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Abul Bajandar, dubbed ‘Tree Man’, at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday. — AFP

Afghan version of ‘Be Like Bill’ makes online splash

An Afghan iteration of the popular “Be Like Bill” Internet meme has gone viral online, with its Facebook...

1 Feb 2016 5:43 AM IST

Pak UN envoy acted as messenger

Pakistan’s incumbent envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi apparently acted as an informal messenger between the US and...

1 Feb 2016 5:41 AM IST

The ‘Be Like Bill’ Internet meme on a Facebook account on an Afghan student in Kabul. — AFP

Pak University V-C may be axed over attacks

Serious security lapses were responsible for the deadly Taliban attack on the Bacha Khan University, a probe panel has...

1 Feb 2016 5:34 AM IST

US primaries kick off today

Former US President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea step off stage as Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton arrives at a...

1 Feb 2016 5:19 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tribute to father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. (Photo: PTI)

Into Zika’s heart: Ugandan forest where virus was found

Down winding paths through dense jungles, Gerald Mukisa kicks up the dry leaves noisily with his feet to provide warning...

1 Feb 2016 5:08 AM IST

Hillary Clinton

Big Iowa test for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump today

Months into their White House campaigns, US presidential candidates on Sunday made a final frenzied push to persuade...

1 Feb 2016 2:22 AM IST

New Years Eve fireworks display and all official events are being canceled in Brussels due to threats of extremist attack- AP

Brussels fears Paris-like strike, New Year’s fireworks canned

The Belgian police on Thursday detained six more people over an alleged New Year attack plot in Brussels and arrested a...

31 Dec 2015 11:57 PM IST

Actor Alex Hassell poses for a photograph in his dressing room at the Barbican Theatre in London. — AFP

All the world’s a stage: UK’s RSC in first tour of China

Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company embarks on its first major tour of China in 2016, presenting the Bard’s...

31 Dec 2015 11:14 PM IST

Oxford statue row stirs ghosts of British colonialism

A file picture shows students attacking the defaced statue of British mining magnate and politician Cecil John Rhodes as...

31 Dec 2015 11:00 PM IST

A woman smokes an electronic cigarette during the Vape Fair in Kuala Lumpur. — AFP

Vaping ban sparks anger in Malaysia

At Malaysian e-cigarette outlet Vape Empire, customers kick back and puff out thick, aromatic clouds of vapour in funky...

31 Dec 2015 10:56 PM IST

A giant squid is seen at a port in Toyama, Japan. (Photo: AFP)

Rare sighting of giant squid in Japan

A giant squid that wandered into a Japanese port has been guided back out to sea almost a week after it was spotted,...

31 Dec 2015 6:12 AM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa colleagues face arrest

Sri Lankan investigators have found enough evidence to arrest members of the previous Mahinda Rajapaksa regime for...

31 Dec 2015 6:05 AM IST