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Investing in peacekeeping for today and beyond

UN peacekeepers patrol in the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms, overlooking the divided border village of Ghajar, southeast...

11 Nov 2015 12:41 AM IST

A file photo of Rajeev Shukla, the minister of state for parliamentary affairs

Myanmar’s ruling party chief concedes defeat

Myanmar’s ruling party conceded defeat in a general election on Monday as the Opposition led by democracy...

10 Nov 2015 5:42 AM IST

Nepal asks India to ease supplies, calls protesters for talks

Nepal asks India to ease supplies, calls protesters for talks

Nepal’s Cabinet on Monday passed a special resolution asking India to open the border entry points to ease...

10 Nov 2015 5:15 AM IST

Tilak Marapana (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan minister quits over arms scandal

In a setback to Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition, an influential minister on Monday resigned from the Cabinet for...

10 Nov 2015 5:14 AM IST

Second warrant issued against Khaleda Zia’s son

A second arrest warrant has been issued against former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Opposition leader Khaleda...

10 Nov 2015 5:11 AM IST

PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq elected Speaker again

PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq elected Speaker again

Ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)’s Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was re-elected Speaker of the National Assembly on...

10 Nov 2015 5:09 AM IST

‘Reining in Pakistan’s nuke programme a global priority’

‘Reining in Pakistan’s nuke programme a global...

Reining in Pakistan’s expanding nuclear wea-pons programme should be an international priority, according to an...

10 Nov 2015 5:07 AM IST

Cop kills US, South African instructors

Cop kills US, South African instructors

A Jordanian policeman shot dead two US instructors, a South African and a fellow Jordanian at a police training centre...

10 Nov 2015 5:06 AM IST

Knife-wielding Palestinian killed in West Bank

Knife-wielding Palestinian killed in West Bank

A Palestinian woman attempted to attack Israeli security guards with a knife at a checkpoint in the north of the...

10 Nov 2015 5:04 AM IST

Egypt police kills leading ISIS militant in Cairo

Egypt police kills leading ISIS militant in Cairo

The Egyptian police said on Monday that they killed a top ISIS operative in the capital implicated in a string of...

10 Nov 2015 5:03 AM IST

Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu hail strong US-Israel bonds after row

President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in...

10 Nov 2015 5:02 AM IST

Wellington Jighere

Nigerian bags World Scrabble title

Cowboy-hat wearing Wellington Jighere from Nigeria crushed his English opponent 4-0 at the World Scrabble Championship...

10 Nov 2015 4:58 AM IST