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BJP councillors rally for release of funds in Delhi 03 Nov 2015 - 01:03 pm

Councillors and Delhi mayors demanded immediate release of pending municipal funds from the AAP govt New Delhi: BJP councillors and the city's three...

Almost half of children in Kolkata slums underweight: CRY 03 Nov 2015 - 12:54 pm

A file photo of slum children playing cart in one of the cities. Reuters Kolkata: Nearly half of the children in the slums...

US to operate 'wherever' law allows in South China Sea 03 Nov 2015 - 12:35 pm

US Navy Admiral Harry B Harris Jr, Commander US Pacific Command (top row, L) meets with China's PLA Chief of Staff General Fang...

Spanish jobless count up again, to 4.18 million 03 Nov 2015 - 12:17 pm

Madrid: Spain's jobless total rose for a third straight month in October to 4.18 million, the employment ministry said on Tuesday. The month-on-month...

Indonesia to deport Indian on Interpol most-wanted list 03 Nov 2015 - 12:08 pm

Rajendra Nikalje or Chhota Rajan escorted by police officers outside the Bali Police headquaters in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 03 November 2015. EPA Jakarta:...

CBI moves court against bail to Saradha accused 03 Nov 2015 - 11:55 am

Kolkata: The CBI on Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to Saradha accused West Bengal Transport Minister Madan...

Zimbabwe journalists detained over elephant poaching story 03 Nov 2015 - 11:42 am

Zimbabwean police arrested media professionals from Sunday Mail over a published article Harare: Zimbabwean police have arrested journalists at a state newspaper over...

Pakistan woman 'set on fire for refusing marriage proposal' dies 03 Nov 2015 - 11:21 am

Aurat Foundation says more than 3,000 women have been killed in such attacks since 2008. Multan, Pakistan: A young Pakistani woman died on...

11 people killed and wounded north of Baghdad bombing 03 Nov 2015 - 11:11 am

Baghdad: Iraqi security source announced the killing of two people and injuring nine others by an explosive device north of Baghdad last night. ...

Israel approves minimum sentence for stone throwers 03 Nov 2015 - 11:09 am

Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli Knesset lends its final approval to a bill that would temporarily hike the minimum punishments against Palestinians who attack...

Philippine court unlikely to rule on US security deal before Obama visit: Source 03 Nov 2015 - 11:09 am

Philippine political experts had been hoping a ruling on the US-Philippines security agreement before APEC summit in November. AFP Manila: The Philippine Supreme...

Three killed, scores injured as Cyclone Chapala reaches Yemen 03 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

A man gestures as he tries to save a vehicle swept away by flood waters in Yemen's island of Socotra November 2, 2015.Reuters ...

Two soldiers killed in Pakistani firing on Kashmir border 03 Nov 2015 - 10:55 am

India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire in 2003, but it is often violated. AFP New Delhi: Two Indian soldiers were killed when Pakistani...

Turkish police detain 35 Gulenists after AKP win: Report 03 Nov 2015 - 10:43 am

Clashes between Turkish riot policemen and Kurdish protesters in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on November 1, 2015. AFP Ankara: Turkish police on...

Nepal's first foreign photo festival opens in shadow of quake 03 Nov 2015 - 10:36 am

Co-director of Photo Kathmandu festival Nayantara Gurung Kakshapati. AFP Patan, Nepal: Nepal's first international photo festival opened on Tuesday on the streets of...