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One dead in shooting at Bangladeshi mosque 27 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Blood stains are seen on the floor of a mosque after a shooting in Bogra, some 200 kms from theBangladesh capital Dhaka on...

Russian foreign ministry urges nationals in Turkey to return home 27 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Flowers, paper toy plane and portraits of Russian servicemen, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov (L) and marine Alexander Pozynich (R), outside the Russian Defence...

Brussels mosque alert powder turns out to be flour 27 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Belgian firefighters stand outside the Grand Mosque in Brussels, Belgium, November 26, 2015. Brussels: Belgian emergency services evacuated the biggest mosque in Brussels...

Israel detains 31 Palestinians 26 Nov 2015 - 06:46 pm

Palestinian children, wearing blindfolds and waving the national flag, take part in a demonstration calling for the release of Palestinian children imprisoned in...

Cameron makes case for Britain to join Syria air strikes 26 Nov 2015 - 06:13 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) at the dispatch box in the House of Commons in London on November 26, 2015, as he...

Erdogan denies Turkey buys any oil from Islamic State 26 Nov 2015 - 03:47 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, November 26, 2015. Ankara:...

Pakistani Baluch rebels release video of leader they say is alive 26 Nov 2015 - 01:06 pm

Allah Nazar, leader of a Baluch separatist rebels in Pakistan By Asad Hashim ISLAMABAD: Baluch separatist rebels in Pakistan released a video on...

Declare Mumbai attacks fishermen dead, say families 26 Nov 2015 - 12:50 pm

The four men missing were crew on MV Kuber, the boat hijacked by gunmen in Mumbai Attacks. Ahmedabad: Seven years since a deadly...

Protesters block tunnel at London's Heathrow airport 26 Nov 2015 - 12:37 pm

File photo of protests against expansion of London's Heathrow Airport LONDON: Activists opposed to the expansion of London's Heathrow Airport blocked an approach ...

World Bank to help African countries adapt to climate change 26 Nov 2015 - 12:30 pm

Sub Saharan Africa is highly vulnerable to climate shocks Washington: The World Bank Group has unveiled a new plan that calls for $16...

Britain axes £1 billion carbon capture scheme 26 Nov 2015 - 12:22 pm

London: Britain has quietly cancelled a competition to develop carbon capture and storage technology, reversing support for a tool intended to help combat...

Nitish announces liquor ban in Bihar from April 1 26 Nov 2015 - 12:17 pm

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Patna: Bihar will go dry from April 1, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Thursday. The chief...

Death toll rises to 15 in Serbian helicopter crash 26 Nov 2015 - 11:54 am

Moscow: At least 15 people dead after the Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Krasnoyarsk Territory in Eastern Siberia. "The helicopter of the Turukhan...

Magnitude 6.7 quake hits western Brazil: USGS 26 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

A large but very deep 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit western Brazil Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 12:45 am...

Pope says Christian-Muslim dialogue 'essential' for peace 26 Nov 2015 - 10:37 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya on Thursday that they have little choice but to engage in dialogue...

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran 26 Nov 2015 - 10:34 am

Tehran: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted at dawn Thursday Masjed Soleiman city in the South-west Iran, according to Tehran University's seismological center. No...

Pakistani women have done well in army, air force: Daily 26 Nov 2015 - 10:09 am

Pakistan Air Force soldiers perform funeral rites and prayers for female fighter jet pilot Marium Mukhtiar, who was killed in a crash during...