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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (Photo: AP)

Minister topples Tony Abbott to become Australian PM

Turnbull pledges to bring ‘economic vision’ to the nation but rules out a snap national election

15 Sept 2015 6:32 AM IST

A Palestinian man lies in an alley leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalems Old City. — AFP

Jerusalem mosque clashes continue

Muslims and the Israeli police clashed at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound for a second straight day...

15 Sept 2015 6:28 AM IST

Police officers stop refugees after taking them off the train at the railway station in Freilassing, Germany, on Monday. — AP

EU on collision course over sharing migrants

EU approves military action against people smugglers operating in Mediterranean

15 Sept 2015 6:22 AM IST

Afghan security force personnel beside the body of an alleged Taliban insurgent in military uniform in Ghazni, Afghanistan. -AFP

Taliban storm Afghan prison

Hundreds of inmates freed, four policemen killed

15 Sept 2015 5:57 AM IST

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday. (Photo: AP)

UN General Assembly adopts document on reforms in UNSC

The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a negotiating text by consensus for the long-pending Security Council reforms,...

15 Sept 2015 1:02 AM IST

Nepalese lawmakers raise their hands as they begin voting on a draft of the new constitution. (Photo: AP)

Nepal votes to stay secular, won’t revert to Hindu nation

Over two-thirds of legislators in the 601-member Constituent Assembly turned down proposal

15 Sept 2015 12:52 AM IST

The suspect who was arrested at an apartment last week and found with evidence police said. (Photo: AP)

Bangkok Blast: Thailand bomber escaped via Delhi

The accused had to change flights at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport where he was in transit for few...

15 Sept 2015 12:40 AM IST

Former Australian Liberal Party leader and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media. (Photo: AP)

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott ousted in party vote

Australian conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott was dramatically ousted Monday in a snap party vote mounted by...

15 Sept 2015 12:30 AM IST

Michael Lauber, attorney general of Switzerland, left, and Loretta Lynch, attorney general of the US, right, shake hands. -AP

Alps apartments seized in Fifa probe

The US attorney-general Loretta Lynch said Monday that she expects more charges against “individuals and...

15 Sept 2015 12:24 AM IST

Pongsak Sriboonpeng

Thai junta hits royal critics with record prison time

Just minutes after being locked up for 30 years for insulting Thailand’s monarchy, Pongsak Sriboonpeng described...

15 Sept 2015 12:03 AM IST

Security personnel during an encounter with terrorists at the police station in Dinanagar town in Punjab’s Gurdaspur. — AFP

Challenge of Pakistan’s asymmetric warfare & lies

The shrill anti-India rhetoric in Pak media and recent attacks are definite indications of the mood in Pakistan’s...

12 Aug 2015 5:48 AM IST

Kuwaiti mourners queue to be searched by security members outside the Sunni Grand Mosque on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Bomber was a young Saudi man: Kuwait

Two Indians among 26 people killed in ISIS attack

29 Jun 2015 6:49 AM IST