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Sikhs in US feel vulnerable; join with Muslims to combat backlash

Sikhs in US feel vulnerable; join with Muslims to combat backlash

14 Dec 2015 9:19 AM IST

The Paris deal unites all the worlds nations in a single agreement on tackling climate change for the first time in history.

How the world learned its lesson and got a climate deal

Paris: It was an agreement born from a fear of failure, delivered by the smoothness of French diplomacy.Six years...

14 Dec 2015 9:16 AM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP/file)

Merkel dismisses US request for more military help against Islamic...

14 Dec 2015 9:14 AM IST

Pakistani men gather beside the bodies of victims of a bomb explosion at a market in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram. — AFP

23 killed, 70 injured in Pakistan blast

Bomb ripped through Parachinar area of Pakistan’s tribal Kurram Agency targeting a used-clothes market

14 Dec 2015 6:48 AM IST

A Saudi woman votes at a polling centre during the municipal elections in Riyadh on Saturday. — AP

President Xi skips event to mark Nanjing massacre

China marked in low-key fashion its second national memorial day for the Nanjing Massacre on Sunday, with President Xi...

14 Dec 2015 6:48 AM IST

17 women elected to local council in Saudi Arabia

17 women elected to local council in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday,...

14 Dec 2015 6:47 AM IST

Afghan soldiers fight Taliban in Helmand district

Afghan soldiers fight Taliban in Helmand district

Afghan forces are battling to hold Marjah district center in the volatile southern province of Helmand that Taliban...

14 Dec 2015 6:45 AM IST

Kabul attack toll rises to 7

Kabul attack toll rises to 7

At least seven people have been killed in a Taliban attack near the Spanish embassy in the capital, Kabul, the...

14 Dec 2015 6:44 AM IST

Exercises by China Navy in disputed sea

Exercises by China Navy in disputed sea

China’s Navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the defence ministry...

14 Dec 2015 6:41 AM IST

UK MPs on ISIS radar

UK MPs on ISIS radar

Britain’s MPs have been told to increase security in their homes and constituencies amid fears they and their...

14 Dec 2015 6:27 AM IST

Islamists may have entered US with fake Syria passports

Islamists may have entered US with fake Syria passports

The Islamic State (ISIS) in all likelihood has access to blank Syrian passports and printing machines and the terror...

14 Dec 2015 6:26 AM IST

Calm returns in Burundi after clashes kill 87

Calm returns in Burundi after clashes kill 87

Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday’s clashes in the Burundian capital, the Army said on Saturday, the...

14 Dec 2015 6:24 AM IST