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A man attempts to clear snow off a car in a residential street in northwest Washington on Saturday. — AFP

Saudi cleric: Snowmen are anti-Islamic

A prominent Saudi Arabian cleric has whipped up controversy by issuing a religious ruling forbidding the building of...

13 Jan 2015 5:48 AM IST

John Kerry in Pakistan, set to visit Peshawar Army School

The Army Public School in Pakistan’s Peshawar city, victim of a brutal terror attack in December, reopened on...

13 Jan 2015 5:47 AM IST

The popemobile is driven during preparations ahead of Pope Francis holy mass at the Galle Face Green in Colombo. — AFP

New President purges Mahinda Rajapaksa officials

Cabinet will have 29 ministers

13 Jan 2015 5:40 AM IST

People gather around the wreckage of a passenger bus that was destroyed after colliding with an oil tanker— AP

62 killed as bus collides with oil tanker in Pakistan

At least 62 people, including women and children, were killed in Pakistan’s Karachi city on Sunday when their bus...

12 Jan 2015 6:05 AM IST

Thousands of people (above) gather at Place de la Nation during a rally in Paris on Sunday.— AP

Defiant Parisians rally for victims

More than a million people flooded Paris on Sunday in an “unprecedented” rally against terrorism, led by...

12 Jan 2015 2:49 AM IST

A seagull flies near the window as Pope Francis reads out his Sunday Angelus prayer in the Vatican on Sunday.— AP

Pope says his consern for poor comes from Gospel

Pope Francis is insisting that his concern for the poor and critique of the global economic system isn’t some...

12 Jan 2015 2:45 AM IST

Parts of AirAsia Flight 8501 is seen on the deck of rescue ship Crest Onyx at Kumai port in Pangkalan—AP

Divers find black box of AirAsia plane

Indonesian divers on Sunday found the crucial black box flight recorders of the AirAsia plane that crashed in the Java...

12 Jan 2015 2:36 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena gestures as he arrives to address the nation in the central town of Kandy—AFP

Maithripala Sirisena wants all parties in unity government

Sri Lanka’s new President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday invited all the political parties to join his national...

12 Jan 2015 2:23 AM IST

As many as 3.3 million people gathered on the Place de la Republique (Republic Square) before start of the rally—(Photo: AFP)

3.3 million at Paris march to honour attack victims

Dozens of world leaders, including Muslim and Jewish statesmen, linked arms leading an estimated 3.3 million French...

12 Jan 2015 2:09 AM IST

Shutdown takes its toll on White House operations

The partial government shutdown is taking its toll on the White House, where about 3 out of 4 staffers are being kept...

8 Oct 2013 2:14 PM IST

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Pakistani Taliban vow to attack Malala Yousafzai again

Miranshah, Pakistan: The Pakistani Taliban on Monday said school girl campaigner Malala Yousafzai had 'no courage' and...

7 Oct 2013 9:10 PM IST

US gov’t shutdown enters 2nd week, no end in sight

Stock markets fell Monday as the federal government shutdown entered its seventh day with no end in sight and the...

7 Oct 2013 7:17 PM IST