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Moshes parents, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, were killed along with six others at Chabad House. (Photo: AFP)

Mumbai terror attack: 9 yrs on, Jewish family of victims continues...

The attack by 10 heavily-armed LeT terrorists killed 166 people and injured more than 300.

26 Nov 2017 6:14 PM IST

Jafari said the ballistic missile range was based on the limits set by the countrys Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is the head of armed forces. (Photo:)

Iran replies to pressure from Europe with threats of increasing...

Iran has repeatedly said its missile programme is defensive and not negotiable.

26 Nov 2017 5:10 PM IST

Relatives of victims of the attack outside the Suez Canal University hospital in the Ismailia, Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

After mosque carnage, Egypt planes pound militants' dens

Following the mosque attack, President Abdel Fattah el- Sisi had chaired an emergency meeting with officials to review...

26 Nov 2017 7:16 AM IST

Mnangagwa inherits a southern African nation that once was prosperous but now struggles amid a severe cash shortage and high unemployment. (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa promises era of democracy

Few international leaders are urging Zimbabwe's new prez to deliver on his promises of inclusiveness, economic reform,...

25 Nov 2017 12:08 PM IST

Egyptians walk past bodies following an attack at the Rawda mosque in Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

Egypt's President vows brutal answer to mosque attackers

Egypt has witnessed a series of terror attacks this year claiming scores of lives.

25 Nov 2017 7:01 AM IST

President Abdel Fattah al Sisi convened an emergency security meeting soon after the attack, state television reported.

Militants bomb mosque in Egypt, kills 235, injures several

Egypt is battling an Islamic State insurgency and militants have killed hundreds since fighting intensified over the...

24 Nov 2017 6:28 PM IST

Prince Mohammed bin Salman suggested the Islamic Republics alleged expansion under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei needed to be confronted. (Photo: AFP)

Hitler of Middle East: Saudi crown prince on Iran's supreme leader'

The Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Shi'ite theocracy Iran are arch rivals.

24 Nov 2017 3:22 PM IST

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Fear over Iran draws Isreal, Arab countries closer; PM Netanyahu hails...

Netanyahu insisted that peace between Israel and Arab countries wourab countries would happen in the end.'

24 Nov 2017 3:10 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: AP)

Israeli PM expected to visit India on 4-day trip in January

Netanyahu would be received by Modi in Ahmedabad on his arrival on January 14, the sources said.

23 Nov 2017 6:34 PM IST

Photo of Israel President in Palestinian scarf sparks probe

The police said they launched the probe after an image of Rivlin wearing a keffiyah scarf was distributed on social...

21 Nov 2017 3:42 AM IST

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech during a live broadcast at State House in Harare. Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has baffled the country by ending his address on national television without announcing his resignation. (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe passes deadline to resign; now impeachment

Oppn activists and influential liberation war veterans association announced more demonstrations to pressure Mugabe to...

20 Nov 2017 5:49 PM IST

A day after government forces ousted the ISIS group from the last town it held in the country, the banner is now just a reminder of the vast caliphate the terrorists once ruled. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS caliphate' wanes away as Syrian forces take over last Iraqi town

Local Sunni tribal fighters took up arms and sided with the mainly Shiite government forces to finally take down ISIS.

19 Nov 2017 1:16 PM IST