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Snowden also said he believes the NSA has monitored other top German government officials along with Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Reuters)

‘They’d love to put bullet in my head’Subscriber Only

January 28, 2014 01:02 IST

Snowden was granted asylum in Russia last summer after fleeing the United States, where he is wanted on espionage charges for leaking information about government surveillance practices.

An aerial view from a helicopter shows the Olympic Park under construction in the Adler district of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi (Reuters / Maxim Shemetov)

Security threats in Sochi rattle athletesSubscriber Only

January 26, 2014 00:38 IST

The Olympic teams from the United States and some European countries have received emails warning them that they would be attacked if they took part in the Games.

President Hollande and Valerie Trierweiler had been together since 2006

French President confirms split from partnerSubscriber Only

January 26, 2014 00:35 IST

Announcement comes on eve of Trierweiler’s trip to India.

French ‘First Lady’ will visit India MondaySubscriber Only

January 25, 2014 01:08 IST

In first outing since scandal, Valerie Trierweiler to be in Mumbai for event

Ghost ship with cannibal rats ‘heads for UK shore’Subscriber Only

January 25, 2014 01:00 IST

The hulk of cruise ship Lyubov Orlova has been adrift in the North Atlantic for the past year after being cut loose off the coast of Canada.

Enraged protesters stormed government offices in three western Ukraine cities Thursday, forcing one governor to write a letter of resignation, as demonstrations against the pro-Russian president and his allies intensified outside the smoldering capital.

Protesters storm governors’ offices in three Ukraine citiesSubscriber Only

January 24, 2014 07:19 IST

At least two protesters died Wednesday of gunshot wounds, a grim escalation that also galvanized anger in western Ukraine.

No hint of compromise as Syria peace talks enter day twoSubscriber Only

January 23, 2014 14:44 IST

Expectations are very low for a breakthrough at the conference.

Russians study Islamic video threatening Sochi Winter OlympicsSubscriber Only

January 21, 2014 19:47 IST

Video posted by Islamic militant group takes responsibility for suicide bombings and threaten to strike Sochi Winter Olympics.

Breadline BritainSubscriber Only

January 21, 2014 04:07 IST

After five years of economic weakness, as the working poor become more common in UK, so does hunger.

Protesters, cops clash at Ukraine rallySubscriber Only

January 21, 2014 00:47 IST

Andrew E Kramer A large rally in Kiev, Ukraine, that was called in part to protest a new set of laws cracking down on public protests turned violent Sunday when men in balaclavas attacked the police with sticks and threw firecrackers and cobblestones at them. The police responded with tear gas. By early evening, at […]

‘British fighters in Syria being taught jihadism’Subscriber Only

January 21, 2014 00:43 IST

UK’s intelligence services estimate around 500 British fighters are now in Syria, and fear they will return radicalised.

Scores hurt as Ukraine protests turn into fiery street battlesSubscriber Only

January 20, 2014 12:35 IST

Many injured as anti-government protests in Kiev escalated into fiery street battles between police and protesters

Indian-origin woman in UK charged with son’s deathSubscriber Only

January 20, 2014 01:43 IST

3-yr-old Mikaeel had never met his biological father, who is of Pak origin, and his mother was estranged from her Nigerian husband.

Last year, the Prince had represented his mother at the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Sri Lanka. (AP)

Queen to gradually hand over charge to Prince Charles?Subscriber Only

January 19, 2014 19:44 IST

The Queen turns 88 in April and, since suffering a bout of ill-health last spring, has steadily been shifting responsibility to younger generations of the royal family.

Marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone allegedly shot dead two fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012, sparking diplomatic tensions between India and Italy. (Reuters)

Italy to seek int’l help over trial of marines in IndiaSubscriber Only

January 18, 2014 19:44 IST

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said his government "plans to send an Italian House delegation to New Delhi" over the issue.

This image taken from video shows a wrecked vehicle at a restaurant in Makhachkala, the capital of the Southern Russian republic of Dagestan. (AP)

Seven militant suspects shot dead in Russia’s DagestanSubscriber Only

January 18, 2014 19:12 IST

The Dagestan region has been plagued by bombings and shootings that target state and police officials as part of a campaign by militants to create an Islamist state there.

Hollande visits ‘ailing’ partner for first timeSubscriber Only

January 18, 2014 01:35 IST

The 59-year-old Socialist has neither confirmed nor denied the magazine reports of an affair with film actress

Syria hands ceasefire plan to Russia, wants prisoner swapSubscriber Only

January 18, 2014 01:30 IST

Moualem said Damascus had also put together a list of prisoners and was ready to take part in a prisoner exchange.

Prince Harry, a captain in the army is fourth in line to the British throne and would transfer to a desk job. (Reuters)

UK’s Prince Harry quits battlefield as royal family reshapesSubscriber Only

January 17, 2014 21:29 IST

Harry, 29, spent 3-1/2 years on attachment to the Army Air Corps and returned a year ago from a 20-week posting in Afghanistan, his second tour of duty in the country.

Trial opens into 2005 killing of Lebanese PM HaririSubscriber Only

January 17, 2014 00:54 IST

Aim of attack that killed Hariri, said lead prosecutor, was “to send a terrifying message and to cause panic among population of Beirut and Lebanon.”

US, UK, Australia break up global paedophile ringSubscriber Only

January 17, 2014 00:51 IST

Britain’s National Crime Agency said Thursday that an international investigation broke up ring, resulting in 29 arrests of people in 12 countries who had paid to watch abuse.