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Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU rights prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for insulting Islam, was awarded the...

30 Oct 2015 2:02 AM IST

Russia remembers Stalin purge victims

Russia remembers Stalin purge victims

A steady stream of Russians on Thursday read out the names of thousands of people killed by Soviet authorities in an...

30 Oct 2015 2:00 AM IST

Donald Trump, Ben Carson policies derided in GOP debate

Presidential hopefuls (from left) Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Ben Carson during the CNBC Republican presidential...

30 Oct 2015 1:57 AM IST

‘EU risks disintegration over refugee crisis’

‘EU risks disintegration over refugee crisis’

A volunteer carries a young boy after a boat with refugees and migrants sank while crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey...

30 Oct 2015 1:53 AM IST

MI5 chief: ISIS plans mass casualty attacks in UK

MI5 chief: ISIS plans mass casualty attacks in UK

Britain’s spy chief has warned that the ISIS group is planning mass casualty attacks in the country as he...

30 Oct 2015 1:51 AM IST

Australia: Amnesty claims ‘disgraceful’

Australia: Amnesty claims ‘disgraceful’

Australia on Thursday lashed out at damning claims from Amnesty International that it paid off people-smugglers and...

30 Oct 2015 1:49 AM IST

Paul Ryan elected Speaker of US House

US legislators on Thursday elected Paul Ryan, a conservative Republican who helped steer budget and tax policy in...

30 Oct 2015 1:48 AM IST

No halt to NSA spying programme

No halt to NSA spying programme

A US appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the government’s systematic collection of millions of...

30 Oct 2015 1:47 AM IST

No halt to NSA spying programme

No halt to NSA spying programme

A US appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the government’s systematic collection of millions of...

30 Oct 2015 1:42 AM IST

Maldives’ new law to monitor ISIS sympathisers

Maldives’ new law to monitor ISIS sympathisers

The island nation of the Maldives has passed a law allowing authorities to install cameras in the homes of people they...

30 Oct 2015 12:30 AM IST

Suspect in Peshawar school attack held

Suspect in Peshawar school attack held

Alleged terrorist involved in the attack on Army Public School attack in Peshawar was deported from Italy, officials...

30 Oct 2015 12:29 AM IST

China decides to send fuel aid to Nepal amid crisis

China decides to send fuel aid to Nepal amid crisis

China will provide Nepal with “a certain amount” of emergency fuel aid as an energy crisis deepens in the...

30 Oct 2015 12:28 AM IST