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A voter marks his ballot in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. — AP

Michael Bloomberg eyeing 2016 presidential run

A 3rd-party candidate could help real estate tycoon Trump if he lands the Republican nomination

10 Feb 2016 6:09 AM IST

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigns outside a polling station in Manchester. — AP

New Hampshire votes in 1st primary

New Hampshire began voting on Tuesday in the first US presidential primary with Republican Donald Trump calling on...

10 Feb 2016 6:05 AM IST

NHCR chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein (left) shakes hands with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ahead. — AFP

‘Climate change damage to extend for 10,000 years’

The damaging climate consequences of carbon emissions will grow and persist for millennia without a dramatic new global...

10 Feb 2016 5:56 AM IST

The body of Nepali Congress Party president Sushil Koirala is covered in flowers in Kathmandu on Tuesday. -AFP

Former Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala’s death poses...

Ex-PM’s death also presents succession problems in his Nepali Congress party as he never married

10 Feb 2016 5:46 AM IST

Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, center, pays respect near the body of former PM Sushil Koirala. -AP

Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala dies, senior Indian leaders...

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj-led all-party delegation Tuesday paid homage to former Nepalese Prime Minister...

10 Feb 2016 12:46 AM IST

The axis of the train lies separated from the carriage at the site of the accident near Bad Aibling in Bavaria, Germany. — AP

Ten dead, 108 injured in Germany train collision

Among the 108 people injured, 18 were in a serious condition, after the crash at a peak commuter time of 6.48 am (0548...

10 Feb 2016 12:36 AM IST

Smoke rises as protesters set fires against police in Mong Kok district of Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

Over 100 injured as police, protesters clash in Hong Kong

Baton-wielding policemen fired warning shots and pepper spray after the clash started.

9 Feb 2016 4:05 PM IST

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Pak PM to visit Qatar to sign multi-billion dollars gas deal

An official said that USD 15 billion LNG agreement will enable Pakistan to import gas for 15 years.

9 Feb 2016 12:46 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar. (Photo: AP)

Pathankot terror attack: Pakistan gives clean chit to JeM chief

Pakistan is likely to send a special investigating team to Pathankot in consultation with the govt of India for further...

9 Feb 2016 12:12 PM IST

US President Barack Obama. (Photo: AP)

US President Barack Obama to unveil his last budget today

The future looks bleak for Obama's 2017 fiscal year plan, which covers spending on everything from cybersecurity to...

9 Feb 2016 11:38 AM IST

UN Security Council is working on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for fourth nuclear test and a rocket launch

UN sanctions on North Korea failing, 10 years on, says experts

Sanctions-hit companies have managed to conceal their banned activities by embedding agents in foreign companies, says...

9 Feb 2016 11:36 AM IST

A baby boy is rescued from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan. (Photo: AP)

Taiwan earthquake: Child pulled out alive from rubble

8-year-old girl, three others rescued 2 days after earthquake

9 Feb 2016 6:11 AM IST