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Dozens arrested in Nepal anti-charter protest 24 Aug 2015 - 12:39 pm

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

Gulf stocks nosedive on oil woes 24 Aug 2015 - 01:23 am

Dubai: Stock prices in Gulf states nosedived yesterday in a massive market sell-off sparked by descending oil prices, with the Saudi and Dubai...

Afghan militants kill soldiers, get eliminated 24 Aug 2015 - 12:01 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said militants firing from Afghan territory killed four of its soldiers along the border yesterday, as tensions continue to rise between...

Too soon for 'illogical' U.S. to return to Tehran: Iran 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, August...

Greek leaders spar over snap election 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Athens: An unprecedented war of words has broken out between Greece’s outgoing government, the parliament chief and the president over early elections likely...

Migrant crisis may rip apart ‘selfish’ EU: Italy minister 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Rome: A deepening immigration crisis is threatening to rip the “soul” out of the European Union, Italy’s foreign minister warned yesterday. In a...

Lebanon trash crisis escalates 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Lebanese protesters wave the national flag in front of a barbed wire fence during a demonstration organised by “You Stink” campaign to protest...

Thai technology limits on bomber search: Cops 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

People ride past a digital billboard showing a sketch of the main suspect during last Monday’s attack on Erawan shrine, in Bangkok, yesterday. ...

East China plant blaze kills one, hurts nine 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Beijing: An explosion at a chemical plant in east China late Saturday killed one person and injured nine people with 150 firefighters battling...

UAE troops free UK hostage from Qaeda in Yemen 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Abu Dhabi: Forces from the United Arab Emirates have rescued a British hostage held for more than a year by Al Qaeda in...

Israel under fire to curb detention without trial 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: A Palestinian prisoner’s hunger strike has sparked new calls for Israel to curb its use of a form of detention without trial,...

Restrained enthusiasm for Trump 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

People greet Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as he enters to speak at a rally at Ladd-Peebles stadium in Mobile, Alabama. COLUMBUS, Ohio:...

Protesters re-open access to Iraq’s Umm Qasr port after job promises 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

The Umm Qasr port near Basra, southeast of Baghdad. BASRA: Road access to Iraq’s southern Umm Qasr commodities port was restored yesterday following...

ESA in Odisha to check prices 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Congress party workers stage a protest against soaring price of onions, in Bhopal, yesterday. Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government yesterday asked district collectors to...

Left accuses Jaitley of cosying up to Mamata 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Kolkata: Taking strong exception to union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley taking a dig at West Bengal's erstwhile Left Front government, the CPI-M yesterday...

Six NDRF teams rushed to Assam’s flood-hit areas 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Villagers ferry sheep on a banana raft to a safer place at flood affected Buraburi village, in the Morigaon district of north eastern...

Floods washed out crops worth $.85bn 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Karachi: The ready to harvest major and minor crops, including cotton, paddy, chilly and vegetables worth almost Rs85bn ($0.85bn) have been completely washed...

Iran reopens embassy in London - Reuters witness 23 Aug 2015 - 06:57 pm

Police officers can be seen deployed outside the Iranian Embassy in central London after Britain ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in...