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Armed police and troops have been patrolling the near deserted streets of the tense capital all weekend. (Photo: AFP)World
Brussels to stay at highest security alert today

The rest of the country would remain on security alert level three

23 Nov 2015 9:25 AM IST

Shooting at New Orleans in US, 16 people taken to hospital: reportWorld
Shooting at New Orleans in US, 16 people taken to hospital: report

Witnesses told WWL at least two gunmen were shooting into the crowd

23 Nov 2015 9:24 AM IST

The quake, which occurred at 2:16 am, was felt across northern Pakistan and Delhi. (Photo: Google maps)World
5.9-magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan: report

Kabul: A 5.9-magnitude quake struck northern Afghanistan late on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, jolting New...

23 Nov 2015 9:17 AM IST

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2 Bangladesh opposition leaders hanged

Pakistan ‘deeply disturbed’ Journo shot after funeral

23 Nov 2015 5:28 AM IST

The bodies of miners killed by a landslide are placed on the ground in a jade mining area. (Photo: AFP)World
97 dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine

Nearly 100 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar’s northern Kachin State, local...

23 Nov 2015 5:19 AM IST

Uneasy calm after sectarian riots in PakistanWorld
Uneasy calm after sectarian riots in Pakistan

Officials in a Pakistani city hit by sectarian riots called a meeting of religious clerics on Sunday to defuse tensions...

23 Nov 2015 5:16 AM IST

Sri Lanka halves list of banned Tamil groupsWorld
Sri Lanka halves list of banned Tamil groups

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has halved the number of Tamil diaspora groups banned by his predecessor for...

23 Nov 2015 5:14 AM IST

Pakistan President set to lose even more powersWorld
Pakistan President set to lose even more powers

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain, already a figurehead, is set to shed some remaining powers too.

23 Nov 2015 5:13 AM IST

Pakistan writes to IOM against deportationWorld
Pakistan writes to IOM against deportation

Pakistan has written a letter to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) expressing reservations over the...

23 Nov 2015 5:11 AM IST

Pakistan, US agree to restart Afghan peace talksWorld
Pakistan, US agree to restart Afghan peace talks

Pakistan and the US have agreed to make efforts for restarting the stalled peace process between the Afghanistan...

23 Nov 2015 5:09 AM IST

Won’t relent in ISIS campaign: Barack ObamaWorld
Won’t relent in ISIS campaign: Barack Obama

President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday that the United States and its international partners “will not...

23 Nov 2015 5:07 AM IST

Brussels reviews security alert, hunts suspectsWorld
Brussels reviews security alert, hunts suspects

A tense Belgian capital was locked down for a second day Sunday with the police and troops patrolling deserted streets...

23 Nov 2015 5:04 AM IST

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