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Under pressure to solve Bangkok bomb attack, police interview driver 25 Aug 2015 - 01:48 pm

Thomson Reuters People light candles for victims during a march to the Erawan shrine, the site of last Monday's deadly blast, in Bangkok. ...

Up to 3,000 refugees, migrants expected a day in Macedonia: UNHCR 25 Aug 2015 - 01:31 pm

Macedonia on Thursday declared a state of emergency and ordered its borders sealed to migrants, many of them refugees from war-torn Syria who...

Russia launches military drills in Arctic 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A Russian armored personel carrier takes part in the International army games in Alabino outside Moscow on August 8, 2015. MOSCOW: Russia launched...

India-Pakistan peace talks collapse, deadlock sours relations 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Supporters of rulling party Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz protest against India in Multan, Pakistan, 23 August 2015. NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: The collapse of planned...

China opens Museum showcasing Islam 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIJING: Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) opened today as a first museum focusing on cultural exchange between China and Islamic countries after...

Nigerian mob burns man alive for stealing soup – report 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

LAGOS: A mob repeatedly stabbed and burned alive a man for stealing a pot of soup in southern Nigeria, local media reported on...

Indian equities, rupee in free fall on another 'Manic Monday' 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

MUMBAI: Another "Manic Monday" saw a key Indian equity index log its steepest ever closing fall in point-terms, spooked by a crash in...

Jains take to the streets 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Members of the Jain community participate in a march protesting the Rajasthan State High Court ruling against Santhara, in Jaipur, yesterday. Jaipur: Thousands...

MiG-21 copter crashes, pilot safe 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Disaster response personnel walk next to the wreckage of MiG-21 Bison aircraft that crashed in Soibugh on the outskirts of Srinagar, yesterday. Srinagar:...

Nigeria orders probe into defence purchases 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon marks the 4th anniversary in Abuja, Nigeria, yesterday by laying a wreath in memory of persons who died...

S Korea vows ‘no retreat’ in standoff with North 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Anti-North Korean activists hold signs and shout slogans as they stand on the Unification Bridge that leads to the Demilitarised Zone between North...

Nepal draft protests kill nine 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Nepalese girls walk past closed shops during a strike called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) demanding secularism in the new...

Army officer, 6 militants killed in Pakistan 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Islamabad: Two Pakistani soldiers including a senior officer were killed yesterday in an exchange of fire with Islamist militants in a restive tribal...

US helps Afghans fight Taliban in Helmand 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

LASHKAR GAH: The US forces are back helping Afghan troops repel Taliban insurgents from the strategic opium-growing town of Musa Qala in Helmand...

After NSA, military talks in doldrums 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: Following last-minute scuttling of talks between the national security advisers of Pakistan and India, proposed meetings between senior military officials of the...

Civilian trials in military courts now 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has quietly allowed the military courts to try thousands of suspects detained at different internment centres by passing...

IS blows up ancient Palmyra temple 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A general view of the temple of Baal Shamin in the historical city of Palmyra in Syria. Beirut: The Islamic State (IS) group...

Rowhani: N-deal fosters better ties 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani greets British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond at the presidential office in Tehran yesterday. Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani said...