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Turkey halts sending Army to Iraq

Turkey halts sending Army to Iraq

Turkey has halted a deployment of troops to northern Iraq, but will not obey Iraq’s request to withdraw those...

9 Dec 2015 5:38 AM IST

A picture taken on Monday shows a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi security forces in the rural town of Husayba. AFP

‘Reckless arms transfers to Iraq helped ISIS’

Amnesty’s report on ISIS’ arms call for tougher controls to restrict proliferation of weapons

9 Dec 2015 5:37 AM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, laughs while interacting with the audience after delivering a speech. (Photo: AP)

China’s Tibet leader urges monk to shun Dalai Lama

China’s Communist Party boss in Tibet has urged the Panchen Lama, the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism,...

9 Dec 2015 5:34 AM IST

Saudi Arabia to retry Lankan maid given death term

Saudi Arabia to retry Lankan maid given death term

In an eleventh-hour reprieve, Saudi Arabia has agreed to retry a 45-year-old Sri Lankan housemaid sentenced to death by...

9 Dec 2015 5:31 AM IST

Taliban storm Kandahar airport complex

Taliban storm Kandahar airport complex

Taliban forces attacked the airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Tuesday and were engaged in fighting with...

9 Dec 2015 5:30 AM IST

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk along an elevated walkway amid heavy air pollution in Beijing on Tuesday. (AFP)

Many ignore Beijing smog warnings despite first ‘red...

Vehicles taken off roads, schools remain close; activists praise govt move

9 Dec 2015 5:29 AM IST

Afghan defence minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai with German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen in Kabul on Tuesday. — AFP

Afghan conference opens, hopes slim

Chances of peace talks with Taliban remote; US hopes Pakistan will help resuscitate the talks

9 Dec 2015 5:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif talk in Paris. (Photo: PTI)

Nawaz Sharif discusses Modi meet with Army Chief

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday held a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif...

9 Dec 2015 1:45 AM IST

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, speaks during a rally coinciding with Pearl Harbor Day. (Photo: AP)

Bar Muslims’ entry into US: Donald Trump

White House, presidential rivals all condemn proposal

9 Dec 2015 12:16 AM IST

Pope Francis pushes open the Holy Door of St. Peters Basilica, formally launching the Holy Year of Mercy, at the Vatican. -AP

Pope Francis opens ‘Holy Door’

Tens of thousands of Roman Catholics backed up for blocks at the Vatican on Tuesday for the strictest security checks in...

9 Dec 2015 12:07 AM IST

photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook. (Photo: AP)

California shooter may have travelled to India: Report

The Pakistani woman suspect in the California mass shooting may have travelled to India from Saudi Arabia once in 2013,...

9 Dec 2015 12:04 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: Twitter)

'Need to take Indo-Pak ties forward', says Sushma Swaraj in Islamabad

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday arrived in Islamabad to attend a multilateral conference, during...

8 Dec 2015 8:41 PM IST