouhani says closure of nuclear probe is victory

Hassan Rouhani says closure of nuclear probe is victory

President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday a UN watchdog’s closure of investigations into Iran’s past...

17 Dec 2015 6:22 AM IST

Carter reviews anti-ISIS war in Iraq

Carter reviews anti-ISIS war in Iraq

Italy to send 450 troops to protect Iraq’s Mosul dam

17 Dec 2015 6:20 AM IST