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For Afghan women, driving a car brings both fear and freedom

Women were banned not only from driving, but from even leaving homes without burqa

8 Nov 2015 9:13 AM IST

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Sri Lankan charged with new assassination plot in Maldives

Police have recovered a telescope and bullet used in sniper rifles

8 Nov 2015 8:49 AM IST

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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts Venezuela's west, 1 dead in rockfall

Quake's epicenter was about 27 km (17 miles) from the city of Merida

8 Nov 2015 8:19 AM IST

The Nepalese police chases away protesters throwing rocks during clashes near the Nepal-India border at Birgunj. (Photo: AFP)

Tough love policy for Nepal fails

Moves should be made early to work on resolving boundary-related contentions.The people of Nepal have worked hard to...

8 Nov 2015 6:08 AM IST

Nepalese activists shout slogans as they gather at a bridge near the Nepal-India border at Birgunj. (Photo: AFP)

New statute triggers local divide

The promulgation of the new Constitution in Nepal has catapulted the long-simmering differences between the Nepalis (or...

8 Nov 2015 5:56 AM IST

A boy displays a sign during a demonstration against the Taiwan-China summit in Taipei on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

China, Taiwan are brothers, says Xi Jinping

At 1st meet in 66 yrs, Xi says oppose proponents of independence

8 Nov 2015 4:59 AM IST

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Pakistan teen survives 50 hours under rubble

A Pakistani teen was rescued 50 hours after he was buried under the debris of the factory that collapsed in Lahore on...

8 Nov 2015 4:48 AM IST

A protester displays a placard during a demonstration in Taipei on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Mass protests in Taipei over summit with ‘enemy’

Hundreds of angry protesters massed outside Taiwan President Ma Ying-Jeou’s office on Saturday, condemning his...

8 Nov 2015 4:45 AM IST

India conspiring to annex Terai, claims Nepal deputy PM

India conspiring to annex Terai, claims Nepal deputy PM

Nepal’s deputy prime minister on Saturday accused India of trying to disintegrate the country and annex the Terai...

8 Nov 2015 4:40 AM IST

Election officials conduct door-to-door voting for handicapped votes during advance voting in Yangon . (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar votes in historic elections today

Final preparations were underway on Saturday for Myanmar’s first meaningful election in a generation, the day...

8 Nov 2015 4:36 AM IST

UK plane dodged missile over Egypt

UK plane dodged missile over Egypt

A British tourist plane heading in to land at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh came within 1,000 feet of a missile...

8 Nov 2015 1:40 AM IST

‘Noise heard in Russian plane in last second’

‘Noise heard in Russian plane in last second’

Cockpit information from the Russian jet which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula one week ago registered a noise...

8 Nov 2015 1:39 AM IST