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Indonesia quake injures eight, damages houses: Govt 17 Jan 2016 - 11:43 am

Jakarta: Eight people were hurt and about 120 houses damaged when a 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook remote eastern Indonesia on Sunday, a government official...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi bemoans youth 'wasting time' online 17 Jan 2016 - 11:31 am

File picture of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Yangon: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, who was forced to spend years of solitude under...

Australians kidnapped in Burkina Faso dedicated lives to medical aid 17 Jan 2016 - 11:24 am

Dr Ken Elliott and his wife Jocelyn have been providing medical services to people in the town of Dijbo. Facebook By Morag MacKinnon...

Britain's opposition Labour gears up for new battle - on nuclear arms 17 Jan 2016 - 11:04 am

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn waves after making his inaugural speech at the Queen Elizabeth Centre in central London, September 12,...

History repeats itself as UK's Cameron risks party schism over EU vote 17 Jan 2016 - 10:48 am

Conservative British prime minister David Cameron By Kylie MacLellan LONDON: Hoping to hold together a party with a small majority in parliament and...

Marine Corps lists identities of 12 missing in Hawaii chopper collision 17 Jan 2016 - 10:32 am

File picture of a CH-53E helicopter Hawaii: The US Marines Corps released the identities of 12 Marines missing at sea after two helicopters...

Burkina Faso attack survivors recall night of horror 17 Jan 2016 - 10:28 am

A military investigator from Burkina Faso carries evidence out of the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso 16 January 2016. EPA Ouagadougou: "We didn't...

Suicide bomb attack kills 11 in eastern Afghanistan: Officials 17 Jan 2016 - 10:19 am

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: At least 11 people have been killed and 13 injured after a suicide bomber struck the home of a local politican...

After vote, China tells Taiwan to abandon independence "hallucination" 17 Jan 2016 - 10:12 am

An emotional Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen thanks her supporters after election victory at party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan...

Kobe marks 21 years since killer quake 17 Jan 2016 - 09:55 am

Candles indicating 'Future 1.17' during a memorial service to mark the 21st anniversary of the 'Great Hanshin Earthquake' at a park in Kobe,...

30,000 sign petition to award French nationality to Bataclan guard 17 Jan 2016 - 09:45 am

IS jihadists killed 90 people at the Bataclan concert hall in November Paris: An online petition to award French nationality to an Algerian...

US man arrested for seeking to join IS in Syria 17 Jan 2016 - 09:37 am

File picture for representation only Washington: A US man was arrested for attempting to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State jihadist...

Prisoner release helps Obama blunt Iran criticism 17 Jan 2016 - 09:32 am

File picture of US President Barack Obama Washington: The surprise release of five Americans held in Iran has helped a vulnerable President Barack...

Iran's Rouhani calls for economic reforms, less reliance on oil 17 Jan 2016 - 09:23 am

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Sunday for economic reforms and less reliance on oil revenues in the...

Modi extends tax sops, funding, self-certification for start-ups 17 Jan 2016 - 09:20 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an event to launch an initiative to bolster start-ups in New Delhi on January 16, 2016. AFP ...

Tightening Clinton-Sanders battle raises stakes for Democratic debate 17 Jan 2016 - 09:17 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she is announced on the stage during Jim Clyburn’s Annual Fish Fry in Charleston, South...

YSRCP MP held for slapping Air India official 17 Jan 2016 - 09:16 am

YSR Congress Party MP Mithun Reddy Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh police have arrested YSR Congress Party MP Mithun Reddy and his aide for allegedly...

UN eyes tax on football tickets to pay for humanitarian aid 17 Jan 2016 - 08:49 am

United Nations, United States: A UN study of new sources of financing for its multi-billion-dollar aid operations is recommending a voluntary tax on...