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Triple suicide attack kills 30 on Lake Chad island: security source 05 Dec 2015 - 04:44 pm

Chadian troops stand at an army base in N'djamena, Chad, Monday March 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) N'Djamena: Three suicide bombers attacked the...

WHO: 125,000 Child Deaths Annually Due to Contaminated Food 05 Dec 2015 - 04:39 pm

WHO Headquarters. Geneva: Contaminated food kills 420,000 people each year, more than one-third of them children under five-years old, the World Health Organization...

Charging for plastic bags in England cuts use by 78 pct -Tesco 05 Dec 2015 - 04:14 pm

LONDON: A 5 pence charge levied on plastic carrier bags has resulted in a 78 percent reduction in the number taken home by...

Erdogan says Turkey will find other energy suppliers than Russia 05 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said while Russia was a major supplier of oil and gas to Turkey it was...

32 workers die after fire on Azeri oil platform: Committee head 05 Dec 2015 - 03:42 pm

A file photo showing a worker walking in front of the oil derricks on the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan. BAKU: Thirty-two workers...

Plane hits wild boars on runway, passengers safe 05 Dec 2015 - 03:38 pm

New Delhi: Passengers of an Indian flight had a narrow escape after their plane veered off the runway after hitting wild boars, a...

Islamic State says California killers were their followers 05 Dec 2015 - 02:43 pm

Heart-shaped balloons float above a pop-up memorial for the victims of Wednesday's attacks in San Bernardino, California December 4, 2015. By Yasmeen Abutaleb...

UN talks race for climate-saving blueprint 05 Dec 2015 - 12:40 pm

More than 50 personalities including US actor Leonardo DiCaprio committed to combating climate change. EPA Le Bourget, France: Negotiators from 195 nations raced...

Russian killed by Islamic State spurned militant recruiters: Family 05 Dec 2015 - 12:31 pm

File photo of IS members BRATSKOYE, Russia: The Russian man beheaded as a spy by the Islamic State group was a moderate Muslim...

Colombia says it has found Spanish treasure galleon San Jose 05 Dec 2015 - 12:19 pm

The Spanish galleon is thought to be laden with gold and silver coins. Reuters BOGOTA: Colombia has found the wreck of a Spanish...

Govt bolsters Chennai flood relief after slow response 05 Dec 2015 - 12:00 pm

By Sanjeev Miglani and Sandhya Ravishankar CHENNAI: India deployed hundreds of extra soldiers and relief workers to the flooded city of Chennai on...

Package addressed to home of California shooters deemed safe: Police 05 Dec 2015 - 11:54 am

San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan LOS ANGELES: A package addressed to the Southern California home of the couple who amassed pipe bombs ...

One more arrest in Pakistan spying probe 05 Dec 2015 - 11:31 am

New Delhi: In its ongoing probe after busting a spying network working for Pakistan based ISI, the Delhi Police arrested another person, taking...

NY Times, in rare front-page editorial, urges gun control 05 Dec 2015 - 11:26 am

Washington: The New York Times has published an editorial on its front page for the first time since 1920, using the rare, prominent...

Malaysia's anti-graft agency questions Najib over multi-million dollar deposits 05 Dec 2015 - 11:22 am

File photograph of Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak as he speaks at the opening ceremony of the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

Eastern Congo militias test UN peace enforcement 05 Dec 2015 - 11:07 am

South African peacekeepers patrol the streets of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, December 2, 2015. By Ed Cropley GOMA, Democratic Republic...

Baghdad calls on Ankara to 'immediately' withdraw troops 05 Dec 2015 - 11:04 am

Forces from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region are deployed in the Bashiqa area northeast of Mosul, and Turkey's Anatolia news agency said the troops...