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Japan court upholds common surnames for married couples 16 Dec 2015 - 04:04 pm

Lawyers (right) watch on as their supporters hold a banner which says "unconstitutionality judgement" outside of Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo on December...

'Frenchmen' with suspected Paris attacks links held in Austria 16 Dec 2015 - 03:43 pm

Vienna: Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the November Paris attacks, prosecutors said Wednesday, with an Austrian newspaper reporting...

Yemen’s foes agree prisoner swap, trade accusations over ceasefire 16 Dec 2015 - 03:38 pm

A Yemeni tribesman from the Popular Resistance Committees holds a position in the country's third city Taez, on December 15, 2015. AFP ADEN:...

Iraqi migrants, aged 6 and 2, found dead off Turkey: Report 16 Dec 2015 - 01:53 pm

Istanbul: Two Iraqi children, aged six and two, have been found dead in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Cesme while...

China calls for Internet front to fight hacking, cyber "arms race" 16 Dec 2015 - 01:29 pm

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2nd annual World Internet Conference in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China, December 16,...

Wave of arrests after Pakistan school massacre has unclear results 16 Dec 2015 - 01:20 pm

Pakistani teachers and students hold candles during a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the Peshawar school massacre, in Lahore on...

Los Angeles schools set to reopen after threat prompted closure 16 Dec 2015 - 01:01 pm

School buses stand idle as Los Angeles city schools are shut down in reaction to a threat on December 15, 2015 in Los ...

Afghan forces seize two tonnes of explosives in Kabul 16 Dec 2015 - 11:56 am

KABUL: Afghan security forces have seized and destroyed two tonnes of ammonium nitrate, an ingredient of improvised explosives, foiling dozens of potential bomb...

Saudi reopens Baghdad embassy after 25 years 16 Dec 2015 - 11:48 am

A general view of Baghdad seen in this June 26, 2014 file photo. AFP Baghdad: Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Baghdad Tuesday,...

Precipitation in Himalayas quite high: Study 16 Dec 2015 - 11:46 am

Mt Everest, part of Himalayas. Reuters New Delhi: The snowfall and rain in the Himalayas is about twice as high as commonly assumed,...

Saudi to boost aid, investment to Egypt 16 Dec 2015 - 11:44 am

Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz, pictured during a meeting in Riyadh, on December 10, 2015. AFP Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has pledged a total...

CBI accessed documents not related with probe: Kejriwal 16 Dec 2015 - 11:37 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gestures as he addresses the media in New Delhi on December 15, 2015. AFP New Delhi: Delhi Chief...

New Google campus at Hyderabad, more net access planned: Pichai 16 Dec 2015 - 11:24 am

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai New Delhi: Google will build a new campus at Hyderabad, even as it is working towards including as...

Emailed threats to NY, LA highlight worries schools face 16 Dec 2015 - 11:16 am

LOS ANGELES: When it comes to assessing threats, New York City and Los Angeles schools likely have more experience than most other districts...

Philippine court puts off ruling on US military pact 16 Dec 2015 - 11:06 am

US military forces take part in the annual ''Balikatan'' (shoulder-to-shoulder) war games with Filipino soldiers on the shore of San Antonio, Zambales in...

Malala condemns Trump's 'ideology of hatred' 16 Dec 2015 - 10:56 am

Pakistani activist for female education and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai at an event to commemorate the Peshawar school massacre in Birmingham,...