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Five men convicted of robbery were beheaded and hung from a pole to remind public of consequences of commiting crime.-videograb

New documentary features public beheadings in Saudi’s 'brutal'...

The documentary called Saudi Arabia Uncovered also features rare footage that exposes barbaric practices in the country....

21 March 2016 12:04 PM IST

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Russias Kamchatka Peninsula. (Photo: Google maps)

Earthquake hits off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula: US Geological Survey

The quake, which struck at 3:50 am, was at a depth of 18 miles with its epicenter located 128 miles south of...

21 March 2016 11:05 AM IST

US President Barack Obama. (Photo: AFP)

Barack Obama takes historic trip to Cuba

US President Barack Obama is due in Cuba on Sunday to bury the hatchet in a more than half-century-long Cold War...

21 March 2016 6:51 AM IST

Prince Harry visits heritage sites at Patan Durbar Square on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)

Prince Harry lauds Nepalese resilience

Britain’s Prince Harry on Sunday saluted the resilience of Nepalese people still struggling to recover from last...

21 March 2016 6:34 AM IST

Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli in China to ‘deepen’ ties

Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli left Sunday for a week-long visit to China aimed at deepening tries...

21 March 2016 6:31 AM IST

Nursultan Nazarbayev

Nursultan Nazarbayev is set to be elected once again

Citizens of energy-rich Kazakhstan voted Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to provide a commanding majority...

21 March 2016 6:28 AM IST

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4-year-old dead after step mom scalds legs as punishment in US

‘Little boy was sent to bed, no one checked him overnight until he was discovered not breathing the next...

20 March 2016 5:01 PM IST

Flydubai Boeing 737 was making its second attempt to land in bad weather when it missed the runway. (Photo: AFP)

Investigators probe South Russia Flydubai crash that killed 62

The Boeing 737, which flew from Dubai to the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, exploded into a fireball early...

20 March 2016 5:00 PM IST

Prince Harry pays tribute to earthquake survivors, meets PM KP Oli...

Harry, who had served with the Gurkha troops in Afghanistan, had always wanted to visit the country.

20 March 2016 10:35 AM IST

Prince Harry arrives in Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)

Prince Harry praises Gorkha soldiers on Nepal visit

Prince Harry arrived here on Saturday on his maiden visit to Nepal to mark the 200th anniversary of the bilateral ties...

20 March 2016 4:28 AM IST

Doù sommes-nous (Where do we come from), a painting by French painter Paul Gauguin. (Photo: AFP)

Plane crashes in Russia, all 62 killed

All 62 people aboard a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its...

20 March 2016 4:24 AM IST

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Angry Madhesi leaders knock on China’s door

On the eve of Prime Minister K.P. Oli’s visit to China, leaders of agitating Madhesi parties in Nepal have...

20 March 2016 4:18 AM IST