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Over 100 migrants land on British base in Cyprus 21 Oct 2015 - 11:43 am

Nicosia: Around 120 migrants crowded in two boats landed on a British sovereign base on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Wednesday, military...

Two injured, nine missing in China factory blast 21 Oct 2015 - 11:08 am

Beijing: Two people are injured and another nine are missing following an explosion in a chemical plant in east China's Shandong Province on...

15 Militants, Six Security Personnel Killed in Afghanistan 21 Oct 2015 - 10:27 am

Six security personnel were also killed in the fighting, according to district officials. AP KABUL: At least 15 Taliban militants and six security...

Brands eye big bucks with 'Back to the Future' nostalgia 21 Oct 2015 - 10:26 am

Miniature toys are displayed during a celebration event of the 30th anniversary of the movie "Back to the Future" in Sao Paulo, Brazil....

Koppu death toll hits 35 in Philippines 21 Oct 2015 - 10:25 am

Manila: The death toll in a powerful storm that battered the northern Philippines has risen to 35, with nearly half a million people...

Big B requests UP govt to redirect pension amount to charity 21 Oct 2015 - 10:23 am

Amitabh Bachchan, wife Jaya and son Abhishek MUMBAI: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has urged the Uttar Pradesh government to redirect the pension amount of...

Two palestinian teens killed in Hebron 21 Oct 2015 - 10:23 am

Hebron: Israeli soldiers shot and killed two boys, aged 15 and 17 years old, in Hebron's Old City Tuesday night, claiming that the...

Syria's Assad back in Damascus after Russia trip: presidency 21 Oct 2015 - 10:17 am

Moscow: President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday evening made his first foreign visit since Syria's war broke out in 2011, and held talks with...

Will return award if Sahitya Akademi fails to protect writers' rights: Vikram Seth 21 Oct 2015 - 10:15 am

Vikram Seth By Preetha Nair NEW DELHI: Famed author Vikram Seth says that he would return his award, if the Sahitya Akademi fails...

IS not alone in looting Syria cultural heritage: study 21 Oct 2015 - 09:59 am

New York: The Islamic State group may dominate headlines about the destruction of heritage sites in Syria, but it is far from the...

Morocco trash pickers help fight climate change 21 Oct 2015 - 09:54 am

Rabat: Pulling carts piled high with plastic bottles or rummaging through unofficial dumpsites, informal trash collectors abound on the streets of Morocco. Dubbed...

Flying on a fake ID: refugees' path less travelled to Europe 21 Oct 2015 - 09:52 am

Paris: Ali, a Palestinian-Syrian banker desperate to reach the Netherlands, had to hide his surprise when he finally met a shadowy forger known...

Migrant crisis tops agenda in Polish election debate 21 Oct 2015 - 09:45 am

Warsaw: Poland's divided attitudes to the European refugee crisis were laid bare during a televised debate between political candidates Tuesday, ahead of a...

Powerful 7.3 quake hits off Vanuatu, no tsunami threat 21 Oct 2015 - 09:38 am

Sydney: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, but no tsunami threat was detected, seismologists said....

Four dead, 10 injured in Congo violence: official toll 21 Oct 2015 - 09:29 am

Brazzaville: Four people were killed and 10 wounded in clashes in the Republic of Congo Tuesday between security forces and demonstrators opposed to...

Russian billionaire strikes deal to settle 'divorce of the century' 21 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

GENEVA: Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and his ex-wife Elena on Tuesday announced they had reached a deal to settle their divorce, which had...