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Maldives diplomat held in Malaysia for bid on President life

Maldives diplomat held in Malaysia for bid on President life

A senior Maldivian diplomat and four other Maldivians have been arrested and deported from Malaysia in connection with...

31 Oct 2015 6:24 AM IST

Syrian men try to identify the bodies of loved ones following a reported airstrike by Syrian government forces. (Photo: AFP)

40 dead as Syria government hits Damascus

Forty people were killed on Friday when rockets fired by Syrian government forces crashed into a market in a rebel-held...

31 Oct 2015 6:19 AM IST

Iran backs 6-month Syria ‘transition’

Iran backs 6-month Syria ‘transition’

Iran signalled on Friday that it favoured a six-month “transition” period in Syria followed by elections to...

31 Oct 2015 6:16 AM IST

ISIS rapper ‘killed in US strike in Syria’

ISIS rapper ‘killed in US strike in Syria’

A German rapper who joined the ISIS was killed earlier in October in a US airstrike in Syria, according to a defence...

31 Oct 2015 6:14 AM IST

Nations open to warming under 2C: UN

Nations open to warming under 2C: UN

Carbon-cutting pledges from 146 nations for a universal climate rescue pact leave the “door open” to capping...

31 Oct 2015 6:11 AM IST

Yemen child prodigy badly burned in bombing

Yemen child prodigy badly burned in bombing

A child prodigy who once dreamed of leading a Yemeni space programme, 15-year old Abdullah al-Sanabani may now lose his...

31 Oct 2015 6:09 AM IST

Rival blasts Merkel over infighting

Rival blasts Merkel over infighting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire on Friday from her deputy leader for infighting within her conservative...

31 Oct 2015 6:07 AM IST

Last UK inmate of Gitmo free

Aamer spent 13 years in prison without being charged or put on trial

31 Oct 2015 6:04 AM IST

Britians Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne . (Photo: AP)

UK to send details of reforms to EU in November

Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne said on Friday that he will give more details on the...

31 Oct 2015 6:00 AM IST

Syrian Kurdish refugees call for help as the boat they had boarded sinks off the Greek island of Lesbos. (Photos: AFP)

17 children die as refugee boats sink

At least 17 children drowned when three boats sank en route from Turkey to Greece, officials said on Friday, the latest...

31 Oct 2015 5:56 AM IST

John Kerry and other leaders are in Vienna to discuss solutions to the conflict in Syria. (Photo: AFP)

Syria peace talks under way with 17 countries, EU and UN

United Nations was represented by its special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

30 Oct 2015 5:49 PM IST

Iraq weather halts Ramadi operation: officers

Thunderstorms and massive downpours have wreaked havoc in Baghdad

30 Oct 2015 5:33 PM IST