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President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in blood-stained Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies. (Photo: File)

Without help from US, UN climate fund struggles to meet goal

The fund supports projects that help poor countries tackle climate change, both by reducing emissions and responding to...

24 Oct 2019 5:21 PM IST

Body had invited bids to operate these parking lots.

Amid looming recession, Hong Kong tycoon buys million dollar parking...

The HK USD 7.6 million (USD 970,000) price tag is more than 30 times the average annual wage in Hong Kong.

24 Oct 2019 4:18 PM IST

Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al-Saud has been named the new foreign minister in a partial Cabinet reshuffle and Saleh bin Nasser bin Ali Al-Jasser has been named as the countrys transport minister. (Photo: ANI)

In third reshuffle in less than a year, Saudi Arabia appoints new...

The reshuffle in Saudi is seen amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

24 Oct 2019 3:09 PM IST

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Woman gives birth to faceless baby, Portuguese doctor suspended

The parents were alerted to a possible anomaly of the foetus after they requested a further ultrasound test in the sixth...

24 Oct 2019 1:44 PM IST

A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death on Thursday over the murder of a 19-year-old female student burnt alive in April that provoked outrage across the country. (Photo: AFP)

16 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for burning 19-year-old woman...

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint...

24 Oct 2019 12:57 PM IST

Officials in the western Mexican state of Michoacan say at least five people have died in the crash of a small plane. (Photo: AP)

5 dead in small plane crash in western Mexico

Officials did not provide the identities of the victims or where the flight originated.

24 Oct 2019 11:51 AM IST

Ukranian President Volodyyr Zelensky (Photo: AP)

Ukrainian lawmakers to take lie detector test over corruption claims

The former comedian won presidential elections in spring on a programme promising to eradicate corruption.

24 Oct 2019 10:59 AM IST

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad

Malaysia says talking to India to buy 'our palm oil' amid boycott call

'We are continuously engaging not only with India but all countries to purchase our palm oil,' minister Darell Leiking...

24 Oct 2019 10:51 AM IST

An Indian-origin dentist has been banned from practising dentistry for a year after one of his patients bled to death, hours after he had extracted her teeth in a procedure over two years ago. (Representational Image)

Indian-origin dentist banned for a year after patient bled to death in...

The patient had been taking a blood-thinning medicine called Warfarin for a rare blood condition that causes clotting.

24 Oct 2019 9:59 AM IST

President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in blood-stained Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits blood-stained' Syria

Trump called the ceasefire, which allowed the Turkish takeover to proceed largely unopposed, a 'major breakthrough'.

24 Oct 2019 8:35 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch an anti-government protest named Azadi March later this month. (Photo: File)

'Will not resign': Imran Khan ahead of anti-govt protest

The Azadi March has been announced by JUI-F chief in a bid to topple the govt, which Rehman says came to power through...

24 Oct 2019 8:15 AM IST

The country also figured among the top 10 performers on the list for the third time in a row. (Representational Image)

India moves up 14 spots to 63 on World Bank's ease of doing business...

New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong topped the list this year.

24 Oct 2019 8:13 AM IST