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Britain, India sign six deals, including Vodafone 1.3 billion pound investment 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Britain has signed six deals with India, including a 1.3 billion pound investment by Vodafone (VOD.L), British Trade Minister Francis Maude said...

Two suicide bombers hit Hezbollah bastion in Lebanon, 37 killed 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Residents inspect a damaged area caused by two explosions in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 12, 2015. Reuters At least 37 people were...

Syrian army seizes rebel-held town in Aleppo province: state TV 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A girl crosses a street as damaged buses are positioned atop a building as barricades to provide protection from snipers of the forces...

Pomp, protests greet India's premier Modi on lavish UK visit 12 Nov 2015 - 05:06 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeted by Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire, right, as he arrives...

Italian police swoop on international 'jihadist network' 12 Nov 2015 - 04:12 pm

Najmuddin Ahmad Faraj. Italian police on Thursday announced a swoop on a European jihadist network that was allegedly planning to try to spring...

Alarm over Delhi pollution doesn't stop Diwali fireworks 12 Nov 2015 - 04:01 pm

Indians release a lantern to celebrate Diwali in Mumbai, India, Wednesday , Nov. 11, 2015. AP NEW DELHI: The fireworks have fizzled. The...

Iraqi Kurds reach Sinjar road, cutting IS supply line 12 Nov 2015 - 03:20 pm

SINJAR, Iraq: Kurdish Iraqi fighters, backed by the U.S.-led air campaign, launched an assault Thursday aiming to retake the strategic town of Sinjar,...

Protests across Afghanistan demanding better security 12 Nov 2015 - 03:13 pm

Women march and try to get inside the Presidential Palace in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. AP KABUL,...

Around 25 dead in Boko Haram raid in Niger and clashes with army 12 Nov 2015 - 03:10 pm

NIAMEY: Around 25 people were killed on Wednesday in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent clashes between...

Modi in London for three-day visit to Britain 12 Nov 2015 - 02:35 pm

Pic for representation only London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in London on Thursday for a three-day visit that will see India and...

Sweden starts border control to check refugees 12 Nov 2015 - 02:14 pm

Swedish PM Stefan Lofven during the Valletta Summit on Migration in Valletta, Malta, November 12, 2015. Reuters Stockholm: Sweden started temporary border controls...

UDF legislator George resigns from Kerala assembly 12 Nov 2015 - 02:07 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's ruling United Democratic Front's estranged legislator PC George on Thursday submitted his resignation from the assembly to Speaker N Sakthan. George,...

15 Daesh militants killed in Afghanistan 12 Nov 2015 - 01:58 pm

Kabul: 15 militants belonging to the militant group of Daesh have been killed in newest military operation in eastern Nangarhar's Achin District of...

At least 100 fighters killed in Syria during storming of besieged airbase: monitor 12 Nov 2015 - 01:53 pm

A Kurdish female fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) gestures as she carries her weapon near al-Hawl area where fighting between Islamic...

Lebanese army dismantles explosive device in Tripoli 12 Nov 2015 - 11:17 am

Beirut: The Lebanese army dismantled an explosive device in Qobbeh in Tripoli, North Lebanon. The bomb was placed in a box on the...

Kejriwal forms panel to probe DDCA irregularities 12 Nov 2015 - 11:10 am

New Delhi: The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) is in danger of losing the hosting rights of the fourth and final Test...

UK leads on anti-corruption push, US and China lag 12 Nov 2015 - 11:07 am

LONDON: Britain has done more to tackle secretive company ownership practices which facilitate corruption than other leading economies, while the United States and...