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‘90 per cent sure of bomb on crashed Russian jet’World
‘90 per cent sure of bomb on crashed Russian jet’

Investigators of the Russi-an plane crash in Egypt are “90 per cent sure” the noise heard in the final...

9 Nov 2015 12:06 AM IST

Top UK general warns over ISIS inactionWorld
Top UK general warns over ISIS inaction

The head of Britain’s armed forces on Sunday said the country was “lettin-g down” allies by not...

9 Nov 2015 12:03 AM IST

Pope Francis greets the crowd from the window of the Apostolic Palace. (Photo: AFP)World
Pope deplores Vatican leaks, vows reforms will continue

Pope Francis on Sunday pledged to forge ahead with reforms within the Church, while decrying “deplorable”...

9 Nov 2015 12:02 AM IST

Iran appoints 1st woman envoy since revolutionWorld
Iran appoints 1st woman envoy since revolution

Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, naming foreign ministry spo-keswoman...

8 Nov 2015 11:55 PM IST

Myanmar’s post-poll scenariosWorld
Myanmar’s post-poll scenarios

It will probably take days to count the millions of votes expected to be cast on Sunday in Myanmar’s historic...

8 Nov 2015 11:45 PM IST

Maoists say Nepal doesn’t need India’s involvementWorld
Maoists say Nepal doesn’t need India’s involvement

Nepal’s UCPN-Maoist party has said India should not get involved in the problems of the Madhesi people as their...

8 Nov 2015 11:39 PM IST

Rival Taliban groups battle each other in AfghanistanWorld
Rival Taliban groups battle each other in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents loyal to rival leaders have been fighting in a south-eastern province of Afghanistan, where about 50...

8 Nov 2015 11:38 PM IST

‘Pakistan, China are expanding their alliance’World
‘Pakistan, China are expanding their alliance’

Pakistan and China are expanding their strategic alliance as they plan making of bigger vessels, media reports said.

8 Nov 2015 11:36 PM IST

‘US navigation operations to continue in South China Sea’World
‘US navigation operations to continue in South China Sea’

The US will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, US defence secretary Ash Carter said...

8 Nov 2015 11:35 PM IST

Fear, freedom for Afghan women driversWorld
Fear, freedom for Afghan women drivers

Since Rokhsar Azamee began driving the streets of Kabul in 2014, she has endured condescension, ridicule, and even...

8 Nov 2015 11:33 PM IST

Islamic State (Photo: AFP)World
UK 'letting down' allies over Islamic State in Syria: Defence chief

Britain is part of a coalition hitting IS targets in Iraq

8 Nov 2015 4:12 PM IST

(Photo: AP)World
UN warns of a humanitarian crisis for children of Nepal

Nepal is facing acute shortage of essential goods

8 Nov 2015 3:46 PM IST

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