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Turkey: Erdogan orders closure of more schools, extends detention...

Erdogan has ordered closure of more than 1,000 private schools and extended time frame in which suspects can be detained...

23 July 2016 3:54 PM IST

The northern province of Hebei is the worst-hit with 36 people dead and another 77 missing. (Photo: AP)

Floods kill 78 across China, 91 missing, 400,000 evacuated

Local police blames failure of a river levee for the heavy casualties.

23 July 2016 3:53 PM IST

Sri Lanka's rights situation improved but challenges remain: report

The report states that new Constitution making process was good opportunity for Lanka to introduce improved human rights...

23 July 2016 3:52 PM IST

Afghan capital locked down for large demonstration

Police moved trucks and containers into the city overnight Friday to block roads and prevent marchers reaching the...

23 July 2016 1:19 PM IST

Policemen arrive at a shopping centre in which a shooting was reported in Munich, southern Germany. (Photo: AP)

Munich shooter who killed 9 was 18 years old, of German-Iranian origin

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but ISIS supporters celebrated the attack on social media.

23 July 2016 12:15 PM IST

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German train attacker tried to destroy SIM card: report

A police search of his home found a hand-written report in Pashto, a language spoken on both sides of the...

23 July 2016 11:10 AM IST

Hillary Clinton chooses Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as VP running mate

Kaine is viewed skeptically by some liberals in the Democratic Party, who dislike his support of free trade and Wall...

23 July 2016 10:21 AM IST

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ISIS uses civilians as human shields in Syrian city: US military...

The US-backed coalition has been accused of killing dozens of civilians in strikes near Manbij.

23 July 2016 10:17 AM IST

Turkey unrest: Obama denies any US involvement in failed coup

Gulen, currently residing in the US, has condemned the attempted coup and denied any involvement in it.

23 July 2016 10:16 AM IST

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde

IMF chief to face trial in Bernard Tapie case

France’s highest appeals court ruled on Friday that International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde must stand...

23 July 2016 6:38 AM IST

Ram Chandra Poudel

Nepali Congress offers four-point plan to end stalemate

To end the current political impasse, senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel has floated a four-point...

23 July 2016 6:00 AM IST

The police secures the area of subway station Karlsplatz near a shopping mall following a shooting in Munich. (Photo: AFP)

Gunmen kill 6 at Munich mall

At least six people are believed to have been killed in a shooting rampage in a shopping mall in the southern German...

23 July 2016 5:49 AM IST