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Roman-era Egyptian mummy portraits baffle experts 30 Aug 2015 - 03:02 pm

Roman-era Egyptian mummy portraits from the site of Tebtunis, Egypt, are shown in visible light, with no blue colour apparent to the naked...

Dutch plan tougher asylum policy as migrants flock to Europe 30 Aug 2015 - 02:40 pm

Somali asylum seeker Rahima speaks during an interview in Amsterdam, the Netherlands August 26, 2015. BY YORUK BAHCELI AMSTERDAM: As Europe grapples with...

Huge protest in Tokyo rails against PM Abe's security bills 30 Aug 2015 - 02:01 pm

People hold placards and shout slogans as they gather to protest against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bill outside the parliament in...

Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 36 Yemeni civilians: residents 30 Aug 2015 - 01:51 pm

People gather near a truck hit by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's northwestern province of Amran, Yemen, August 29, 2015. Warplanes from...

Egypt summons UK ambassador over criticism of Al Jazeera trial 30 Aug 2015 - 01:43 pm

British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson attends Coptic mass prayers for the Egyptians beheaded in Libya, at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in...

Fire at Saudi Aramco housing complex kills two, injures 105 30 Aug 2015 - 12:08 pm

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia: A fire at an oil workers' residential compound in Saudi Arabia on Sunday killed two people and injured 105 others...

Bangkok blast, Turkish suspect 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Thai police officers and military soldiers surround a car believed to be carrying the suspect arrested in connection with bombing this month, on...

Seven die as Nigeria plane crashes into home 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Abuja: Seven people died when a military plane crashed into a house in northern Nigeria yesterday, killing everyone on board, the air force...

Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh Mela 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Hindu devotees pray while standing in the Godavari river during the first ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) at the ongoing ‘Kumbh Mela’, or Pitcher...

Raksha Bandhan paralyses Delhi with traffic jams, crowded metro 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Women celebrate ‘Raksha Bandhan’ by tying ‘rakhis’ on the wrists of Border Security Force soldiers at the India-Pakistan border check post near Attari,...

Kejriwal suspends two MPs for anti-party work 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

New Delhi/Chandigarh: The AAP yesterday suspended parliamentarians Dharamvira Gandhi and Harinder Singh Khalsa from primary membership of the party and initiated disciplinary proceedings...

PTI in KP backs Federal Govt’s civil reforms plan 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: Setting political differences aside the PTI-led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has extended full support to the federal government’s civil services reform initiative. Provincial information...

Full force at border: Asif 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif interacts with a patient, injured in cross-border shelling, at a military hospital in the eastern city of Sialkot,...

Scribes charged with blackmailing Morocco king 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Supporters of the Moroccan party “Ennahj dimocrati” (Democratic Way) distribute leaflets calling for the boycott of the election during the municipal and regional...

Fresh fighting erupts in South Sudan 30 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Juba: South Sudan’s army and rebels accused each other of responsibility for fresh fighting yesterday in the north-east despite a peace agreement to...

15 held in Spain for smuggling migrants 29 Aug 2015 - 09:00 pm

MADRID: Fifteen people were arrested this month in Spain for smuggling Moroccan migrants into the country on water scooters, authorities said Saturday, terming...

New migrant truck found in Austria 29 Aug 2015 - 07:40 pm

Picture file shows forensic police officers inspect a parked truck in which up to 50 migrants were found dead, on a motorway near...

Protesters begin to gather in Beirut before major rally 29 Aug 2015 - 06:02 pm

Lebanese riot policemen clash with protesters during a protest against corruption and rubbish collection problems near the government palace in Beirut August 22,...