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Anastasia Lin, a 25-year-old actress crowned Miss World Canada in May (Photo: Facebook)World
Beauty queen in Miss World standoff with China over rights

Ottawa: Canada's Chinese-born Miss World contender said on Monday she is being denied entry by Beijing to compete in...

17 Nov 2015 9:24 AM IST

Vladimir Putin’s daughters and 2nd-generation eliteWorld
Vladimir Putin’s daughters and 2nd-generation elite

Since Vladimir Putin began cementing his grip on Russia in the 1990s, many of his friends have grown famously rich.

17 Nov 2015 6:14 AM IST

New Silk Road: Boom or dust for PakistanWorld
New Silk Road: Boom or dust for Pakistan

Pakistani tourists and local residents go about their business at the bazar in Sost, the border town of the Hunza...

17 Nov 2015 6:11 AM IST

Romanian inmates pick up the pen to earn freedomWorld
Romanian inmates pick up the pen to earn freedom

Romanian football player Gheorghe Popescu (centre) hugs his family as he was released from the Jilava penitentiary in...

17 Nov 2015 6:08 AM IST

Here and NowWorld
Sikh ‘wrongly’ pictured as terrorist

An innocent Canadian Sikh journalist was wrongly accused of being involved in the Paris attacks after his photo-shopped...

17 Nov 2015 2:33 AM IST

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech at the Versailles castle, west of Paris. (Photo: AP)World
France joins US to target ISIS in Syria, seeks global alliance

French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join forces to destroy Islamic State in the...

17 Nov 2015 1:28 AM IST

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, presumed mastermind of Paris attacks. (Photo: AP)World
Paris attacks: Belgian jihadist likely mastermind

A leading Belgian jihadist in Syria, who has boasted in videos about planning attacks in Europe and evaded the police in...

17 Nov 2015 1:27 AM IST

Military snub: Pakistan PM claims good governanceWorld
Military snub: Pakistan PM claims good governance

Without naming the military, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said some people were seeing bad governance...

17 Nov 2015 1:01 AM IST

US, China navies train togetherWorld
US, China navies train together

A US warship began a week-long port call in China Monday, a moment of cooperation as the two Asia-Pacific powerhouses...

17 Nov 2015 1:00 AM IST

The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in the colours of the French flag to honour the victims of the Paris terror— APWorld
Iran to cut ISIS threat at Afghan, Iraq borders

A top Iranian army commander said Monday that his troops would take “decisive” action if ISIS group...

17 Nov 2015 12:56 AM IST

Eiffel Tower reopens 3 days after attacksWorld
Eiffel Tower reopens 3 days after attacks

The Eiffel Tower reopened on Monday, three days after closing because of the wave of terror attacks on Paris.

17 Nov 2015 12:55 AM IST

No US ground troops will fight ISIS: Barack ObamaWorld
No US ground troops will fight ISIS: Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama on Monday ruled out a shift in strategy in the fight against the ISIS despite the deadly...

17 Nov 2015 12:53 AM IST

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