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Thousands displaced in Myanmar rebel clashes: UN

Myanmar's government has tried in recent years to end decades-long civil wars between the military and ethnic armed...

16 Feb 2016 4:22 PM IST

Turkey denounces 'barbaric' Russian bombings in Syria: PM

Assad's forces have most recently used Russian air support to move ever closer to the rebel stronghold of Aleppo in...

16 Feb 2016 4:20 PM IST

3 Indian-Americans could be US Supreme Court judge nominees

Name of Chandigarh-born Sri Srinivasan popped up as the top contender to the post.

16 Feb 2016 4:15 PM IST

Even with the unpopularity of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his critics have not done much against him. (Photo: AFP)

Difficult to crack down on Pyongyang, N Korea

Much of the talk about North Korean sanctions comes from Seoul and Washington, but it's Beijing that holds most of the...

16 Feb 2016 3:25 PM IST

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Watch: 2-year-old Nigerian boy labelled witch, riddled with worms,...

When Hope was found by Loven he was emaciated and riddled with worms and forced to live off scraps thrown to him by...

16 Feb 2016 2:54 PM IST

Hamid Nehal Ansari was convicted on Sunday in Kohat, a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Indian sentenced to 3 years for espionage in Pakistan

According to Dawn, Ansari has confessed to illegally entering Pakistan from Afghanistan for espionage.

16 Feb 2016 1:41 PM IST

Two of the planes were armed and mock dogfights occurred on two occasions when Greek fighters moved to intercept. (Photo: AP)

Turkish warplanes ‘violate’ Greek airspace 20 times

The Athens News Agency said six warplanes and a navy transport plane had carried out over 20 violations of Greek...

16 Feb 2016 12:18 PM IST

It has become clear that we cannot break North Koreas will to develop nuclear weapons through existing means and goodwill -AP

It’s time to play hardball with North: South Korea

It's time to find a fundamental solution for bringing practical change in North Korea, says Park.

16 Feb 2016 12:17 PM IST

The vaccines contain a bit of Ebola virus that helps trigger an immune response against the virus (Photo: AP)

Russia says its Ebola vaccine 'effective' in initial tests

The Russian minister made the comments ahead of a meeting Tuesday with the UN's World Health Organization chief Margaret...

16 Feb 2016 12:14 PM IST

People gather around the rubble of a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders near Maaret al-Numan in Syria. (Photo: AFP)

Syria missiles hit 3 hospitals, school; 23 die

At least 23 civilians were killed when missiles hit three hospitals and a school in rebel-held Syrian towns on Monday,...

16 Feb 2016 6:03 AM IST

Did John Paul II have intense ties to a woman

Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted over 30 years, according to letters which...

16 Feb 2016 5:53 AM IST

Flight returns to Heathrow after pilot hit by laser

A British pilots’ union on Monday demanded action after a laser beam dazzled the co-pilot on a New York-bound...

16 Feb 2016 5:47 AM IST