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Will not refuse to meet Turkish counterpart in Belgrade: Russian FM 02 Dec 2015 - 01:39 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov NICOSIA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he would not refuse to meet his Turkish counterpart...

Army sends more help to Tamil Nadu, 65 rescued 02 Dec 2015 - 01:23 pm

Images of soldiers joining rescue efforts that is being shared on social networks. Chennai: More soldiers reached Tamil Nadu on Wednesday to join...

Kremlin says NATO expansion to east will lead to retaliation from Russia 02 Dec 2015 - 01:17 pm

Russia spokesman Dmitry Peskov MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that the continuing expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to...

Briton accused of plotting attacks in Kenya jailed for nine years 02 Dec 2015 - 01:08 pm

Jermaine Grant in Mombasa. By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA: A British man accused of helping plan attacks in Kenya was sentenced to nine years...

Qaeda seizes key south Yemen town: Security officials 02 Dec 2015 - 01:00 pm

Clashes in Jaar, the southern Yemen town, left atleast seven people dead Aden: Al-Qaeda fighters seized a strategic town from pro-government forces in...

Spanish unemployment drops just ahead of Dec 20 vote 02 Dec 2015 - 12:47 pm

People queue outside an employment centre in Madrid Madrid: Spanish unemployment fell in November, reversing a three-month upward trend, the labour ministry said...

Erdogan vows no retaliation against Russian sanctions 02 Dec 2015 - 12:41 pm

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed Turkey would not retaliate against Russia's "emotional" sanctions imposed after...

Odisha offers help to flood-hit Tamil Nadu 02 Dec 2015 - 12:24 pm

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Chennai: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday offered "all help" to flood-ravaged Tamil Nadu in view of its...

Israel police in huge deployment ahead of home demolition 02 Dec 2015 - 12:15 pm

Picture for representation only. Jerusalem: Hundreds of Israeli soldiers and police deployed in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood Wednesday ahead of the planned demolition...

Heavy flooding causes chaos in Chennai 02 Dec 2015 - 12:07 pm

Heavy rains pounded several parts of Tamil Nadu, inundating most areas of Chennai. AFP By Sandhya Ravishankar CHENNAI: The heaviest rainfall in over...

Double suicide blast in Cameroon: Security sources 02 Dec 2015 - 11:54 am

YAOUNDE: Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in north Cameroon overnight, killing at least three people, an official and security sources...

NATO invites Montenegro to join alliance, defying Russia 02 Dec 2015 - 11:35 am

Montenegro Minister of Defense Milica Pejanovic and Foreign Minister of Montenegro Igor Luksic and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg take part in a...

China behind 'massive' cyber-attack on Australian government: ABC 02 Dec 2015 - 11:19 am

An Australian national flag flutters next to a Chinese national flag in front of the Great Hall of the People at the Tiananmen...

Beijing’s skies begin to clear as toxic smog levels stay north 02 Dec 2015 - 10:57 am

As skies clear, a chimney is seen among blocks of buildings in Beijing, China, December 2, 2015. Reuters Beijing: Beijing’s skies have begun...

Zuckerberg and wife to give away 99% of their Facebook shares 02 Dec 2015 - 10:50 am

Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla with their daughter Max in an image Zuckerberg posted on his Facebook page announcing the birth of their...

Pakistan says its n-policy governed by restraint, responsibility 02 Dec 2015 - 10:34 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's nuclear policy rests on the twin pillars of restraint and responsibility and is exclusively geared towards maintaining strategic stability in South...

UN security council considers trip to Burundi to highlight crisis 02 Dec 2015 - 10:27 am

New York: The UN Security Council is considering a trip to Burundi to throw a spotlight on the East African nation's escalating political...

NATO to maintain 12,000 troops in Afghanistan in 2016 02 Dec 2015 - 10:26 am

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the NATO foreign affairs ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 1, 2015....