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WWII bomb discovered at German airport, 7 flights cancelled 02 Nov 2015 - 01:50 pm

Flights at the main international airport in Duesseldorf were interrupted for an hour while 125-kg bomb was neutralised Berlin: A World War II...

UK flights cancelled as fog descends 02 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

St Paul's Cathedral is seen through thick fog smothering London on November 2, 2015. AFP London: Thick fog across much of Britain caused...

Bangladesh publishers burn books to protest latest killing 02 Nov 2015 - 01:27 pm

Bangladesh bookshop owners countrywide kept the shutters of their shops closed protesting the murder of a secular publisher at his own office in...

Nepal police firing kills Indian 02 Nov 2015 - 01:18 pm

Nepalese activists gather on a bridge on the Nepal-India border at Birgunj, some 90 kms south of Kathmandu, on November 2, 2015. Kathmandu:...

Powerful cyclone kills 3 on Yemeni island, heads for Qaeda-run city 02 Nov 2015 - 12:42 pm

A satellite image by NASA on 01 November 2015 of Tropical Cyclone Chapala in the Arabian Sea. EPA/NASA Aden: A rare tropical cyclone...

Afghan Taliban splinter faction picks rival leader 02 Nov 2015 - 12:18 pm

While Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour took charge of Taliban, another splinter group has chosen Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund, a veteran, as their leader. ...

Kashmir Separatists' march casts shadow over Modi's rally 02 Nov 2015 - 12:06 pm

Geelani asked people to join Srinagar Million March in large numbers while Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed called upon people to come out...

Former US senator, actor Fred Thompson dies 02 Nov 2015 - 12:01 pm

Former US Senator, presidential candidate and actor Fred Thompson By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee: Fred Thompson, a former Republican US senator from Tennessee...

Erdogan says Turks voted for stability, world must respect result 02 Nov 2015 - 11:53 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his daughter Sumeyye Erdogan (2nd R), chats with his supporters following morning prayer in Istanbul Istanbul: Turkish...

China says one-child policy stays in effect for now 02 Nov 2015 - 11:46 am

Beijing: China must continue to enforce its one-child policy until new rules allowing all couples to have two children go into effect, the...

Bush relaunches campaign with e-book, tour 02 Nov 2015 - 11:36 am

US Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks at the Growth and Opportunity Party at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on October 31, 2015. Reuters ...

US, South Korea defence chiefs vow no tolerance for North Korea provocation 02 Nov 2015 - 11:29 am

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo after the 47th Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul. Reuters ...

Tropical cyclone Chapala starts moving towards Yemen 02 Nov 2015 - 11:13 am

Muscat: Tropical cyclone Chapala has started moving towards Yemen, Oman's forecasters have indicated. "The analysis of Oman's Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre indicated continuous...

Second plane with victims of Russian jet crash to leave Egypt Monday evening 02 Nov 2015 - 11:10 am

Russian emergency ministry officers wait to unload the bodies of victims of a Russian airliner, which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday,...

China to prosecute former Xinjiang editor who queried party line 02 Nov 2015 - 11:10 am

China to prosecute Zhao Xinyu, editor of the Xinjiang Daily, for expressing doubt about government policies Beijing: China will prosecute the former editor-in-chief...

Coalition armoured vehicles sent to Yemen loyalists in key city 02 Nov 2015 - 10:53 am

An Emirati army forces vehicle of the Saudi-led coalition, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, is seen at the...

US Episcopal Church installs its first black presiding bishop 02 Nov 2015 - 10:52 am

The Reverend Michael Bruce Curry applauds as he begins his sermon after his Installation ceremony, at the Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, November...

South Korea's Park, Japan's Abe hold first formal bilateral talks 02 Nov 2015 - 10:45 am

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shakes hands with South Korean President Park Geun-hye before bilateral summit in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters Seoul: South Korean...