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US shuts its Saudi mission for two days

US shuts its Saudi mission for two days

The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said it had suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to...

16 March 2015 1:10 AM IST

China mulls changes in its 1-child policy

China mulls changes in its 1-child policy

China is considering further changes to its family planning laws, Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday, after a relaxation in...

16 March 2015 1:09 AM IST

Pope Francis condemns Lahore attack

Pope Francis condemns Lahore attack

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned two suicide attacks on churches in Pakistan and accused the world of “seeking to...

16 March 2015 1:09 AM IST

China warns Myanmar of decisive response

China warns Myanmar of decisive response

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday that the government had the responsibility and the ability to defend its...

16 March 2015 1:07 AM IST

Media slams Barack Obama for missing rally

US President Barack Obama faced sharp criticism from some American media on Monday over not attending a huge Paris...

13 Jan 2015 6:22 AM IST

French policemen patrol in the Jewish quarter of the Marais district of Paris on Monday. — AFP

Merkel to join Muslim ‘tolerance’ march

German Muslims condemn Paris attacks; evening rally intends to send message to anti-Islamic wave

13 Jan 2015 5:59 AM IST

‘SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station’

‘SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station’

A shipment of much-needed groceries and belated Christmas presents finally arrived Monday morning at the Inter-national...

13 Jan 2015 5:56 AM IST

Iran eclipses US as Iraq’s ally in fighting ISIS

Iran eclipses US as Iraq’s ally in fighting ISIS

In the eyes of most Iraqis, their country’s best ally in the war against the ISIS group is not the United States...

13 Jan 2015 5:55 AM IST

Hit by Boko Haram, Nigeria seeks France-like support

Hit by Boko Haram, Nigeria seeks France-like support

A Nigerian archbishop call-ed on Monday for the same international support to tackle Boko Haram as France has received...

13 Jan 2015 5:55 AM IST

Indonesian officers move the flight data recorder of the AirAsia flight QZ8501 into a suitable protective transportation caseAFP

Crashed AirAsia’s data recorder retrieved

Second black box, main cabin yet to be recovered; ‘Plane exploded as it hit the water’

13 Jan 2015 5:54 AM IST

A man attempts to clear snow off a car in a residential street in northwest Washington on Saturday. — AFP

Saudi cleric: Snowmen are anti-Islamic

A prominent Saudi Arabian cleric has whipped up controversy by issuing a religious ruling forbidding the building of...

13 Jan 2015 5:48 AM IST

John Kerry in Pakistan, set to visit Peshawar Army School

The Army Public School in Pakistan’s Peshawar city, victim of a brutal terror attack in December, reopened on...

13 Jan 2015 5:47 AM IST