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Swaraj, Lanka PM hold talks on investment, SEZ

The two leaders will co-chair the 9th Joint Commission meeting to discuss key bilateral and regional issues.

5 Feb 2016 5:43 PM IST

A Malian military source said Malian troops were fighting to neutralise the terrorists. (Photo: AP)

Jihadists attack UN camp in Mali's Timbuktu: sources

Bodies lay on the ground near the UN compound, where Nigerian forces are based, a resident said.

5 Feb 2016 5:00 PM IST

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un (Photo: AFP)

Avoid raising rocket launch tensions, China tells N Korea

The North was believed to be making preparations for a test launch of a long-range rocket.

5 Feb 2016 4:59 PM IST

The agency said on its website that Sakurajima in southern Kagoshima prefecture erupted at 6:56 pm. (Photo: YouTube Video Grab)

Sakurajima volcano erupts in southern Japan

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

5 Feb 2016 3:39 PM IST

The agency said on its website that Sakurajima in southern Kagoshima prefecture erupted at 6:56 pm. (Photo: YouTube Video Grab)

Sakurajima volcano erupts in southern Japan

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

5 Feb 2016 3:38 PM IST

Manzini Zungu, spokesman for AMCU, said some 115 union members were trapped underground

More than 100 people trapped after South African mine collapse

South Africa's mines are the deepest and among the most dangerous in the world.

5 Feb 2016 3:34 PM IST

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More than 100 people trapped after S African mine collapse

South Africa's mines are the deepest and among the most dangerous in the world.

5 Feb 2016 3:27 PM IST

Public health workers wear Aedes aegypti mosquito costumes during a street carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

For Brazil's carnival fans, even Zika can't stop the party

Pants, long-sleeve shirts and bug spray, they say, are antithetical to the hedonistic, out-of-control spirit of...

5 Feb 2016 3:27 PM IST

Australia may crack down on Syrian refugees

Authorities may conduct character checks, intensive monitoring.

5 Feb 2016 3:26 PM IST

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe declares 'state of disaster' over drought

He said the 'food insecure population' has risen to around 2.44 million, or 26 percent of the population.

5 Feb 2016 3:24 PM IST

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP)

Donlad Trump holds forte, Hillary Clinton losing ground: opinion poll

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Front is holding forte in New Hampshire with a double digit lead.

5 Feb 2016 1:41 PM IST

World powers pledge $10 billion in aid for Syria

The $10 billion was split between just over half the amount which will be given out this year and the rest which was...

5 Feb 2016 12:24 PM IST