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Carter watches from afar as his center monitors Myanmar vote 07 Nov 2015 - 01:00 pm

YANGON, Myanmar : Afflicted by cancer, former President Jimmy Carter won't be present for Myanmar's watershed election Sunday. But the center he founded...

Teenager found alive 50 hours after Pakistan factory collapse 07 Nov 2015 - 12:46 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: Rescuers in Pakistan have pulled a teenage boy alive from the rubble of a collapsed factory near Lahore 50 hours after...

All women should have faith in themselves: Deepika Padukone 07 Nov 2015 - 12:42 pm

Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone has urged all women to have faith in themselves and to never underestimate their capabilities. Talking about women empowerment...

No emergency evacuation for 80,000 Russians still in Egypt: Moscow 07 Nov 2015 - 12:34 pm

Passengers check monitors as flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, appear as cancelled at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia. EPA Moscow: Nearly 80,000...

Children massacred in South Sudan battles: UN 07 Nov 2015 - 12:21 pm

Juba: Dozens of children have been killed in fighting in South Sudan, where battles rage despite political deals to end almost two years...

British plane almost hit by rocket near Sharm al-Sheikh in August: Media 07 Nov 2015 - 12:16 pm

London: A British passenger jet came close to being hit by a rocket as it came in to land at Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh...

Day before vote count, Bihar wonders who will rule 07 Nov 2015 - 12:06 pm

Patna: Who will rule Bihar for the next five years, Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance or the BJP-led NDA? The people were talking the...

Egypt says foreign powers ignored calls to fight terrorism 07 Nov 2015 - 12:02 pm

Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry By Asma Alsharif and Omar Fahmy CAIRO: Egypt criticised its foreign partners on Saturday for ignoring calls to...

China says splittist forces in Taiwan biggest threat to cross-strait peace 07 Nov 2015 - 11:55 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening remarks at the Shangri-la Hotel in Singapore, 07 November 2015. EPA Singapore: China said on Saturday...

WHO to declare end of Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone 07 Nov 2015 - 11:46 am

Freetown: The World Health Organization is set to announce Saturday that Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone has beaten an outbreak that killed almost 4,000 of...

PM announces Rs.80,000 crore package for J&K 07 Nov 2015 - 11:42 am

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a Rs.80,000 crore economic package for the development of Jammu and Kashmir. As soon as...

Nobody has right to call India an intolerant country: Anupam Kher 07 Nov 2015 - 11:40 am

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher, while leading his 'March for India' campaign here on Saturday said that India is...

Nine injured in a helicopter crash in Philippines 07 Nov 2015 - 11:23 am

Manila: A Philippine air force helicopter crashed on Saturday while on a medical evacuation mission in a southern province, injuring nine people on...

Disillusioned young Poles lend refugees a helping hand 07 Nov 2015 - 11:10 am

A girl holds on to a fence at a transit camp housing migrants and refugees in Slavonski Brod. AFP Warsaw: Angered by their...

China to go after online retail sales in fight against fakes 07 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

Shanghai: China plans to crackdown on the sale of fake goods online by using cloud computing, big data and tighter rules on user...

With Suu Kyi banned, Myanmar voters ponder "proxy presidents" 07 Nov 2015 - 10:53 am

Two election officials (L and R) conduct a door to door voting for handicap votes during advance voting in Yangon on November 7,...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes southwest of Coquimbo Chile 07 Nov 2015 - 10:49 am

Chile: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just onshore in Chile in the early hours of Saturday, but no damage was reported and the...

China, Taiwan open summit with historic handshake 07 Nov 2015 - 10:41 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, 07 November 2015. EPA Singapore: Chinese President...