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India and Kyrgyzstan to fight terrorism together 20 Dec 2016 - 11:13 pm

New Delhi: India and Kyrgyzstan yesterday pledged to work together to prevent youths from falling prey to the common challenges of terrorism, extremism...

Polish parliament lifts media ban; opposition demands more 20 Dec 2016 - 10:50 pm

Warsaw: Poland’s lower house of parliament lifted a temporary ban on media access yesterday in a gesture to defuse protests over the alleged...

Scotland seeks own future in EU 20 Dec 2016 - 10:49 pm

London: Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon offered proposals yesterday to protect Scotland's place in Europe after Britain leaves the European Union, saying it's possible...

Five dead in an accident involving 50 vehicles 20 Dec 2016 - 10:46 pm

Refugees plead with Germans not to tar them with suspicion 20 Dec 2016 - 10:39 pm

BERLIN: Refugees in Berlin pleaded with their host nation to avoid placing migrants under a blanket of suspicion after police commandos raided their...

Germany frees man arrested in deadly Christmas market attack 20 Dec 2016 - 10:39 pm

BERLIN: German authorities called the deadly truck attack on a crowded Christmas market an "act of terrorism" that had all the hallmarks of...

EU agrees to tighten gun laws 20 Dec 2016 - 10:37 pm

Brussels: The European Union agreed stricter gun rules yesterday but balked at a proposal for a complete ban on the most lethal semi-automatic...

EU accuses Facebook of giving misleading information 20 Dec 2016 - 10:35 pm

Brussels: The European Commission has charged Facebook Inc with providing misleading information during its takeover of the online messaging service WhatsApp, opening the...

Politics shifts to Sindh as Zardari ends self-exile 20 Dec 2016 - 10:32 pm

Islamabad: With the possible return of former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari to the country on December 23, ending his self-exile in what...

Refugee held on suspicion of planning attack 20 Dec 2016 - 10:32 pm

Vienna: Austria has arrested a 25-year-old asylum seeker from Morocco on suspicion of planning an attack during the holiday season in the city...

Aid partnership with Australia signed 20 Dec 2016 - 10:29 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan and Australia signed yesterday an aid partnership programme in an effort to promote prosperity, reduce poverty and enhance stability in Pakistan....

US confirms death of two Qaeda leaders 20 Dec 2016 - 10:29 pm

A US strike against a senior Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan in October also killed two other senior operatives, the Pentagon said. The...

China denies anti-CPEC propaganda 20 Dec 2016 - 10:29 pm

Islamabad: Chinese embassy officials are finally pushing back at the critics of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan as a senior diplomat...

Mother charged for punching toddler 20 Dec 2016 - 10:27 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Police yesterday filed a criminal case against a mother seen in a video punching and slapping her her 18-month-old son....

BJP sweeps Chandigarh civic body polls 20 Dec 2016 - 10:25 pm

Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday swept the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections by winning 20 of the 26 seats, thus retaining its...

Akhilesh Yadav inaugurates 910 projects in a day 20 Dec 2016 - 10:22 pm

Lucknow: With assembly polls likely to be announced any time now, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav went on a ribbon cutting spree...

Beijing offers Manila $14m arms package 20 Dec 2016 - 10:21 pm

Manila: China has offered the Philippines guns and equipment worth $14m to wage its war on drugs and combat terrorism, Manila's defence minister...

MH370 'unlikely' in search area 20 Dec 2016 - 10:19 pm

Missing Malaysia flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean but could be further north,...